2024 Tennessee elections
 | |
|
|
| Elections in Tennessee |
|---|
 |
 Government |
Tennessee state elections in 2024 will take place 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
[edit]- 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[1]
Presidential election
[edit]President of the United States
[edit]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]
Results
[edit]March 5, 2024, Primary Results
- 80–90%>90%
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 122,803 | 92.14% | 63 | 63 | |
| Uncommitted | 10,475 | 7.86% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 133,278 | 100.00% | 63 | 7 | 70 |
- 60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 446,850 | 77.33% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| Nikki Haley | 112,958 | 19.55% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 7,947 | 1.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 4,884 | 0.85% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,874 | 0.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,714 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 722 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 533 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stuckenberg | 352 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 577,834 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
United States Congress
[edit]Senate
[edit]Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn has filed to run for a second term and is actively campaigning.[9]
August 1, 2024 primary results
- 80–90%
- >90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 367,799 | 89.48% | |
| Republican | Tres Wittum | 43,244 | 10.52% | |
| Write-in | 2 | <0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 411,045 | 100.00% | ||
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- >90%
- 40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Johnson | 143,962 | 70.20% | |
| Democratic | Marquita Bradshaw | 44,657 | 21.78% | |
| Democratic | Lola Brown | 10,027 | 4.89% | |
| Democratic | Civil Miller-Watkins | 6,420 | 3.13% | |
| Total votes | 205,066 | 100.00% | ||
House of Representatives
[edit]Tennessee will elect nine US Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
State legislature
[edit]State Senate
[edit]Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate will be held on November 5, 2024.
State House of Representatives
[edit]The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives will be held on November 5, 2024.
Supreme Court
[edit]Retention elections (August 1, 2024)
[edit]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.[12] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.[13]
He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.[14]
- 60–70%70–80%80–90%
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes
|
390,549 | 72.86 |
| No | 145,508 | 27.14 |
| Total votes | 536,057 | 100.00 |
Court of Criminal Appeals
[edit]Court of Criminal Appeals - Western Division
[edit]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.[16][17]
- 60–70%70–80%80–90%
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes
|
393,797 | 74.08 |
| No | 137970 | 25.92 |
| Total votes | 531,587 | 100.00 |
Local elections
[edit]Knox County
[edit]Knox County turnout was extremely low, which could have been the reason that Republicans did relatively poor compared to past elections.
Assessor of Property
[edit]Republican Incumbent David Phil Ballard won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Harper.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Ballard (incumbent) | 30,264 | 54.45% | |
| Democratic | Drew A. Harper | 25,315 | 45.55% | |
| Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% | ||
County Law Director
[edit]Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David L. Buuck (incumbent) | 30,671 | 55.25% | |
| Democratic | Jackson Fenner | 24,838 | 44.75% | |
| Total votes | 55,509 | 100.00% | ||
Hamilton County
[edit]Circuit Court Judge
[edit]Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alex McVeagh | 20,732 | 57.61% | |
| Democratic | Kisha Cheeks | 15,257 | 42.39% | |
| Total votes | 35,989 | 100.00% | ||
See also
[edit]- Elections in Tennessee
- Political party strength in Tennessee
- Tennessee Democratic Party
- Tennessee Republican Party
- Government of Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- 2024 United States elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Key Dates for the 2024 Election Cycle" (PDF). TN SOS. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Harris says she'll 'earn' nomination as Biden steps aside". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "March 5, 2024 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Democratic Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "March 5, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "FEC Filing" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "August 1, 2024 Republican Primary United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "August 1, 2024 Democratic Primary United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Gov. Lee Names Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals Appointees" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: Office of the Governor. February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tarwater Confirmed As Tennessee Supreme Court Justice". tncourts.gov. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ a b State of Tennessee General Election Results, August 1, 2024, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Wilson Confirmed to Court of Criminal Appeals | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts". www.tncourts.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Feinberg, Allie. "Democrats take a small chip out of GOP majority on Knox County Commission". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Results Summary" (PDF). Knox County. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Feinberg, Allie. "Democrats take a small chip out of GOP majority on Knox County Commission". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Results Summary" (PDF). Knox County. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Alex McVeagh wins Circuit Court judge seat | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Results by Precinct Summary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 14, 2024.