# 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.

## 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

## Presidential election
### President of the United States

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. Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee. He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.
In the general election, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 64.19% of the vote.

### Results

2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donald TrumpJD Vance | 1,966,865 | 64.19% | +3.53% |
| | Democratic | Kamala HarrisTim Walz | 1,056,265 | 34.47% | −2.98% |
| | Independent | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (withdrawn)Nicole Shanahan (withdrawn) | 21,535 | 0.70% | N/A |
| | Green | Jill SteinSamson Kpadenou | 8,967 | 0.29% | +0.14% |
| | Independent | Jay BowmanDe Bowman | 5,865 | 0.19% | N/A |
| | Socialism and Liberation | Claudia de la CruzKarina Garcia | 3,457 | 0.11% | +0.03% |
| | Socialist Workers | Rachele FruitDennis Richter | 988 | 0.03% | −0.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,063,942 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
March 5, 2024, Primary Results
Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 |
Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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
### Senate

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

### Results

2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 1,918,743 | 63.80% | +9.09% |
| | Democratic | Gloria Johnson | 1,027,461 | 34.16% | −9.76% |
| | Independent | Tharon Chandler | 28,444 | 0.95% | N/A |
| | Independent | Pamela Moses | 24,682 | 0.82% | N/A |
| | Independent | Hastina Robinson | 8,278 | 0.28% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,007,608 | 100.00% | |
August 1, 2024 primary results
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 367,799 | 89.48% |
| | Republican | Tres Wittum | 43,244 | 10.52% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | <0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 411,045 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 205,066 | 100.00% |

### House of Representatives

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 | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 257,825 | 78.08% | 64,021 | 19.39% | 8,353 | 2.53% | 330,199 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 250,782 | 69.26% | 111,316 | 30.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 362,098 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 362,098 | 67.51% | 102,841 | 29.36% | 10,968 | 3.13% | 350,328 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 219,133 | 69.95% | 83,832 | 26.76% | 10,290 | 3.29% | 313,255 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 205,075 | 56.85% | 142,387 | 39.47% | 13,252 | 3.68% | 360,714 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 6 | 225,543 | 68.00% | 106,144 | 32.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 331,687 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 191,992 | 59.50% | 122,764 | 38.05% | 7,900 | 2.45% | 322,656 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | 240,411 | 72.34% | 85,043 | 25.59% | 6,861 | 2.06% | 332,315 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 57,411 | 25.66% | 159,522 | 71.31% | 6,770 | 3.03% | 223,703 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,884,691 | 64.39% | 977,870 | 33.41% | 64,394 | 2.20% | 2,926,955 | 100.00% | |
Popular vote
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Democratic
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## State legislature
### State Senate

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

Results by state house districts
Winners:
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. On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.
He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Dwight E. Tarwater retention election :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 390,549 | 72.86 |
| No | 145,508 | 27.14 |
| Total votes | 536,057 | 100.00 |

## 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.
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice, Matthew J. Wilson retention election :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 393,797 | 74.08 |
| No | 137,970 | 25.92 |
| Total votes | 531,587 | 100.00 |

## 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.
August 1, 2024 general election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Phil Ballard (incumbent) | 30,264 | 54.45% |
| | Democratic | Drew A. Harper | 25,315 | 45.55% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% |

#### County Law Director

Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.
August 1, 2024 general election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David L. Buuck (incumbent) | 30,671 | 55.25% |
| | Democratic | Jackson Fenner | 24,838 | 44.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,509 | 100.00% |

### Hamilton County
#### Circuit Court Judge

Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.
Results
August 1, 2024 general election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alex McVeagh | 20,732 | 57.61% |
| | Democratic | Kisha Cheeks | 15,257 | 42.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,989 | 100.00% |