2022 Tennessee State Senate election Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results: Republican hold Democratic hold No electionVote share: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 2022 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect 17 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate . The elections coincided with the Governor , U.S. House , and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2022.[ 1]
Following the 2022 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving Tennessee's State Senate delegation at a 27–6 Republican supermajority .
Retirements
Republicans
Democrats
Predictions
Results summary Summary of the November 8, 2022 Tennessee Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before Up Won After +/– Republican 15 546,264 70.64 27 13 13 27 Democratic 10 207,273 26.81 6 4 4 6 Independent 3 19,716 2.55 0 0 0 0 Total 773,253 100.00 33 17 17 33 Source: [1]
Popular vote Republican
70.64% Democratic
26.81% Independents
2.55%
Senate seats Republican
81.82% Democratic
18.18%
Overview
District 1 2022 Tennessee's 1st Senate district election Results by county Lowe: 80–90%
Incumbent Republican Mike Bell was redistricted from the 9th district , where he won with 77.7% of the vote against Democrat Carl Lansden in 2018. Bell announced his retirement from the Senate.[ 9]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared Declined
Results by county
General election
District 3 2022 Tennessee's 3rd Senate district election Results by county Crowe: 70–80% 80–90%
Incumbent Republican Rusty Crowe was re-elected with 100% of the vote in 2018 with no opposition. He ran for re-election and won.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared Kate Craig, First Congressional District Chair for the Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Association (May 2019 – present), former chair of the Washington County Democratic Party (May 2017 – May 2021), and former candidate for Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 5 2022 Tennessee's 5th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally was re-elected with 71.8% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 7 2022 Tennessee's 7th Senate district election Results by precinct Briggs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Langan : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Incumbent Republican Richard Briggs was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2018. He is ran for re-election and won.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 9 2022 Tennessee's 9th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Steve Southerland was redistricted from the 1st district to the 9th district, where he won unopposed with 100% of the vote. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 11 2022 Tennessee's 11th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Bo Watson was re-elected with 65.14% of the vote in 2018. He ran re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 13 2022 Tennessee's 13th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Dawn White was re-elected with 57.07% of the vote in 2018. She ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 15 2022 Tennessee's 15th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Paul Bailey was re-elected with 73.64% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 17 2022 Tennessee's 17th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Mark Pody was re-elected with 73.64% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 19 2022 Tennessee's 19th Senate district election
Incumbent Democrat Brenda Gilmore was re-elected with 85.79% of the vote in 2018. Gilmore announced her retirement from the Senate.[ 10]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
General election
District 21 2022 Tennessee's 21st Senate district election
Incumbent Democratic Jeff Yarbro , was re-elected un-opposed with 100% of the vote in 2018. He is ran for re-election and won.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Independent primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 23 2022 Tennessee's 23rd Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Kerry Roberts was redistricted from the 25th district , re-elected with 71.52% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 25 2022 Tennessee's 25th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Ed Jackson was redistricted from the 27th district , re-elected with 65.14% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Independent primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 27 2022 Tennessee's 27th Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Jack Johnson was redistricted from the 23rd district , re-elected with 66.90% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 29 2022 Tennessee's 29th Senate district election
Incumbent Democrat Raumesh Akbari was re-elected with 83.48% of the vote in 2018. She ran for re-election and won.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 31 2022 Tennessee's 31st Senate district election
Incumbent Republican Brian Kelsey was re-elected with 50.89% of the vote in 2018. He ran for re-election and won.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
District 33 Former incumbent Democrat Katrina Robinson was elected with 100% of the vote in 2018. In 2022, Robinson was expelled due to her indictment on charges of wire fraud. Democrat London Lamar was appointed to the Tennessee Senate in March 2022 by the Shelby County Commission . Lamar was sworn in on March 8, 2022, and effectively resigned her house seat.[ 11]
Lamar ran for a full term and won.
2022 Tennessee's 33rd Senate district election
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared Marion Latroy Alexandria-Williams Jr Rhonnie Brewer London Lamar , incumbent senator
Independent primary
Candidates
Declared
See also
Notes
References ^ "2022 Election Calendar" . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved June 8, 2021 .^ "State Sen Mike Bell announces intent not to run for re-election in 2022" . Daily Post Athenian .^ "Sen. Brian Kelsey is not running for reelection" . Action News 5 . March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022 .^ "Longtime Nashville lawmaker Brenda Gilmore announces retirement from Tennessee Senate" . The Tennessean . Retrieved April 18, 2022 .^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022 . ^ "Petition Information" . Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2022 .^ a b Houk, Robert (December 13, 2021). "Long-serving state senator to seek re-election in 2022" . www.johnsoncitypress.com . Retrieved December 25, 2021 . ^ a b "Petition List" (PDF) . Davidson County Election Commission . Retrieved March 9, 2022 .^ "State Sen Mike Bell announces intent not to run for re-election in 2022" . Daily Post Athenian .^ Friedman, Adam. "Longtime Nashville lawmaker Brenda Gilmore announces retirement from Tennessee Senate" . The Tennessean . Retrieved April 6, 2024 . ^ "London Lamar appointed interim state senator, Dist. 33" . News Channel 3 - Memphis, TN . March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022 .
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