# 2018 Tennessee elections

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Tennessee state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as general local elections were held on August 2, 2018.

## United States Congress
### Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat, defeating former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen.
The primaries took place on August 2, 2018, with Blackburn and Bredesen winning their respective party nominations.

### Results

2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marsha Blackburn | 1,227,483 | 54.71% | −10.18% |
| | Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 985,450 | 43.92% | +13.51% |
| | Independent | Trudy Austin | 9,455 | 0.42% | N/A |
| | Independent | Dean Hill | 8,717 | 0.39% | N/A |
| | Independent | Kris L. Todd | 5,084 | 0.23% | N/A |
| | Independent | John Carico | 3,398 | 0.15% | N/A |
| | Independent | Breton Phillips | 2,226 | 0.10% | N/A |
| | Independent | Kevin Lee McCants | 1,927 | 0.09% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,243,740 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
August 2, 2018, primary results
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 349,718 | 91.51% |
| | Democratic | Gary Davis | 20,170 | 5.28% |
| | Democratic | John Wolfe Jr. | 12,269 | 3.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 382,157 | 100% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marsha Blackburn | 613,513 | 84.48% |
| | Republican | Aaron Pettigrew | 112,705 | 15.52% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | <0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 726,231 | 100% |

### House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

### Results

Source:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 172,835 | 77.06% | 47,138 | 21.02% | 4,309 | 1.92% | 224,282 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 172,856 | 65.94% | 86,668 | 33.06% | 2,610 | 1.00% | 262,134 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 156,512 | 63.68% | 84,731 | 34.48% | 4,522 | 1.84% | 245,765 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 147,323 | 63.38% | 78,065 | 33.58% | 7,063 | 3.04% | 232,451 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 84,317 | 32.15% | 177,923 | 67.85% | 8 | 0.00% | 262,248 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 172,810 | 69.47% | 70,370 | 28.29% | 5,560 | 2.24% | 248,740 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 170,071 | 66.86% | 81,661 | 32.10% | 2,652 | 1.04% | 254,384 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | 168,030 | 67.66% | 74,755 | 30.10% | 5,560 | 2.24% | 248,345 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 34,901 | 19.23% | 145,139 | 79.98% | 1,436 | 0.79% | 181,476 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,279,655 | 59.25% | 846,450 | 39.19% | 33,720 | 1.56% | 2,159,825 | 100.0% | |
Popular vote
Republican
59.25%
Democratic
39.19%
Other
1.56% :
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22% :

## Gubernatorial

Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was term-limited, and was prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
The primaries took place on August 2, 2018, with Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean winning their respective party nominations.

### Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Bill Lee | 1,336,106 | 59.56% | −10.75% |
| | Democratic | Karl Dean | 864,863 | 38.55% | +15.71% |
| | Independent | Other candidates | 42,314 | 1.89% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,243,294 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
August 2, 2018, primary results
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karl Dean | 280,553 | 75.14 |
| | Democratic | Craig Fitzhugh | 72,553 | 23.42 |
| | Democratic | Mezianne Vale Payne | 20,284 | 5.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 373,390 | 100.0 |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Lee | 291,414 | 36.75 |
| | Republican | Randy Boyd | 193,054 | 24.35 |
| | Republican | Diane Black | 182,457 | 23.01 |
| | Republican | Beth Harwell | 121,484 | 15.32 |
| | Republican | Kay White | 3,215 | 0.41 |
| | Republican | Basil Marceaux | 1,264 | 0.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 792,888 | 100.0 |

## State legislature
### State Senate

Results by senate districts
Elections for 18 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2018. There were two open seats.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had five seats.
Summary of the November 6, 2018 Tennessee Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– |
| | Republican | 16 | 671,278 | 58.86 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| | Democratic | 15 | 459,033 | 40.25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| | Independent | 2 | 9,756 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Write-in | 2 | 421 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,140,488 | 100 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 33 | |
| Source: ||||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
58.86%
Democratic
40.25%
Other
0.90% :
Senate seats
Republican
84.85%
Democratic
15.15% :

### Closest race

This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:
| District | Winner | Margin |
| District 31 | Republican | 1.78% |

### State House of Representatives

Results by State House districts
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 6, 2018.
Republicans won 73 seats, while Democrats won 26 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.
Summary of the November 6, 2018 Tennessee House election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | No. | +/– |
| | Republican | 129 | 1,255,205 | 59.70% | 73 | 1 |
| | Democratic | 1 | 825,295 | 39.25% | 26 | 1 |
| | Independent | | 22,045 | 1.05% | 0 | |
| | Write-in | | 18 | 0% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | | 2,102,563 | 100.00 | 99 | |
| Source: |||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
59.70%
Democratic
39.25%
Independent
1.05%
Write-ins
0% :
House seats
Republican
73.74%
Democratic
26.26% :

## Local elections
### Hamilton County

Incumbent Republican Mayor Jim Coppinger won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Aloyse Brown.

### Results

August 2, 2018 General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Coppinger | 33,588 | 60.26% |
| | Democratic | Aloyse Brown | 22,052 | 39.56% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 102 | 0.18% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,742 | 100.00% |
May 1, 2018, primary results
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aloyse Brown | 4,999 | 71.65% |
| | Democratic | George Ryan Love | 1,845 | 26.44% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 133 | 1.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,977 | 100.00% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Coppinger (Incumbent) | 11,471 | 97.80% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 258 | 2.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,729 | 100.00% |

### Knox County

Republican businessman and professional wrestler, Glenn Jacobs (better known by his ring name, Kane), won the election with 66.4% of the vote against Democrat Linda Haney.
Incumbent mayor Tim Burchett, first elected in 2010, was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Instead, he successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, to succeed the retiring 30-year incumbent representative, Jimmy Duncan.

### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glenn Jacobs | 51,814 | 66.38% |
| | Democratic | Linda Haney | 26,241 | 33.62% |
| | Write-in | Tracy A. Clough (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,057 | 96.14% |
May 1, 2018, primary results
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Linda Haney | 4,284 | 55.89% |
| | Democratic | Rhonda Gallman | 1,926 | 25.13% |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Deloa | 1,455 | 18.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,665 | 92.42% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glenn Jacobs | 14,640 | 36.10% |
| | Republican | Brad Anders | 14,617 | 36.04% |
| | Republican | Bob Thomas | 11,301 | 27.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,558 | 98.17% |

### Maury County

Incumbent Mayor Charlie Norman lost re-election to Andy Ogles. Ogles obtained the Republican Party's nomination during a caucus, forcing Mayor Norman, a Republican, to run as an Independent.
2018 Maury County Mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andy Ogles | 6,843 | 36.53 |
| | Independent | Charlie Norman (incumbent) | 5,387 | 28.75 |
| | Independent | Sonny Shackelford | 5,031 | 26.85 |
| | Independent | Amanda P. Kelton | 1,474 | 7.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,735 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Shelby County

Incumbent Republican Mayor Mark Luttrell was term-limited and was prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term; he instead ran for congress. Democratic candidate Lee Harris was elected mayor with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee David Lenoir.

### Results

August 2, 2018 general election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Harris | 84,989 | 55.32% |
| | Republican | Mark Luttrell | 68,502 | 44.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 136 | 0.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,627 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
May 1, 2018, primary results
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Harris | 34,106 | 76.13% |
| | Democratic | Sidney Chism | 10,434 | 23.29% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 261 | 0.58% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,801 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Lenoir | 18,444 | 60.97% |
| | Republican | Terry Roland | 8,661 | 28.63% |
| | Republican | Joy Touliatos | 3,126 | 10.33% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,250 | 100.00% |

### Clarksville

Incumbent Democratic mayor Kim McMillan ran for re-election, but lost her bid to a third term, losing by 213 votes to Democrat Joe Pitts in a four-way race.
November 6, 2018 Clarksville mayor election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joe Pitts | 11,445 | 33.85% |
| Kim McMillan (I) | 11,232 | 33.22% |
| Bill Summers | 6,360 | 18.81% |
| DaJuan Little | 4,686 | 13.86% |
| Write-ins | 89 | 0.26% |
| Total | 33,812 | 100% |

### Murfreesboro

Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland ran for re-election and won a second term in office with an uncontested race.
August 1, 2018 Murfreesboro mayor election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shane McFarland (I) | 15,671 | 98.75% |
| Write-ins | 198 | 1.25% |
| Total | 15,869 | 100% |

### Nashville

David Briley, a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry, won outright without a runoff election.
Former Mayor Megan Barry resigned on March 6, 2018, for embezzlement on March 6, 2018, so the Davidson County Election Commission scheduled an election for August 2, 2018 to coincide with the state primary elections, school board elections and the election of several other municipal officials. However, mayoral candidate Ludye Wallace sued on the basis of state law (T.C.A. § 2-14-102) and a 2007 Metropolitan government charter amendment, both requiring an earlier election if the next general metropolitan election was more than twelve months away. The Tennessee Supreme Court agreed with Wallace's argument, unanimously ordering a mayoral election between May 21 and May 25.

### Results

May 24, 2018 Nashville mayoral special election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Briley | David Briley | 44,845 | 54.44 |
| Carol M. Swain | Carol M. Swain | 18,850 | 22.89 |
| Erica Gilmore | Erica Gilmore | 4,608 | 5.59 |
| Harold M. Love | Harold M. Love | 4,349 | 5.28 |
| Ralph Bristol | Ralph Bristol | 4,341 | 5.27 |
| Jeff Obafemi Carr | Jeff Obafemi Carr | 3,790 | 4.60 |
| David L. Hiland | David L. Hiland | 325 | 0.39 |
| Ludye N. Wallace | Ludye N. Wallace | 324 | 0.39 |
| Caril J. Alford | Caril J. Alford | 243 | 0.30 |
| Albert Hacker | Albert Hacker | 169 | 0.21 |
| Julia Clark-Johnson | Julia Clark-Johnson | 168 | 0.20 |
| Jeffery A. Napier | Jeffery A. Napier | 141 | 0.17 |
| Jon Sewell | Jon Sewell | 93 | 0.11 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 122 | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 82,369 | 100.00 |

### Nashville ballot measure

Let's Move Nashville was a local referendum in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 1, 2018, that would have funded the construction of a mass transit system under the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority in Davidson County. The $8.9 billion plan would have included several light rail and bus rapid transit lines along major corridors, to be built between 2018 and 2032. The plan was proposed in 2017 by Mayor Megan Barry under the Tennessee IMPROVE Act and supported by some Nashville politicians and businesses.
The plan would have included 26 miles (42 km) of light rail and 25 miles (40 km) of bus rapid transit, as well as additional funding for local buses and the existing Music City Star commuter rail line. The light rail element of the plan would have been built in phases between 2026 and 2032, while the bus rapid transit lines would open in 2023. The plan was defeated in part due to an opposition campaign organized by Americans for Prosperity.