The 2024 Tennessee State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 1, 2024,[1] with the exception of presidential primaries being held on March 5.
The 2nd Senate district consists of all of Blount, Monroe, and Polk counties, and part of Bradley County. Since 2017, the district had been represented by Art Swann. On January 11, 2024, Swann announced he would not seek re-election.[2]
Robert “Bob” Harshbarger III, pharmacist, former Kingsport board of alderman candidate in 2021,[16] and son of U.S. congresswoman Diana Harshbarger[17]
Republican Becky Duncan Massey easily won re-election and outperformed U.S. Representative Tim Burchett in many precincts within her district. While Burchett recorded the strongest showing of any Republican in Knox County during the 2024 federal races, Massey exceeded his performance in the part of Knox County that fall within her district.[24]
The 8th senate district includes all of Claiborne, Hancock, Union, Grainger, and Jefferson counties, including part of Sevier County. The district had been represented by Frank Niceley.
Note: As of August 9, 2024, only two counties have released write-in totals for the primary: Union and Sevier.
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, maps enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly significantly altered Senate District 10. Bradley County was removed, which had previously helped anchor the district’s Republican lean, while boundaries within Hamilton County were adjusted to shift some Democratic areas of East Chattanooga into neighboring District 11. These changes made this portion of Hamilton County more competitive, while the addition of the reliably Republican counties of Bledsoe County, Marion County, and Sequatchie County strengthened the district’s overall Republican lean compared to the previous lines.[28]
Todd Gardenhire won re-election with 61.2% of the vote, defeating his Democratic opponent Missy Crutchfield. Gardenhire won the district's portion of Hamilton County by 7%.[29]
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, the district’s boundaries were adjusted, though its overall partisan alignment did not change drastically. Lincoln County and Marshall County were removed, while Cannon County was added, and the district took in more Democratic-leaning areas of Rutherford County, including much of La Vergne and more Democratic parts of Murfreesboro. These changes slightly reduced the district’s Republican margin, though it remained a solidly Republican seat.[28]
Shane Reeves won re-election with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee E. R. Smith. Although redistricting made the district’s portion of Rutherford County less Republican-leaning, Reeves still carried that area by a comfortable margin, winning it 58.8%–41.2%.[29]
The 18th senate district is based in Sumner County, and also covers parts of Trousdale County. The district had been represented by Republican and Senate President Ferrell Haile.
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, Tennessee’s Republican controlled Legislature enacted new state legislative maps that affected Senate District 20. As part of the reconfiguration of Davidson County, District 20 was adjusted to allow District 17 to extend into Davidson and take in areas such as the Nashville International Airport. Civil rights groups criticized the overall changes as diluting minority and Democratic voting strength, while courts later dismissed the related legal challenge.[36][37]
Following the 2022 redistricting cycle, population growth in Montgomery County led to the district’s boundaries shrinking. Houston and Stewart counties were removed and assigned to neighboring District 24, while a precinct in northeastern Montgomery County was transferred to District 23.[28]
The 30th Senate district is based in Memphis, covering much of the city's Downtown, North, and East neighborhoods. The district had been represented by Sara Kyle.
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