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2024 Tennessee elections

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Tennessee elections

| country = Tennessee

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| next_year = 2026

| election_date =

| previous_year = 2022

}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{use American English|date=November 2020}}

{{Elections in Tennessee}}

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.

Election schedule

  • Tuesday, March 5 (Super Tuesday) – Democratic and Republican presidential preference primaries and certain local government primary elections
  • Thursday, August 1 – partisan primary elections for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, general elections for certain state judicial and local government offices
  • Tuesday, November 5 – general election for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, and electors for U.S. president{{cite web |title=Key Dates for the 2024 Election Cycle |url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/2024%20Key%20Dates.pdf |website=TN SOS |access-date=1 August 2024}}

Presidential election

= President of the United States =

{{Main|2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee|2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary|2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary}}

[[File:Tennessee Presidential Election Results 2024.svg|alt=Final results by county|thumb|350x350px|Final results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#e81b22|Trump}}|||{{legend|#E27F90|50–60%}}|{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}|{{legend|#aa0000|80–90%}}

}}{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#3233fd|Harris}}|||{{legend|#B9D7FF|40–50%}}|{{legend|#4389e3|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.{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process |url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P24/TN-R#0319 |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=thegreenpapers.com}} Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee.{{cite web |author=Kinery, Emma |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Biden launches 2024 reelection campaign, promising to fulfill economic policy vision |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/25/joe-biden-announces-2024-reelection-campaign.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425102004/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/25/joe-biden-announces-2024-reelection-campaign.html |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=CNBC}} He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.{{cite news |title=Harris says she'll 'earn' nomination as Biden steps aside |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/21/election-2024-biden-trump-campaign-updates/ |access-date=July 21, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

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

= Results =

{{Election box begin|title=2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee{{Cite report|date=December 2, 2024|title=State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 5, 2024, Results By Office|url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20241105GeneralbyOffice.pdf|publisher=Secretary of State of Tennessee|access-date=December 2, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Donald Trump|JD Vance}}|votes=1,966,865|percentage=64.19%|change=+3.53%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Kamala Harris|Tim Walz}}|votes=1,056,265|percentage=34.47%|change=-2.98%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate={{ubl|Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (withdrawn)|Nicole Shanahan (withdrawn)}}|votes=21,535|percentage=0.70%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of the United States|candidate={{ubl|Jill Stein{{#tag:ref|Listed on the ballot without party affiliation.|name=NPA|group=lower-alpha}}|Samson Kpadenou{{#tag:ref|Replacement for Butch Ware, Stein's vice presidential nominee.|group=lower-alpha}}}}|votes=8,967|percentage=0.29%|change=+0.14%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate={{ubl|Jay Bowman|De Bowman}}|votes=5,865|percentage=0.19%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Party for Socialism and Liberation|candidate={{ubl|Claudia de la Cruz{{#tag:ref||name=NPA|group=lower-alpha}}|Karina Garcia}}|votes=3,457|percentage=0.11%|change=+0.03%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Workers Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Rachele Fruit{{#tag:ref||name=NPA|group=lower-alpha}}|Dennis Richter}}|votes=988|percentage=0.03%|change=-0.05%}}

{{Election box total|votes=3,063,942|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}March 5, 2024 primary results

[[File:2024 Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary.svg|alt=Final results by county|thumb|350px|Results by county: {{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#224192|Biden}}|||{{legend|#3352a2|80–90%}}

{{legend|#243c79|>90%}}|

}}]]

{{2024TNDem}}

[[File:2024 Tennessee Republican Presidential Primary election by county.svg|thumb|350px|alt=Final results by county|Results by county: {{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#283681|Trump}}|||{{legend|#6778d7|60–70%}}{{legend|#4156cd|70–80%}}{{legend|#3343a2|80–90%}}

{{legend|#243179|>90%}}|

}}]]

{{2024TNRep}}

United States Congress

= Senate =

{{main|2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee}}

[[File:2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg|alt=Final results by county|thumb|350x350px|Final results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#e81b22|Blackburn}}|{{legend|#C21B18|80–90%}}|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

}}{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#3233fd|Johnson}}|||{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

}}]]

Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn won re-election to a second term with 63.80% of the vote.{{cite web |title=FEC Filing |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/821/202301209574877821/202301209574877821.pdf |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Federal Election Commission}}

= Results =

{{Election box begin|title=2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Marsha Blackburn (incumbent)|votes=1,918,743|percentage=63.80%|change=+9.09%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Gloria Johnson|votes=1,027,461|percentage=34.16%|change=-9.76%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Tharon Chandler|votes=28,444|percentage=0.95%|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Pamela Moses|votes=24,682|percentage=0.82%|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Hastina Robinson|votes=8,278|percentage=0.28%|change=N/A}}{{Election box total|votes=3,007,608|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box end}}August 1, 2024 primary results

[[File:2024_Tennessee_Senate_Republican_primary.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#501606|Blackburn}}||{{legend|#501606|80–90%}}|{{legend|#280b0b|>90%}}|

}}]]{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results{{cite web |url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20240801RepublicanPrimarybyCounty.pdf|title=August 1, 2024 Republican Primary United States Senate|work=Tennessee Secretary of State|access-date=September 14, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Marsha Blackburn (incumbent)|votes=367,799|percentage=89.48%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Tres Wittum|votes=43,244|percentage=10.52%}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=2|percentage=<0.01%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=411,045|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}[[File:2024TNsenDemPrim.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#214478|Johnson}}

| 3 = {{legend|#5f8dd3|40–50%}}

| 4 = {{legend|#3771c8|50–60%}}

| 5 = {{legend|#2c5aa0|60–70%}}

| 6 = {{legend|#214478|70–80%}}

| 7 = {{legend|#162d50|80–90%}}

| 8 = {{legend|#0b1728|>90%}}

}}{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#5fd35f|Miller-Watkins}}|{{legend|#5fd35f|40–50%}}

}}]]{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results{{cite web |url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20240801DemocraticPrimarybyCounty.pdf|title=August 1, 2024 Democratic Primary United States Senate|work=Tennessee Secretary of State|access-date=September 14, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Gloria Johnson|votes=143,962|percentage=70.20%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Marquita Bradshaw|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=44,657|percentage=21.78%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Lola Brown|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=10,027|percentage=4.89%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Civil Miller-Watkins|votes=6,420|percentage=3.13%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=205,066|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

= House of Representatives =

{{Main|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee}}

[[File:Tennessee 2024 US House of Representatives.svg|alt=District results|thumb|350x350px|District results:{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#e81b22|Republican}}|{{legend|#E27F90|50–60%}}|{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}

}}{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#3233fd|Democratic}}||||{{legend|#1666CB|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 =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:right;"

! scope=col rowspan=3|District

! scope=col colspan=2|Republican

! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic

! scope=col colspan=2|Others

! scope=col colspan=2|Total

! scope=col rowspan=3|Result

scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2|scope=col colspan=2|
scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|1|District 1}}

257,82578.08%64,02119.39%8,3532.53%330,199100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|2|District 2}}

250,78269.26%111,31630.74%00.00%362,098100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|3|District 3}}

362,09867.51%102,84129.36%10,9683.13%350,328100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|4|District 4}}

219,13369.95%83,83226.76%10,2903.29%313,255100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|5|District 5}}

205,07556.85%142,38739.47%13,2523.68%360,714100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|6|District 6}}

225,54368.00%106,14432.00%00.00%331,687100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|7|District 7}}

191,99259.50%122,76438.05%7,9002.45%322,656100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|8|District 8}}

240,41172.34%85,04325.59%6,8612.06%332,315100.00%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|{{ushr|TN|9|District 9}}

57,41125.66%159,52271.31%6,7703.03%223,703100.00%align=left|Democratic hold
class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"

| align=left|Total

1,884,69164.39%977,87033.41%64,3942.20%2,926,955100.00%

{{bar box

| title=Popular vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|64.39}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|33.41}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.20}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=House seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|88.89}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|11.11}}

}}

State legislature

{{see also|Tennessee General Assembly}}

= State Senate =

{{main|2024 Tennessee Senate election}}

350x350px

Results by senate district

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

Winners:

{{legend|#F48882|Republican hold}}

{{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}

{{legend|#d0d0d0|No election}}

{{col-3}}

{{col-end}}

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 =

{{main|2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election}}350x350px

Results by state house district

Winners:

{{legend|#F48882|Republican hold}}{{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}

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

Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.

Judicial

= 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.{{Cite press release |title=Gov. Lee Names Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals Appointees |date=February 2, 2023 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Nashville, Tennessee |url=https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2023/2/2/gov--lee-names-tennessee-supreme-court--court-of-criminal-appeals-appointees.html}} On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Tarwater Confirmed As Tennessee Supreme Court Justice |url=https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2023/03/09/%5Btitle-raw%5D |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=tncourts.gov}}

He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

[[File:2024 Tennessee Supreme Court retention election.svg|alt=Final results by county|thumb|350x350px|Results by county: {{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#47729E|Retain}}|||{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}|

}}]]

{{Referendum

| title = Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Dwight E. Tarwater retention election{{cite report|title=State of Tennessee General Election Results, August 1, 2024, Results By Office|url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20240801JudicialRetentionbyCounty.pdf|publisher=Secretary of State of Tennessee|access-date=September 14, 2024}}

| yes = 390,549

| yespct = 72.86

| no = 145,508

| nopct = 27.14

| total = 536,057

}}

= 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 vacancy left after the death of Justice John Everett Williams.{{Cite web |title=Wilson Confirmed to Court of Criminal Appeals {{!}} Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts |url=https://www.tncourts.gov/press/2023/03/09/%5Btitle-raw%5D-0 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.tncourts.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Historical Election Results {{!}} Tennessee Secretary of State |url=https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=sos.tn.gov}}

[[File:2024 Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals retention election.svg|alt=Final results by county|thumb|350x350px|Results by county: {{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#47729E|Retain}}|||{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}|

}}]]

{{Referendum

| title = Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice, Matthew J. Wilson retention election

| yes = 393,797

| yespct = 74.08

| no = 137,970

| nopct = 25.92

| total = 531,587

}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Allie |title=Democrats take a small chip out of GOP majority on Knox County Commission |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/01/knox-county-commission-gets-another-democrat-but-gop-holds-majority/74587058007/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}}{{Election box begin no change|title=August 1, 2024 general election results{{cite web |title=Results Summary |url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/archive/2024-08-01/cumulative.pdf |website=Knox County |access-date=3 August 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Phil Ballard (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=30,264|percentage=54.45%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Drew A. Harper|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=25,315|percentage=45.55%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=55,579|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

== County Law Director ==

Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.{{Election box begin no change|title=August 1, 2024 general election results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=David L. Buuck (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=30,671|percentage=55.25%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jackson Fenner|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=24,838|percentage=44.75%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=55,509|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

=Hamilton County =

== Circuit Court Judge ==

Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Alex McVeagh wins Circuit Court judge seat {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/02/alex-mcveagh-wins-circuit-court-judge-seat/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}

Results{{Election box begin no change|title=August 1, 2024 general election results{{cite web |title=Results by Precinct Summary |url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20240801StateGeneralbyCounty.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State|access-date=14 September 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Alex McVeagh|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=20,732|percentage=57.61%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Kisha Cheeks|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=15,257|percentage=42.39%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=35,989|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{2024 United States elections}}

Tennessee

Tennessee elections