2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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Nominee Marsha Blackburn Phil Bredesen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,227,483985,450
Percentage54.71%43.92%
2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
2018 US Senate Election in Tennessee by congressional district.svg
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Blackburn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Bredesen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No data
U.S. senator before election

Bob Corker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 2018, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat, defeating former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen.

Contents

The primaries took place on August 2, 2018, with Blackburn and Bredesen winning their respective party nominations.

Early in the campaign, Bob Corker said that Blackburn's opponent, Democrat Phil Bredesen, was "a very good mayor, a very good governor, a very good businessperson", that he had "real appeal" and "crossover appeal", and that the two of them had cooperated well over the years. However, Corker said he would vote for Blackburn and donate to her campaign, and questioned whether Bredesen would be able to win a Senate seat in a red state like Tennessee. [2] [3] After Corker's praise for Bredesen, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Corker that such comments could cost the Republican Party its Senate majority. [3] Shortly after Corker's comments, Trump tweeted an endorsement of Blackburn. [3]

In October 2018, Tennessean singer-songwriter Taylor Swift endorsed Bredesen. The endorsement was notable given that Swift had previously been publicly apolitical, but spoke out because Blackburn's voting record in Congress "appalled" and "terrified" her. Swift shared a link to the nonpartisan voter registration website Vote.org, which saw a significant spike in page views and new registrations. Donald Trump criticized Swift's endorsement. [4] [5] [6]

This election was expected to be among the most competitive Senate races in 2018, with CNN calling it the single most important Senate race in the country. Polls showed the race as close until the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh started, which many Tennesseans believed the Democratic Party handled poorly. This is believed to have mobilized Republican voters and cost Bredesen any chance of winning. [7] Bredesen also announced his support for Kavanaugh, which some believe cost him supporters. [8]

This was Tennessee's closest Senate race since 2006, with Blackburn winning by a 10.8% margin.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Aaron Pettigrew, truck driver [10]

Withdrawn

Declined

Speculation surrounding Senator Corker

On September 26, 2017, Republican senator Bob Corker announced that he would not seek another term in 2018. [28] Many called on Corker to reverse his decision to retire.[ who? ] Former U.S. representative Fincher dropped out of the race, calling on Corker to jump back in and challenge U.S. representative Blackburn for the GOP nomination. Fincher said in a statement that the GOP should unite "behind a candidate who can win" the general election. Blackburn said she would remain in the race even if Corker reversed his decision. Amid the speculation about Corker's decision, many of Tennessee's Republican politicians, including many in the Tennessee General Assembly, reiterated their support for Blackburn. [29] Corker's chief of staff announced on February 27, 2018, that Corker would stick with his plan to retire. [30]

Endorsements

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Marsha
Blackburn		Stephen
Fincher		Rolando
Toyos		Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R-Club for Growth) [31] January 14–15, 2018502± 4.4%66%13%–21%
Triton Polling & Research (R) [32] December 12–18, 20171,028± 3.1%58%11%4%27%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Marsha
Blackburn		Bob
Corker		Stephen
Fincher		Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners (R-AFFPA) [33] February 14–19, 2018926± 3.0%48%29%–23%
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [34] February 13–15, 2018400± 4.9%55%26%–19%
Victory Phones (R-SCF) [35] February 12–13, 2018600± 4.0%49%26%9%16%
WPA Intelligence (R-Club for Growth) [31] January 14–15, 2018502± 4.4%63%25%–12%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bob
Corker		Generic
Opponent		Undecided
Triton/Tennessee Star [36] May 31 - June 5, 20181,007± 3.1%41.6%41.6%17.3%

Results

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Results by county:
Blackburn
  •   Blackburn—70–80%
  •   Blackburn—80–90%
  •   Blackburn—90%
Republican primary results [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marsha Blackburn 613,513 84.48%
Republican Aaron Pettigrew112,70515.52%
Write-in 13<0.01%
Total votes726,231 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • James Mackler, attorney and veteran [39]
  • Bill Bailey, teaching assistant and retired UPS trailer mechanic [40]

Declined

Results

Results by county: Bredesen Bredesen--80-90% Bredesen-->90% Tennessee Senate Democratic primary, 2018.svg
Results by county:
Bredesen
  •   Bredesen—80–90%
  •   Bredesen—>90%
Democratic primary results [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Bredesen 349,718 91.51%
Democratic Gary Davis20,1705.28%
Democratic John Wolfe Jr.12,2693.21%
Total votes382,157 100.00%

Independents

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [52] TossupOctober 26, 2018
Inside Elections [53] Lean RNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [54] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
NYT [55] TossupNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [56] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
CNN [57] TossupNovember 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [58] TossupNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [59] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Politico [60] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [61] Likely RNovember 5, 2018

Debates

Endorsements

Marsha Blackburn (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Governors

Local and statewide politicians

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Phil Bredesen (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of Sep 30, 2018
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Marsha Blackburn (R)$11,568,094$9,062,332$2,505,762
Phil Bredesen (D)$14,868,198$11,693,910$3,174,289
Source: Federal Election Commission [141]

Polling

Polling for the 2018 US Senate election Tennessee.png

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Marsha
Blackburn (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		OtherUndecided
Targoz Market Research [142] October 28–31, 2018480–49%49%–2%
Emerson College [143] October 28–30, 2018621± 4.0%52%44%2%3%
FOX News [144] October 27–30, 2018718 LV± 3.5%50%41%3%5%
850 RV± 3.0%48%40%3%8%
Vox Populi Polling [145] October 27–29, 2018780± 3.5%53%47%––
CNN/SSRS [146] October 24–29, 2018764 LV± 4.3%49%45%0%3%
871 RV± 4.0%47%46%0%4%
East Tennessee State University [147] October 22–29, 2018495± 4.4%44%44%––
Cygnal (R) [148] October 26–27, 2018497± 4.4%51%45%1%4%
NBC News/Marist [149] October 23–27, 2018471 LV± 5.7%51%46%1%3%
764 RV± 4.4%49%46%1%3%
Vanderbilt University/SSRS [150] October 8–13, 2018800± 4.9%43%44%1%8%
Targoz Market Research [151] October 9–12, 2018558 LV–52%48%––
801 RV–44%45%–11%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [152] October 8–11, 2018593± 4.2%54%40%–6%
Ipsos [153] October 4–11, 20181,108± 3.4%47%44%3%6%
YouGov [154] October 2–5, 2018871± 3.6%50%42%2%6%
FOX News [155] September 29 – October 2, 2018666 LV± 3.5%48%43%3%7%
806 RV± 3.5%47%41%3%8%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Bredesen) [156] September 23–25, 2018600± 4.0%45%47%––
SurveyMonkey [157] September 9–24, 20181,609± 3.3%42%42%–15%
Vox Populi Polling [158] September 16–18, 2018567± 4.1%49%51%––
CNN/SSRS [159] September 11–15, 2018723 LV± 4.3%45%50%0%3%
852 RV± 3.9%42%50%0%5%
Triton Polling & Research (R) [160] September 10–12, 20181,038± 3.0%48%45%–7%
FOX News [161] September 8–11, 2018686 LV± 3.5%47%44%1%8%
809 RV± 3.5%45%43%2%9%
NBC News/Marist [162] August 25–28, 2018538 LV± 5.1%46%48%<1%5%
730 RV± 4.5%44%48%<1%7%
Gravis Marketing [163] August 9–11, 2018620± 3.9%48%44%–8%
Emerson College [164] July 11–14, 2018657± 4.1%37%43%5%17%
Public Policy Polling (D-Duty and Country PAC) [165] July 10–11, 2018583± 4.1%41%44%–15%
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [166] July 9–11, 2018551± 4.2%38%35%–11%
SurveyMonkey/Axios [167] June 11 – July 2, 20181,010± 4.5%55%41%–4%
Public Policy Polling (D-Health Care Voter) [168] April 30 – May 1, 2018609± 4.0%43%46%––
SurveyMonkey/Axios [169] April 2–23, 20181,638± 4.0%47%48%–5%
Mason-Dixon [170] April 17–19, 2018625± 4.0%43%46%–11%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Bredesen) [171] April 9–11, 2018601± 4.0%41%51%–8%
Middle Tennessee State University [172] March 22–29, 2018600± 4.0%35%45%–17%
Public Policy Polling (D-Protect Our Care) [173] March 15–16, 20181,014± 3.1%41%46%–13%
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [174] February 13–15, 2018500± 4.4%44%39%–17%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [175] January 26–29, 2018––45%47%–8%
Triton Polling & Research (R) [176] January 21–24, 20181,003± 3.1%51%40%–10%
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [177] December 13–14 & 17, 2017500± 4.4%43%34%–23%
Gravis Marketing [178] December 11–12, 2017563± 4.1%40%42%–18%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-DSCC) [179] October 20–22, 2017601± 4.1%41%46%–13%
Hypothetical polling

with generic Republican and generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		OtherUndecided
Triton Polling & Research (R) [160] September 10–12, 20181,038± 3.0%52%41%–7%
Public Policy Polling (D-Protect Our Care) [173] March 15–16, 20181,014± 3.1%51%41%–8%

with Bob Corker

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bob
Corker (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [34] February 13–15, 2018500± 4.4%35%44%21%

with Stephen Fincher

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Stephen
Fincher (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		Undecided
Triton Polling & Research (R) [176] January 21–24, 20181,004± 3.1%38%42%20%
WPA Intelligence (R-CDP PAC) [177] December 13–14 and 17, 2017500± 4.4%30%42%28%
Gravis Marketing [178] December 11–12, 2017563± 4.1%38%42%20%

with Clay Travis

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Marsha
Blackburn (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		Clay
Travis (I)		Undecided
Triton Polling & Research (R) [176] January 21–24, 20181,004± 3.1%48%37%6%10%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Stephen
Fincher (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		Clay
Travis (I)		Undecided
Triton Polling & Research (R) [176] January 21–24, 20181,004± 3.1%35%39%10%16%

with Bob Corker and generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bob
Corker (R)		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Our Lives on the Line) [180] August 11–13, 2017663± 3.6%47%37%16%

with Peyton Manning

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Peyton
Manning (R)		Phil
Bredesen (D)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing [178] December 11–12, 2017563± 4.1%44%39%17%

Results

On November 6, 2018, Blackburn defeated Bredesen in the general election, carrying all but three counties, the largest number of counties ever won in an open senate election in Tennessee. [181] Although polls began to show the race in Blackburn's favor following the Kavanaugh hearings, Blackburn won by a larger margin than all but one poll showed.

2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee [182]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marsha Blackburn 1,227,483 54.71% −10.18%
Democratic Phil Bredesen 985,45043.92%+13.51%
Independent Trudy Austin9,4550.42%N/A
Independent Dean Hill8,7170.39%N/A
Independent Kris L. Todd5,0840.23%N/A
Independent John Carico3,3980.15%N/A
Independent Breton Phillips2,2260.10%N/A
Independent Kevin Lee McCants1,9270.09%N/A
Total votes2,243,740 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

By Grand Division

Results by Grand Division Blackburn: 50-60% 60-70% Bredesen: 50-60% TN 2018 senate by division.svg
Results by Grand Division
Blackburn:     50–60%     60–70%
Bredesen:     50–60%

Blackburn won Middle and East Tennessee while Bredesen won West Tennessee, which Bob Corker carried last time. [183]

Grand DivisionBlackburnBredesen
West 45.98%52.57%
Middle 52.52%46.27%
East 62.43%36.05%

By congressional district

Blackburn won 7 of 9 congressional districts. [184]

DistrictBlackburnBredesenRepresentative
1st 70.6%28.1% Phil Roe
2nd 56.9%41.5% Jimmy Duncan (115th Congress)
Tim Burchett (116th Congress)
3rd 58.5%40.1% Chuck Fleischmann
4th 61.3%37.4% Scott DesJarlais
5th 31.9%67.2% Jim Cooper
6th 64.9%33.6% Diane Black (115th Congress)
John Rose (116th Congress)
7th 60.9%37.8% Marsha Blackburn (115th Congress)
Mark Green (116th Congress)
8th 61.7%36.9% David Kustoff
9th 18.8%79.8% Steve Cohen

By county

County [185] Marsha Blackburn
Republican		Phil Bredesen
Democratic		Other votesTotal
votes
 %# %# %#
Anderson 56.60%14,72041.59%10,8181.81%47026,008
Bedford 68.61%8,94230.15%3,9291.24%16213,033
Benton 65.86%3,48932.50%1,7221.64%875,298
Bledsoe 71.34%2,90826.89%1,0961.77%724,076
Blount 63.97%29,92834.29%16,0401.74%81446,782
Bradley 71.96%24,43326.59%9,0301.45%49133,954
Campbell 71.04%7,20826.73%2,7122.24%22710,147
Cannon 68.83%3,19829.72%1,3811.44%674,646
Carroll 68.85%6,04429.68%2,6061.47%1298,779
Carter 74.61%13,94624.32%4,5471.07%20018,693
Cheatham 63.21%9,13535.64%5,1501.15%16714,452
Chester 72.33%3,90224.91%1,3442.76%1495,395
Claiborne 71.60%6,08326.42%2,2451.98%1688,496
Clay 64.20%1,64334.04%8711.76%452,559
Cocke 72.51%7,52825.25%2,6212.24%23310,382
Coffee 65.28%11,11532.73%5,5721.99%33917,026
Crockett 66.44%2,98431.57%1,4181.99%894,491
Cumberland 71.26%16,96626.55%6,3212.19%52123,808
Davidson 28.46%69,33870.65%172,1370.89%2,164243,639
Decatur 70.09%2,71827.85%1,0802.06%803,878
DeKalb 65.60%3,90633.32%1,9841.08%645,954
Dickson 62.66%10,46535.88%5,9921.46%24316,700
Dyer 72.10%8,01326.08%2,8981.83%20311,114
Fayette 66.02%11,37132.74%5,6391.24%21417,224
Fentress 74.88%4,74522.72%1,4402.40%1526,337
Franklin 64.49%8,98134.29%4,7761.22%17013,927
Gibson 64.34%10,40733.10%5,3532.56%41416,174
Giles 66.63%6,40332.07%3,0821.30%1259,610
Grainger 73.99%5,03924.35%1,6581.66%1136,810
Greene 72.45%14,84426.34%5,3981.21%24820,490
Grundy 68.84%2,58729.30%1,1011.86%703,758
Hamblen 69.71%12,13428.56%4,9721.73%30117,407
Hamilton 50.22%67,15248.70%65,1191.08%1,437133,708
Hancock 74.55%1,32723.71%4221.74%311,780
Hardeman 51.35%3,86947.25%3,5601.40%1067,535
Hardin 74.96%6,18123.25%1,9711.79%1488,300
Hawkins 74.74%13,05824.17%4,2221.09%19117,471
Haywood 40.16%2,36458.60%3,4491.24%735,886
Henderson 75.30%6,51423.40%2,0241.30%1138,651
Henry 66.28%7,19032.24%3,4971.48%16110,848
Hickman 65.35%4,56332.74%2,2861.91%1336,982
Houston 58.85%1,61339.40%1,0781.65%452,736
Humphreys 60.23%3,54938.42%2,2641.35%795,892
Jackson 64.08%2,51434.69%1,3611.23%483,923
Jefferson 70.96%11,43526.98%4,3472.06%33216,114
Johnson 76.64%4,52022.06%1,3011.30%775,898
Knox 50.80%84,40747.71%79,2831.49%2,472166,162
Lake 64.09%93033.77%4902.14%311,451
Lauderdale 56.14%3,74542.12%2,8101.74%1166,671
Lawrence 72.22%9,36526.523,4391.26%16412,968
Lewis 69.96%2,83629.03%1,1771.01%414,054
Lincoln 75.40%7,94923.12%2,4371.48%15610,542
Loudon 68.66%14,83429.49%6,3711.85%40021,605
Macon 75.11%4,76823.36%1,4831.53%976,348
Madison 52.05%17,12746.54%15,3161.41%46432,907
Marion 63.65%5,83934.51%3,1661.84%1689,173
Marshall 65.16%6,54333.66%3,3801.18%11810,041
Maury 60.10%19,56938.58%12,5601.32%43032,559
McMinn 72.28%11,43426.06%4,1221.66%26315,819
McNairy 73.36%6,00724.87%2,0361.77%1458,188
Meigs 70.99%2,69427.40%1,0401.61%613,795
Monroe 71.05%10,27426.54%3,8382.41%34814,460
Montgomery 49.98%25,93247.81%24,8072.21%1,14851,887
Moore 74.12%1,85624.40%6111.48%372,504
Morgan 72.39%4,08325.46%1,4362.15%1215,640
Obion 74.46%7,11824.33%2,3261.20%1159,559
Overton 64.49%4,64034.08%2,4521.43%1037,195
Perry 67.60%1,64429.77%7242.63%642,432
Pickett 70.44%1,59928.46%6461.10%252,270
Polk 70.92%4,12727.24%1,5851.84%1075,819
Putnam 62.59%15,23035.96%8,7501.45%35324,333
Rhea 72.95%6,86625.19%2,3711.86%1759,412
Roane 65.81%12,72732.28%6,2421.91%37119,340
Robertson 64.30%15,50134.47%8,3111.23%29724,109
Rutherford 52.72%52,25446.10%45,6921.18%1,17999,125
Scott 76.93%4,23221.38%1,1761.69%935,501
Sequatchie 71.04%3,56427.25%1,3671.71%865,017
Sevier 71.60%21,54125.82%7,7692.58%77430,084
Shelby 33.14%96,49365.56%190,8851.30%3,767291,145
Smith 66.25%4,31732.40%2,1111.35%886,516
Stewart 65.36%2,93833.19%1,4921.45%654,495
Sullivan 71.12%38,75327.86%15,1831.02%55754,493
Sumner 62.68%41,09936.24%23,7621.08%70465,565
Tipton 69.05%13,39029.01%5,6251.94%37819,393
Trousdale 60.35%1,58638.13%1,0021.52%402,628
Unicoi 74.19%4,65924.75%1,5541.06%676,280
Union 71.52%3,73926.43%1,3822.05%1075,228
Van Buren 65.75%1,45132.22%7112.03%452,207
Warren 61.46%7,01836.78%4,2001.76%20111,419
Washington 63.08%28,51435.94%16,2460.98%44145,201
Wayne 79.96%3,78719.13%9060.91%434,736
Weakley 67.71%6,70430.77%3,0471.52%1509,901
White 70.98%5,97927.22%2,2931.80%1518,423
Williamson 58.88%62,03940.44%42,6110.68%719105,369
Wilson 61.84%32,81036.66%19,4471.50%79753,054

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Swift's October endorsement is reported to have helped increase the youth demographic's early voting in Tennessee by 664% [130]

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