2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
Turnout69.30% Increase2.svg [1] 7.38 pp
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee Donald Trump Joe Biden
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida Delaware
Running mate Mike Pence Kamala Harris
Electoral vote110
Popular vote1,852,4751,143,711
Percentage60.66%37.45%

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President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. [2] Tennessee voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. [3]

Contents

Trump won Tennessee with 60.66% of the vote, almost tied with his 60.72% vote share in 2016. Despite this, Biden got 37.4% of the vote, three points better than Hillary Clinton. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Trump would win, or a safe red state. Tennessee has not supported a Democrat for president since 1996. Biden won the same counties as Clinton did: urban Shelby and Davidson counties—anchored by Memphis and Nashville, respectively—as well as majority-Black Haywood County. In addition, Trump performed somewhat better than polls anticipated, as they had Trump leading Biden by 55%–41%. [4] Biden also became the first Democrat to win the presidency without Hardeman County. [5]

Despite this, Biden was able to improve his support in the Nashville metropolitan area, gaining 64.5% of the vote in Davidson County, the best Democratic performance in the county since FDR won 72.1% of the vote in 1944. At the same time, Biden also made gains in the Nashville suburban counties of Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Sumner, and Cheatham, performing considerably better than Hillary Clinton in 2016. For example, Biden lost Rutherford County, anchored by Murfreesboro, only by 15.4%, much lower than Clinton's 25.9-point loss in 2016. Additionally, he narrowed Trump's margins in Hamilton County—anchored by Chattanooga—only losing it by 9.7 points, the best Democratic performance there since Bill Clinton lost the county by 6.5% in 1996; and with 44.1% of the popular vote, the best Democratic percentage since Carter's 48% in 1976, consequently losing by 2.8 points. This is the first time a Democrat has even garnered 40% of the vote in Rutherford County since 2000, when favorite son Al Gore lost the county by 9.7 points while at the same time losing both his home state and the election.

Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Trump's strength in Tennessee came from a 69% showing among Southern whites, who made up 84% of the electorate. Similarly, Trump carried white born-again/Evangelical Christians by 86%–12%. The state of Tennessee is entirely covered in the Bible Belt. The only strength Biden showed was with 88% of African-American voters. 65% of voters opposed removing Confederate statues from public places in Tennessee, and these voters backed Trump by 83%–15%. [6]

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Republican primary was on March 3, 2020. Former Tennessee senator Bob Corker was considered a potential primary opponent for Trump. [7]

Incumbent United States President Donald Trump was challenged by two candidates: former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. [8] Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary. There was also an uncommitted option on the ballot. Trump won the state in a landslide victory over Walsh and Weld.

2020 Tennessee Republican primary [9]
CandidateVotes %Estimated
delegates
Donald Trump 384,26696.4758
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)4,1781.050
Bill Weld 3,9220.980
Uncommitted5,9481.490
Total398,314100%58

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was on March 3, 2020. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and former Vice President Joe Biden were among the major declared candidates. [10] [11]

Popular vote share by county
Biden--30-40%
Biden--40-50%
Biden--50-60%
Biden--60-70%
Sanders--30-40% Tennessee Democratic presidential primary election results by county (vote share), 2020.svg
Popular vote share by county
  Biden—30–40%
  Biden—40–50%
  Biden—50–60%
  Biden—60–70%
  Sanders—30–40%
2020 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary [12]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [13]
Joe Biden 215,39041.7236 [lower-alpha 1]
Bernie Sanders 129,16825.0222 [lower-alpha 2]
Michael Bloomberg 79,78915.465 [lower-alpha 3]
Elizabeth Warren 53,73210.411
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 4] 17,1023.31
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 4] 10,6712.07
Tulsi Gabbard 2,2780.44
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 4] 1,9320.37
Michael Bennet (withdrawn)1,6500.32
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)1,0970.21
Cory Booker (withdrawn)9530.18
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)4980.10
John Delaney (withdrawn)3780.07
Julian Castro (withdrawn)2390.05
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)1820.04
Uncommitted1,1910.23
Total516,250100%64

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [14] Safe RSeptember 10, 2020
Inside Elections [15] Safe RSeptember 4, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16] Safe RJuly 14, 2020
Politico [17] Safe RSeptember 8, 2020
RCP [18] Safe RAugust 3, 2020
Niskanen [19] Safe RJuly 26, 2020
CNN [20] Safe RAugust 3, 2020
The Economist [21] Safe RSeptember 2, 2020
CBS News [22] Likely RAugust 16, 2020
270towin [23] Safe RAugust 2, 2020
ABC News [24] Safe RJuly 31, 2020
NPR [25] Likely RAugust 3, 2020
NBC News [26] Safe RAugust 6, 2020
538 [27] Safe RSeptember 9, 2020

Polling

Graphical summary

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Donald
Trump

Republican
Other/
Undecided
[lower-alpha 5]
Margin
RealClearPolitics Jan 28, 2020 – May 22, 2020September 15, 202039.0%53.0%8.0%
FiveThirtyEight until November 2, 2020November 3, 202041.4%55.1%3.5%
Average40.2%54.1%5.7%Trump +13.9

Polls

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump

Republican
Joe
Biden

Democratic
Jo
Jorgensen

Libertarian
Howie
Hawkins

Green
Other Undecided
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 20 – Nov 2, 20203,342 (LV)± 2.5%54% [lower-alpha 7] 45%--
Swayable Archived November 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020485 (LV)± 5.9%58%41%1%0%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 1–28, 20205,099 (LV)56%42%--
SurveyMonkey/Axios Sep 1–30, 20202,329 (LV)58%41%--2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Aug 1–31, 20201,796 (LV)59%40%--1%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jul 1–31, 20202,481 (LV)61%38%--2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jun 8–30, 20201,092 (LV)61%37%--2%
SSRS/Vanderbilt University May 5–22, 20201,000 (RV)± 3.8%51%42%--5% [lower-alpha 8] 2%
East Tennessee State University Archived May 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Apr 22 – May 1, 2020536 (LV)53%36%--6%5%
Mason-Dixon Jan 28–30, 2020625 (RV)± 4.0%55%39%--6%
Former candidates

Donald Trump vs. Michael Bloomberg

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Michael
Bloomberg (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Jan 28–30, 2020625 (RV)± 4.0%54%39%7%

Donald Trump vs. Pete Buttigieg

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Pete
Buttigieg (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Jan 28–30, 2020625 (RV)± 4.0%55%38%7%

Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Bernie
Sanders (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Jan 28–30, 2020625 (RV)± 4.0%57%37%6%

Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Donald
Trump (R)
Elizabeth
Warren (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Jan 28–30, 2020625 (RV)± 4.0%57%36%7%

Electoral slates

These slates of electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in the Electoral College should their candidates win the state: [28]

Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Republican Party
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen
Libertarian Party
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball
Independent
Don Blankenship and William Mohr
Constitution Party
Howie Hawkins and Angela Nicole Walker
Green Party
Alyson Kennedy and Malcom Jarrett
Socialist Workers Party
Gloria La Riva and Sunil Freeman
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Rocky De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson
Alliance Party
Brian T. Carroll and Amar Patel
American Solidarity Party
Jade Simmons and Claudeliah Roze
Independent
Tom Hoefling and Andy Prior
Independent
R19 Boddie and Eric Stoneham
Independent
Kasey Wells and Rachel Wells
Independent
  • Paul Chapman
  • Cindy Hatcher
  • Tina Benkiser
  • John Stanbery
  • Beverly Knight-Hurley
  • Mary Parks
  • Jim Looney
  • Kathy Bryson
  • Terry Roland
  • Scott Smith
  • Julia Atchley-Pace
  • Barbara Wagner
  • Maria Brewer
  • Mike Hampton
  • Meryl Rice
  • Madeline Rogero
  • Deborah Reed
  • Andrew Berke
  • Gale Carson
  • Charles Howard
  • Kevin Huddleston
  • Martha Shepard
  • Robert Hammett
  • Justin Cornett
  • David Tyler
  • Suzanne Eltz
  • Daniel Lewis
  • Joshua Eakle
  • Trisha Butler
  • Victoria Sexton
  • Jaron Weldner
  • Heather Scott
  • David Sexton
  • Breanna Sellars
  • LeeAnn Anderson
  • Sammantha Ashley
  • Clarissa Layne
  • Nicola La Mattina
  • Ricky Williams
  • Mike Magnusson
  • Rochelle Stevens
  • Nicholas Tatum
  • Isaac Ford
  • Newton Ford
  • Coal Lankston
  • Terri Coker
  • H. James Hepping
  • Laura Marquis
  • James Barlow
  • James Beck
  • Joan Castle
  • James Webb
  • Susan Lankston
  • Darrell Castle
  • Josh Berger
  • Martin Pleasant
  • Trevor Miles
  • Michael Principe
  • Elizabeth Dachowski
  • Leith Patton
  • Howard Switzer
  • Richard Griffith
  • James Maynard
  • Charles Owens
  • John Miglietta
  • Helen Wright
  • Jahaan Jones
  • Cordelious Johnson
  • Kristin Griffin
  • Mohd Nasan
  • Clark Harris
  • Keith Cherry
  • Erica Teel
  • Emily Dalerta
  • Jimmy Smartt
  • Celest Farmer
  • Victoria Hewlett
  • Daniel Castillo
  • James Baker
  • Lucas Byrd
  • Ronda Shelton
  • Janice Martin
  • Haley Rader
  • Cassy Morris
  • Kole Oakes
  • Sebastian Baltes
  • Zen Baltes
  • Karrie Davis
  • Kurt Davis
  • Marjorie Lloyd
  • Timothy Nelson
  • Heather Couch
  • Sue Litman
  • Jeffrey Lichterman
  • Steven Pitcairn
  • Molly Hoehn
  • Jonathan Etheridge
  • Starla Etheridge
  • Juan Villalba
  • Sarah Bourque
  • Robert Ritchey
  • Clinton Poston
  • Jonathan Sword
  • Caleb Poston
  • Nathan Warf
  • Heidi Scott
  • David Rogers
  • Patrick Harris
  • Sara Taylor
  • Olivia McCaughan
  • Reginald Jackson
  • Colin Nottage
  • Rebecca Murphy
  • Sherronda Broughton
  • Brittany Mansfield
  • Doris Littleton
  • Jamel Carter
  • Yolanda Roberson
  • Brittany Murphy
  • Candi Carter
  • Jesse Owenby
  • Paula Roffey
  • Alexander Ionnidis
  • Jamie Christley
  • Cecret Williams
  • David Schaffer
  • Bryan Davis
  • James Goodman
  • Josiah Weaver
  • Susan Davis
  • Tom Kovach
  • Preston Sprinkle
  • Fran Stidham
  • Ernestine Thomas
  • Amber Penny
  • Stephanie Frierson
  • Isiah Strafford
  • Debra Rainey
  • Jason Ballard
  • Brigitte Philmore
  • Joseph Frierson
  • Tamika Wright
  • Bettina Cohan
  • William Bowlin
  • Melissa Holloway
  • John Guigneaux
  • Tiffany Snow
  • Ashley Stone
  • Whitney Tucker
  • Matthew Brown
  • Lacoco Pirtle
  • Kim Moses
  • Kippie Lowry

Results

2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump
Mike Pence
1,852,475 60.66 –0.06
Democratic Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
1,143,71137.45+2.73
Independent [lower-alpha 9] Jo Jorgensen
Spike Cohen
29,8770.98–1.83
Independent Kanye West
Michelle Tidball
10,2790.34N/A
Independent [lower-alpha 10] Don Blankenship
William Mohr
5,3650.18+0.12
Independent [lower-alpha 11] Howie Hawkins
Angela Walker
4,5450.15–0.49
Independent [lower-alpha 12] Alyson Kennedy
Malcolm Jarrett
2,5760.08–0.04
Independent [lower-alpha 13] Gloria La Riva
Sunil Freeman
2,3010.08%N/A
Independent [lower-alpha 14] Rocky De La Fuente
Darcy Richardson
1,8600.06–0.10
American Solidarity Brian T. Carroll (write-in)
Amar Patel (write-in)
7620.02N/A
Independent Jade Simmons (write-in)
Claudeliah Roze (write-in)
680.00N/A
Independent Tom Hoefling (write-in)
Andy Prior (write-in)
310.00%N/A
Independent R19 Boddie (write-in)
Eric Stoneham (write-in)
10.00%N/A
Independent Kasey Wells (write-in)
Rachel Wells (write-in)
00.00%N/A
Total votes3,053,851 100.00%
Republican win

By congressional district

Trump won 7 of 9 congressional districts. [30]

DistrictTrumpBidenRepresentative
1st 76.2%22.1% Phil Roe
Diana Harshbarger
2nd 63.6%34.5% Tim Burchett
3rd 65.3%32.9% Chuck Fleischmann
4th 67.5%30.7% Scott DesJarlais
5th 36.7%60.3% Jim Cooper
6th 72.7%25.6% John W. Rose
7th 66.9%31.3% Mark E. Green
8th 65.4%33.2% David Kustoff
9th 19.9%78.5% Steve Cohen

By county

CountyDonald Trump
Republican
Joe Biden
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Anderson 23,18465.18%11,74133.01%6451.81%11,44332.17%35,570
Bedford 14,35475.20%4,45323.33%2811.47%9,90151.87%19,088
Benton 5,66878.07%1,52921.06%630.87%4,13957.01%7,260
Bledsoe 4,72582.06%97116.86%621.08%3,75465.20%5,758
Blount 47,36971.12%17,93226.92%1,3081.96%29,43744.20%66,609
Bradley 35,20476.76%9,85121.48%8101.76%25,35355.28%45,865
Campbell 12,33182.58%2,44116.35%1611.07%9,89066.23%14,933
Cannon 5,19079.15%1,26119.23%1061.62%3,92959.92%6,557
Carroll 9,20577.32%2,55921.50%1411.18%6,64655.82%11,905
Carter 19,58479.96%4,52918.49%3791.55%15,05561.47%24,492
Cheatham 14,43871.26%5,51427.22%3081.52%8,92444.04%20,260
Chester 5,95278.48%1,41218.62%2202.90%4,54059.86%7,584
Claiborne 10,60481.92%2,20217.01%1391.07%8,40264.91%12,945
Clay 2,73377.95%73520.96%381.09%1,99856.99%3,506
Cocke 12,16281.85%2,53317.05%1641.10%9,62964.80%14,859
Coffee 17,88373.65%5,70523.49%6942.86%12,17850.16%24,282
Crockett 4,67376.43%1,38222.60%590.97%3,29153.83%6,114
Cumberland 25,16877.97%6,72820.84%3831.19%18,44057.13%32,279
Davidson 100,21832.36%199,70364.49%9,7373.15%-99,485-32.13%309,658
Decatur 4,22980.69%90417.25%1082.06%3,32563.44%5,241
DeKalb 6,67278.37%1,75020.56%911.07%4,92257.81%8,513
Dickson 17,64372.54%6,10625.10%5742.36%11,53747.44%24,323
Dyer 11,76878.04%3,15820.94%1531.02%8,61057.10%15,079
Fayette 15,69068.26%7,02730.57%2671.17%8,66337.69%22,984
Fentress 7,44185.24%1,21413.91%740.85%6,22771.33%8,729
Franklin 13,98773.11%4,86425.42%2811.47%9,12347.69%19,132
Gibson 16,25972.80%5,77125.84%3051.36%10,48846.96%22,335
Giles 9,78474.10%3,29824.98%1210.92%6,48649.12%13,203
Grainger 8,56584.52%1,46714.48%1021.00%7,09870.04%10,134
Greene 22,25979.25%5,19918.51%6292.24%17,06060.74%28,087
Grundy 4,80282.02%98816.87%651.11%3,81465.15%5,855
Hamblen 18,81176.37%5,50022.33%3201.30%13,31154.04%24,631
Hamilton 92,10853.83%75,52244.14%3,4832.03%16,5869.69%171,113
Hancock 2,37286.44%36213.19%100.37%2,01073.25%2,744
Hardeman 5,76057.24%4,18041.54%1231.22%1,58015.70%10,063
Hardin 9,55982.85%1,77515.38%2041.77%7,78467.47%11,538
Hawkins 20,40582.20%4,08316.45%3361.35%16,32265.75%24,824
Haywood 3,34344.94%4,01253.93%841.13%-669-8.99%7,439
Henderson 9,79781.51%2,09217.40%1311.09%7,70564.11%12,020
Henry 11,23974.69%3,54823.58%2601.73%7,69151.11%15,047
Hickman 7,57777.06%2,13021.66%1251.28%5,44755.40%9,832
Houston 2,71873.74%87123.63%972.63%1,84750.11%3,686
Humphreys 6,12074.31%2,01724.49%991.20%4,10349.82%8,236
Jackson 4,11877.36%1,13521.32%701.32%2,98356.04%5,323
Jefferson 18,65178.98%4,65419.71%3111.31%13,99759.27%23,616
Johnson 6,46882.91%1,24615.97%871.12%5,22266.94%7,801
Knox 124,54056.47%91,42241.45%4,5942.08%33,11815.02%220,556
Lake 1,49273.35%52625.86%160.79%96647.49%2,034
Lauderdale 5,67463.29%3,19335.62%981.09%2,48127.67%8,965
Lawrence 15,33481.92%3,19517.07%1891.01%12,13964.85%18,718
Lewis 4,47479.76%1,07219.11%631.13%3,40260.65%5,609
Lincoln 12,28178.68%2,91918.70%4082.62%9,36259.98%15,608
Loudon 21,71373.99%6,94823.68%6862.33%14,76550.31%29,347
Macon 8,09685.34%1,30713.78%840.88%6,78971.56%9,487
Madison 23,94355.75%18,39042.82%6171.43%5,55312.93%42,950
Marion 9,91174.77%3,17723.97%1681.26%6,73450.80%13,256
Marshall 11,04374.22%3,60524.23%2301.55%7,43849.99%14,878
Maury 31,46467.44%14,41830.90%7751.66%17,04636.54%46,657
McMinn 18,19879.66%4,36119.09%2851.25%13,83760.57%22,844
McNairy 9,09380.65%1,94317.23%2392.12%7,15063.42%11,275
Meigs 4,46780.75%1,00818.22%571.03%3,45962.53%5,532
Monroe 16,78380.70%3,76418.10%2501.20%13,01962.60%20,797
Montgomery 42,18754.96%32,47242.30%2,0992.74%9,71512.66%76,758
Moore 2,88881.60%57316.19%782.21%2,31565.41%3,539
Morgan 6,93084.22%1,16714.18%1311.60%5,76370.04%8,228
Obion 10,79079.80%2,58919.15%1421.05%8,20160.65%13,521
Overton 7,91878.89%2,03320.26%860.85%5,88558.63%10,037
Perry 2,77580.95%61517.94%381.11%2,16063.01%3,428
Pickett 2,38181.24%52517.91%250.85%1,85663.33%2,931
Polk 6,79281.24%1,49217.85%760.91%5,30063.39%8,360
Putnam 23,75970.73%9,18527.34%6491.93%14,57443.39%33,593
Rhea 11,05081.03%2,36917.37%2181.60%8,68163.66%13,637
Roane 19,23074.20%6,04323.32%6442.48%13,18750.88%25,917
Robertson 24,53672.77%8,69225.78%4891.45%15,84446.99%33,717
Rutherford 81,48056.63%59,34141.24%3,0572.13%22,13915.39%143,878
Scott 8,00488.42%98610.89%620.69%7,01877.53%9,052
Sequatchie 5,85580.74%1,29817.90%991.36%4,55762.84%7,252
Sevier 33,78377.60%8,72120.03%1,0312.37%25,06257.57%43,535
Shelby 129,81533.98%246,10564.42%6,1351.60%-116,290-30.44%382,055
Smith 7,13678.84%1,80219.91%1131.25%5,33458.93%9,051
Stewart 4,95078.62%1,23219.57%1141.81%3,71859.05%6,296
Sullivan 55,86075.12%17,27223.23%1,2251.65%38,58851.89%74,357
Sumner 63,45468.50%27,68029.88%1,4961.62%35,77438.62%92,630
Tipton 20,07073.49%6,83725.04%4011.47%13,23348.45%27,308
Trousdale 2,93673.44%1,01225.31%501.25%1,92448.13%3,998
Unicoi 6,59979.44%1,61519.44%931.12%4,98460.00%8,307
Union 6,80383.75%1,24915.38%710.87%5,55468.37%8,123
Van Buren 2,34280.18%54418.62%351.20%1,79861.56%2,921
Warren 11,85074.02%3,92424.51%2351.47%7,92649.51%16,009
Washington 40,44467.18%18,63830.96%1,1211.86%21,80636.22%60,203
Wayne 5,79586.89%82012.30%540.81%4,97574.59%6,669
Weakley 10,39675.69%3,02021.99%3192.32%7,37653.70%13,735
White 9,60680.76%2,14318.02%1461.22%7,46362.74%11,895
Williamson 86,46962.20%50,16136.08%2,3861.72%36,30826.12%139,016
Wilson 50,29667.67%22,25429.94%1,7802.39%28,04237.73%74,330
Totals1,852,47560.66%1,143,71137.45%57,6651.89%708,76423.21%3,053,851
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Tennessee County Trend 2020.svg

Analysis

Winning the state by 708,764 votes, Tennessee gave Trump his largest margin of victory by the number of votes nationally. This exceeded the 631,221-vote margin by which he won in Texas, marking the first time since 1988 (when Florida provided the largest margin of victory) where Texas did not provide the Republican presidential nominee with his widest margin of votes for a statewide victory. Additionally, this is the second consecutive election in which a nominee carried over 60% of Tennessee's vote, the first time since 1996 that Tennessee and neighboring Georgia did not vote for the same candidate, and the first time since 1980 that Tennessee was won by the Republicans while Georgia was won by the Democrats.

See also

Notes

  1. 33 delegates, if Bloomberg's statewide delegates would have been calculated.
  2. 20 delegates, if Bloomberg's statewide delegates would have been calculated.
  3. 10 delegates, if Bloomberg's statewide delegates would have been calculated.
  4. 1 2 3 Candidate withdrew shortly before the primary, after early voting started.
  5. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  7. Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  8. "Someone else" and would not vote with 2%; "refused" with 1%
  9. Jorgensen and Cohen were nominated by the Libertarian Party of Tennessee but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
  10. Blankenship and Mohr were nominated by the Constitution Party of Tennessee but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
  11. Hawkins and Walker were nominated by the Green Party of Tennessee but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
  12. Kennedy and Jarrett were nominated by the Socialist Workers Party but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
  13. La Riva and Freeman were nominated by the Party for Socialism and Liberation but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.
  14. De La Fuente and Richardson were nominated by the Alliance Party but placed on the ballot as independents because the party did not have ballot access.

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