2024 Tennessee Senate election

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2024 Tennessee State Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Sen. Randy McNally (cropped).jpg Raumesh Akbari (13998607864) (1).jpg
Leader Randy McNally Raumesh Akbari
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th district 29th district
Last election27 seats6 seats
Seats before276

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     Republican incumbent retiring
     No election

Speaker before election

Randy McNally
Republican

Elected Speaker

TBD

The 2024 Tennessee State Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate. The elections will coincide with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections will be held on August 1, 2024, [1] with the exception of presidential primaries being held on March 5.

Contents

Overview

Summary of the November 5, 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election
PartyCandidates [lower-alpha 1] VotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 15TBD2714TBD
Democratic 12TBD62TBD
Independents 10TBD00TBD
TotalTBD331633Steady2.svg
DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates [2]
SenatorPartyElectoral history
District 2 Art Swann Republican2017 (Appointed)Incumbent retiring.
  • David Dockery (Republican)
  • Tom Hatcher (Republican)
  • John G. Pullais (Republican)
  • Bryan Richey (Republican)
  • Denny E. Mobbs (Democratic)
  • Patti Young (Democratic)
District 4 Jon Lundberg Republican2016Incumbent running.
  • Jon Lundberg (Republican)
  • Dalia M. Price (Independent)
District 6 Becky Duncan Massey Republican2011 (special)Incumbent running.
  • Becky Duncan Massey (Republican)
  • Monica Irvine (Republican)
  • Dominica Bryan (Democratic)
District 8 Frank Niceley Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Frank Niceley (Republican)
  • Larry Boggs (Republican)
  • Jessie Seal (Republican)
  • R.E. Ellison (Democratic)
  • Larry W. Boggs (Independent)
District 10 Todd Gardenhire Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Todd Gardenhire (Republican)
  • Ed Lecompte (Republican)
  • Bill Stuart (Republican)
  • Missy Crutchfield (Democratic)
District 12 Ken Yager Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Ken Yager (Republican)
  • Teena Hedrick (Republican)
  • Curtis Kelly (Democratic)
  • Charles Hutson II (Independent)
District 14 Shane Reeves Republican2018Incumbent running.
  • Shane Reeves (Republican)
  • Hugh Johnson (Republican)
  • Elizabeth Smith (Democratic)
  • Daffany Wilkes-Baker (Democratic)
District 16 Janice Bowling Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Janice Bowling (Republican)
  • Wayne Steele (Democratic)
  • Scott Bean (Independent)
District 18 Ferrell Haile Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Ferrell Haile (Republican)
  • Chris Spencer (Republican)
  • Walter S. Chandler (Democratic)
  • Timothy King (Democratic)
  • Laura A. Black (Independent)
  • John Gentry (Independent)
  • Timothy King (Independent)
District 20 Heidi Campbell Democratic2020Incumbent running.
District 22 Bill Powers Republican2019 (special)Incumbent running.
  • Bill Powers (Republican)
  • Karen Reynolds (Democratic)
District 24 John Stevens Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Charles W Cooper (Republican)
  • John Stevens (Republican)
District 26 Page Walley Republican2020Incumbent running.
  • Page Walley (Republican)
  • James Gray (Independent)
District 28 Joey Hensley Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Jim Grippo (Republican)
  • Joey Hensley (Republican)
  • James Dallas (Democratic)
  • Bethany B Torino (Independent)
District 30 Sara Kyle Democratic2014 (special)Incumbent running.
  • Sara Kyle (Democratic)
  • Erika Stotts Pearson (Democratic)
  • Mitchell Morrison (Independent)
District 32 Paul Rose Republican2012Incumbent running.
  • Paul Rose (Republican)
  • Jacaranda R Williams (Republican)

District 2

The 2nd Senate district consists of all of Blount, Monroe, and Polk counties, and part of Bradley County. It is currently represented by Art Swann.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

District 6

The 6th Senate district includes a large portion of Knox County. It covers southern and western portions of Knoxville, Seymour, and Strawberry Plains. It is currently represented by Becky Duncan Massey.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 28

The 28th Senate district includes Maury, Marshall, Lewis, and Giles counties, as well part of Williamson County. It is currently represented by Joey Hensley.

Republican primary

Potential

Democratic primary

Candidates

See also

Notes

  1. One candidate per party per seat

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