2019 Tennessee elections

2019 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2019 were held throughout the year to fill vacancies in the Tennessee General Assembly as well as city mayoral elections. These included special elections for two seats in the Tennessee Senate and one seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. All three seats were successfully held by the Republican Party.[1]

State Senate

District 22

Tennessee Senate District 22 special election

April 23, 2019
 
Nominee Bill Powers Juanita Charles
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,461 5,352
Percentage 53.61% 44.41%

Powers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Charles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%

Senator before election

Mark Green
Republican

Elected Senator

Bill Powers
Republican

A special election was held for District 22 following the resignation of Republican Mark Green, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Rosalind Kurita served as an interim appointee until the election.[2]

Primary results

The special primary was held on March 7, 2019. Automotive dealer Bill Powers emerged from a field of four Republicans. Juanita Charles ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[3]

Tennessee Senate District 22 special Republican primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Powers 2,782 37.29%
Republican Jeff Burkhart 2,513 33.69%
Republican Betty Burchett 1,297 17.39%
Republican Jason Knight 868 11.64%
Total votes 7,460 100.00%
Tennessee Senate District 22 special Democratic primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juanita Charles 1,125 100.00%
Total votes 1,125 100.00%

General election results

Republican Bill Powers won the general election on April 23, 2019.[4]

Tennessee Senate District 22 special general election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Powers 6,461 53.61%
Democratic Juanita Charles 5,352 44.41%
Independent Doyle Clark 155 1.29%
Independent David Cutting 84 0.70%
Total votes 12,052 100.0%
Republican hold

By county[5]

County Powers % Charles % Others % Total
Houston 279 57.64% 161 33.26% 44 9.09% 2,969
Montgomery 5,669 52.49% 4,950 45.84% 180 1.67% 10,799
Stewart 513 66.71% 241 31.34% 15 1.95% 769

District 32

Tennessee Senate District 32 special election

March 12, 2019
 
Nominee Paul Rose Eric Coleman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 9,149 1,746
Percentage 83.97% 16.03%

Senator before election

Mark Norris
Republican

Elected Senator

Paul Rose
Republican

A special election was held for District 32 after Republican Mark Norris resigned to become a federal judge.

Primary results

The primary was held on January 24, 2019. Paul Rose defeated three other candidates in the GOP primary. Eric Coleman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[6]

Tennessee Senate District 32 special Republican primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Rose 6,398 60.3%
Republican George Chism 1,530 14.4%
Republican Heidi Shafer 1,520 14.3%
Republican Stephen McManus 1,157 10.9%
Total votes 10,605 100.0%
Tennessee Senate District 32 special Democratic primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Coleman 543 100.0%
Total votes 543 100.0%

General election results

Republican Paul Rose won the general election on March 12, 2019.[7]

Tennessee Senate District 32 special general election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Rose 9,149 83.97%
Democratic Eric Coleman 1,746 16.03%
Total votes 10,895 100.0%
Republican hold

State House of Representatives

District 77

A special election was triggered by the resignation of Republican Bill Sanderson.

Primary results

The primary was held on November 5, 2019. Rusty Grills won the Republican nomination, and Michael Smith won the Democratic nomination.[8]

Tennessee House District 77 special Republican primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Grills 4,210 55.9%
Republican Casey Hood 1,918 25.5%
Republican Bob Kirk 759 10.1%
Republican Vanedda Webb 644 8.6%
Total votes 7,531 100.0%
Tennessee House District 77 special Democratic primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Smith 526 100.0%
Total votes 526 100.0%

General election results

Republican Rusty Grills won the general election on December 19, 2019.[9]

Tennessee House District 77 special general election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Grills 3,344 85.2%
Democratic Michael Smith 504 12.8%
Independent Max Smith 39 1.0%
Independent Ronnie Henley 21 0.5%
Independent Billy Jones 15 0.4%
Total votes 3,923 100.0%
Republican hold

Mayoral elections

Jackson

First round

Jackson First Round Election, 2023[10]
Candidate Votes %
Scott Conger (I) 3,927 46.95%
Ray Condray 2,452 29.31%
Jerry W. Woods 1,458 17.43%
Daryl K. Hubbard 423 5.06%
Lisa Williams-Lyons 91 1.09%
Paul Sherrod 11 0.13%
Write-ins 3 0.04%
Total 8,365 100%

Runoff

Jackson Runoff Election, 2023[11]
Candidate Votes %
Scott Conger (I) 5,304 58.11%
Ray Condray 3,813 41.78%
Write-ins 10 0.11%
Total 9,127 100%

Knoxville

Results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon (Incumbent) 9,431 57.52
Nonpartisan Jeff Talman 4,808 29.32
Nonpartisan Constance Every 1,328 8.10
Nonpartisan R.C. Lawhorn 830 5.06
Total votes 16,397 100

Nashville

First round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (first round)[13]
Candidate Votes %
John Cooper 35,676 34.98
David Briley (incumbent) 25,786 25.28
Carol Swain 22,387 21.95
John Ray Clemmons 16,391 16.07
Julia Clark-Johnson 404 0.40
Bernie Cox 337 0.33
Jimmy Lawrence 305 0.30
Jody Ball 280 0.27
Jon Sewell 224 0.22
Nolan Starnes 129 0.13
Write-in 83 0.08
Total votes 102,002 100

Second round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (runoff)[14]
Candidate Votes %
John Cooper 62,440 69.12
David Briley (incumbent) 27,281 30.20
Write-in 621 0.69
Total votes 90,342 100.00

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Tennessee elections".
  2. ^ Erwin, Lee (January 14, 2019). "Rosalind Kurita appointed as interim State Senator". Clarksville Now. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "Powers Wins Special Senate Election with 53% of Vote". Tennessee Bar Association. April 24, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  5. ^ "Results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "January 24, 2019 Special Primary Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  7. ^ "Paul Rose Wins Special Election For TN State Senate Seat". Local Memphis. March 12, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  8. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 special primary". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  9. ^ King, Tyler (December 22, 2019). "Republican wins Tennessee House special election". Ballotpedia News. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  10. ^ "First round".
  11. ^ "Runoff".
  12. ^ "August 2023 Election Results". Knox County. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "August 1, 2019 Election Results (Certified)". Nashville Election Commission. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "September 12, 2019 Election Results (Certified) | Nashville.gov". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2024.