2019 Tennessee elections

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2019 Tennessee elections
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Tennessee state elections in 2019 were held throughout the year to fill vacancies in the Tennessee General Assembly as well as city mayoral elections. These included special elections for two seats in the Tennessee Senate and one seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. All three seats were successfully held by the Republican Party. [1]

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State Senate

District 22

Tennessee Senate District 22 special election
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April 23, 2019
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  Bill Powers.png 3x4.svg
Nominee Bill Powers Juanita Charles
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,4615,352
Percentage53.61%44.41%
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2019 Tennessee Senate District 22 special election by precinct.svg
Powers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Charles:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     40–50%
Senator before election

Mark Green
Republican

Elected Senator

Bill Powers
Republican

A special election was held for District 22 following the resignation of Republican Mark Green, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Rosalind Kurita served as an interim appointee until the election. [2]

Primary results

The special primary was held on March 7, 2019. Automotive dealer Bill Powers emerged from a field of four Republicans. Juanita Charles ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. [3]

Tennessee Senate District 22 special Republican primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Powers 2,782 37.29%
Republican Jeff Burkhart 2,51333.69%
Republican Betty Burchett1,29717.39%
Republican Jason Knight86811.64%
Total votes7,460 100.00%
Tennessee Senate District 22 special Democratic primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Juanita Charles 1,125 100.00%
Total votes1,125 100.00%

General election results

Republican Bill Powers won the general election on April 23, 2019. [4]

Tennessee Senate District 22 special general election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Powers 6,461 53.61%
Democratic Juanita Charles5,35244.41%
Independent Doyle Clark1551.29%
Independent David Cutting840.70%
Total votes12,052 100.0%
Republican hold

By county [5]

CountyPowers%Charles%Others%Total
Houston 27957.64%16133.26%449.09%2,969
Montgomery 5,66952.49%4,95045.84%1801.67%10,799
Stewart 51366.71%24131.34%151.95%769

District 32

Tennessee Senate District 32 special election
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March 12, 2019
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Nominee Paul Rose Eric Coleman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote9,1491,746
Percentage83.97%16.03%
Senator before election

Mark Norris
Republican

Elected Senator

Paul Rose
Republican

A special election was held for District 32 after Republican Mark Norris resigned to become a federal judge.

Primary results

The primary was held on January 24, 2019. Paul Rose defeated three other candidates in the GOP primary. Eric Coleman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [6]

Tennessee Senate District 32 special Republican primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Rose 6,398 60.3%
Republican George Chism1,53014.4%
Republican Heidi Shafer1,52014.3%
Republican Stephen McManus1,15710.9%
Total votes10,605 100.0%
Tennessee Senate District 32 special Democratic primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric Coleman 543 100.0%
Total votes543 100.0%

General election results

Republican Paul Rose won the general election on March 12, 2019. [7]

Tennessee Senate District 32 special general election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Rose 9,149 83.97%
Democratic Eric Coleman1,74616.03%
Total votes10,895 100.0%
Republican hold

State House of Representatives

District 77

A special election was triggered by the resignation of Republican Bill Sanderson.

Primary results

The primary was held on November 5, 2019. Rusty Grills won the Republican nomination, and Michael Smith won the Democratic nomination. [8]

Tennessee House District 77 special Republican primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rusty Grills 4,210 55.9%
Republican Casey Hood1,91825.5%
Republican Bob Kirk75910.1%
Republican Vanedda Webb6448.6%
Total votes7,531 100.0%
Tennessee House District 77 special Democratic primary, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Smith 526 100.0%
Total votes526 100.0%

General election results

Republican Rusty Grills won the general election on December 19, 2019. [9]

Tennessee House District 77 special general election, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rusty Grills 3,344 85.2%
Democratic Michael Smith50412.8%
Independent Max Smith391.0%
Independent Ronnie Henley210.5%
Independent Billy Jones150.4%
Total votes3,923 100.0%
Republican hold

Mayoral elections

Jackson

First round

Jackson First Round Election, 2023 [10]
CandidateVotes%
Scott Conger (I)3,92746.95%
Ray Condray2,45229.31%
Jerry W. Woods1,45817.43%
Daryl K. Hubbard4235.06%
Lisa Williams-Lyons911.09%
Paul Sherrod110.13%
Write-ins 30.04%
Total8,365100%

Runoff

Jackson Runoff Election, 2023 [11]
CandidateVotes%
Scott Conger (I)5,30458.11%
Ray Condray3,81341.78%
Write-ins 100.11%
Total9,127100%

Knoxville

Results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon (Incumbent) 9,431 57.52
Nonpartisan Jeff Talman4,80829.32
Nonpartisan Constance Every1,3288.10
Nonpartisan R.C. Lawhorn8305.06
Total votes16,397 100

Nashville

First round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (first round) [13]
CandidateVotes%
John Cooper35,67634.98
David Briley (incumbent)25,78625.28
Carol Swain22,38721.95
John Ray Clemmons16,39116.07
Julia Clark-Johnson4040.40
Bernie Cox3370.33
Jimmy Lawrence3050.30
Jody Ball2800.27
Jon Sewell2240.22
Nolan Starnes1290.13
Write-in830.08
Total votes102,002 100

Second round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (runoff) [14]
CandidateVotes%
John Cooper62,44069.12
David Briley (incumbent)27,28130.20
Write-in6210.69
Total votes90,342 100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Tennessee elections".
  2. ↑ Erwin, Lee (January 14, 2019). "Rosalind Kurita appointed as interim State Senator". Clarksville Now. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Powers Wins Special Senate Election with 53% of Vote". Tennessee Bar Association. April 24, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "January 24, 2019 Special Primary Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Paul Rose Wins Special Election For TN State Senate Seat". Local Memphis. March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 special primary". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ King, Tyler (December 22, 2019). "Republican wins Tennessee House special election". Ballotpedia News. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ "First round".
  11. ↑ "Runoff".
  12. ↑ "August 2023 Election Results". Knox County. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "August 1, 2019 Election Results (Certified)". Nashville Election Commission. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  14. ↑ "September 12, 2019 Election Results (Certified) | Nashville.gov". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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