2024 Tennessee elections

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2024 Tennessee elections
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Tennessee state elections in 2024 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including the election of a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, were held on August 1, 2024.

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Election schedule

Presidential election

President of the United States

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Final results by county:
  Trump
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%

Tennessee is a stronghold for the Republican Party, and is considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral college.

The presidential primaries were held on March 5, 2024. Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a landslide victory over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in a landslide as well. [2] Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee. [3] He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day. [4]

In the general election, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 64.19% of the vote.

Results

2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican
1,966,865 64.19% +3.53%
Democratic
1,056,26534.47%−2.98%
Independent
21,5350.70%N/A
Green
8,9670.29%+0.14%
Independent
  • Jay Bowman
  • De Bowman
5,8650.19%N/A
Socialism and Liberation
3,4570.11%+0.03%
Socialist Workers
9880.03%−0.05%
Total votes3,063,942 100.00%
Republican hold

March 5, 2024, Primary Results

Results by county: Biden 80-90% >90% 2024 Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary.svg
Results by county:
  Biden
  •   80–90%
      >90%
Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024 [6] [7]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
PledgedUnpledgedTotal
Joe Biden (incumbent)122,80392.14%6363
Uncommitted 10,4757.86%00
Total:133,278100.00%63770
Results by county: Trump 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% 2024 Tennessee Republican Presidential Primary election by county.svg
Results by county:
  Trump
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
      >90%
Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024 [8] [9]
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
Donald Trump 446,85077.33%58058
Nikki Haley 112,95819.55%000
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)7,9471.38%000
Uncommitted 4,8840.85%000
Chris Christie (withdrawn)1,8740.32%000
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)1,7140.30%000
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)7220.13%000
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn)5330.09%000
David Stuckenberg3520.06%000
Total:577,834100.00%58058

United States Congress

Senate

Final results by county: Blackburn 80-90% 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% Johnson 60-70% 50-60% 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
Final results by county:
  Blackburn
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  Johnson
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn won re-election to a second term with 63.80% of the vote. [10]

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) 1,918,743 63.80% +9.09%
Democratic Gloria Johnson 1,027,46134.16%−9.76%
Independent Tharon Chandler28,4440.95%N/A
Independent Pamela Moses24,6820.82%N/A
Independent Hastina Robinson8,2780.28%N/A
Total votes3,007,608 100.00%

August 1, 2024 primary results

Results by county: Blackburn 80-90% >90% 2024 Tennessee Senate Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  Blackburn
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Republican primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) 367,799 89.48%
Republican Tres Wittum43,24410.52%
Write-in 2<0.01%
Total votes411,045 100.00%
Results by county: Johnson 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Miller-Watkins 40-50% 2024TNsenDemPrim.svg
Results by county:
  Johnson
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Miller-Watkins
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria Johnson 143,962 70.20%
Democratic Marquita Bradshaw 44,65721.78%
Democratic Lola Brown10,0274.89%
Democratic Civil Miller-Watkins6,4203.13%
Total votes205,066 100.00%

House of Representatives

District results: Republican 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Democratic 70-80% Tennessee 2024 US House of Representatives.svg
District results:
  Republican
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Democratic
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine US Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts. No seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 8-1 Republican majority.

Results

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 257,82578.08%64,02119.39%8,3532.53%330,199100.00%Republican hold
District 2 250,78269.26%111,31630.74%00.00%362,098100.00%Republican hold
District 3 362,09867.51%102,84129.36%10,9683.13%350,328100.00%Republican hold
District 4 219,13369.95%83,83226.76%10,2903.29%313,255100.00%Republican hold
District 5 205,07556.85%142,38739.47%13,2523.68%360,714100.00%Republican hold
District 6 225,54368.00%106,14432.00%00.00%331,687100.00%Republican hold
District 7 191,99259.50%122,76438.05%7,9002.45%322,656100.00%Republican hold
District 8 240,41172.34%85,04325.59%6,8612.06%332,315100.00%Republican hold
District 9 57,41125.66%159,52271.31%6,7703.03%223,703100.00%Democratic hold
Total1,884,69164.39%977,87033.41%64,3942.20%2,926,955100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
 
64.39%
Democratic
 
33.41%
Other
 
2.20%
House seats
Republican
 
88.89%
Democratic
 
11.11%

State legislature

State Senate

2024 Tennessee Senate election.svg

Results by senate districts

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2024.

Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.

State House of Representatives

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg

Results by state house districts

Winners:

  Republican hold
  Democratic hold

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2024.

Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 1, 2024)

Incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight E. Tarwater was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Sharon G. Lee. [14] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023. [15]

He won the retention election on August 1, 2024. [16]

Results by county: Retain 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2024 Tennessee Supreme Court retention election.svg
Results by county:
  Retain
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Dwight E. Tarwater retention election [17]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes390,54972.86
No145,50827.14
Total votes536,057100.00

Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of Criminal Appeals - Western Division

Incumbent Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Matthew J. Wilson was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the passing of Justice John Everett Williams. [18] [19]

Results by county: Retain 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2024 Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals retention election.svg
Results by county:
  Retain
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice, Matthew J. Wilson retention election [17]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes393,79774.08
No137,97025.92
Total votes531,587100.00

Local elections

Knox County

Knox County turnout was extremely low in August, which could have been the reason that Republicans did relatively poor compared to past elections.

Assessor of Property

Republican Incumbent David Phil Ballard won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Harper. [20]

August 1, 2024 general election results [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Ballard (incumbent) 30,264 54.45%
Democratic Drew A. Harper25,31545.55%
Total votes55,579 100.00%

County Law Director

Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner. [22]

August 1, 2024 general election results [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David L. Buuck (incumbent) 30,671 55.25%
Democratic Jackson Fenner24,83844.75%
Total votes55,509 100.00%

Hamilton County

Circuit Court Judge

Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks. [24]

Results

August 1, 2024 general election results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex McVeagh 20,732 57.61%
Democratic Kisha Cheeks15,25742.39%
Total votes35,989 100.00%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Listed on the ballot without party affiliation.
  2. ↑ Replacement for Butch Ware, Stein's vice presidential nominee.

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References

  1. ↑ "Key Dates for the 2024 Election Cycle" (PDF). TN SOS. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kinery, Emma (April 25, 2023). "Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision". CNBC. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Harris says she'll 'earn' nomination as Biden steps aside". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 5, 2024, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "March 5, 2024 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "March 5, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  10. ↑ "FEC Filing" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 5, 2024, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ "August 1, 2024 Republican Primary United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "August 1, 2024 Democratic Primary United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Gov. Lee Names Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals Appointees" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: Office of the Governor. February 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tarwater Confirmed As Tennessee Supreme Court Justice". tncourts.gov. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  17. 1 2 State of Tennessee General Election Results, August 1, 2024, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Wilson Confirmed to Court of Criminal Appeals | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts". www.tncourts.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  20. ↑ Feinberg, Allie. "Democrats take a small chip out of GOP majority on Knox County Commission". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Results Summary" (PDF). Knox County. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  22. ↑ Feinberg, Allie. "Democrats take a small chip out of GOP majority on Knox County Commission". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Results Summary" (PDF). Knox County. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Alex McVeagh wins Circuit Court judge seat | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Results by Precinct Summary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
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