2020 Tennessee State Senate election|
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The 2020 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 6, 2020,[1] with the exception of presidential primaries held on March 3 of that year.[2]
Republicans lost District 20, which includes suburban parts of Nashville in Davidson County.
Retirements
One incumbent did not run for re-election in 2020. That incumbent was:
Republicans
- District 26: Dolores Gresham: Retiring
Incumbents defeated
In the general election
Republicans
- District 20: Steven Dickerson lost to Heidi Campbell.
Predictions
Results summary
Summary of the November 3, 2020 Tennessee Senate election results
| Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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| No.
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%
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Before
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Up
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Won
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After
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+/–
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Republican
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15
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939,727
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71.41
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28
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15
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14
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27
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1
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Democratic
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10
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321,494
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24.43
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5
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1
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2
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6
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1
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Independent
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3
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52,928
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4.02
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Write-in
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2
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1,777
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0.14
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Total
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1,315,926
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100
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33
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16
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16
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33
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| Source: [1]
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Popular vote
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| Republican |
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71.41% |
| Democratic |
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24.43% |
| Other |
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4.16% |
Senate seats
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| Republican |
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81.82% |
| Democratic |
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18.18% |
Close races
Two races were decided by a margin of under 10%:
| District
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Winner
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Margin
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| District 10
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Republican
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6.32%
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| District 20
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Democratic (gain)
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3.52%
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Overview
District 2
Following Republican Doug Overbey's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 2017, fellow Republican Art Swann was appointed to replace him.[5]
2020 Tennessee's 2nd Senate district election|
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Republican primary
General election
District 4
2020 Tennessee's 4th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 6
2020 Tennessee's 6th Senate district election|
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The 6th Senate district covers a large portion of Knox County. It covers southern and western portions of Knoxville, Seymour, and Strawberry Plains. The district had been represented by Becky Duncan Massey.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 8
2020 Tennessee's 8th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
General election
District 10
2020 Tennessee's 10th Senate district election|
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County results
Gardenhire: 80–90%
Scruggs: 50–60% |
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The 10th senate district covers part of Bradley County and part of Hamilton County. The district had been represented by Todd Gardenhire.
Todd Gardenhire won re-election by 6.3%, defeating his Democratic opponent Glenn Scruggs.
In the concurrent 2020 presidential race, Donald Trump narrowly carried this district, winning by 3.4%.[6]
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 12
2020 Tennessee's 12th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
General election
District 14
There was a special election to succeed Jim Tracy In March 2018. Republican Shane Reeves defeated Democrat Gayle Jordan in the general election, with 71.7% of the vote.[7][8]
2020 Tennessee's 14th Senate district election|
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Reeves won re-election to a full term in 2020, receiving 71.8% of the vote.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 16
2020 Tennessee's 16th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 18
2020 Tennessee's 18th Senate district election|
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The 18th senate district is based in Sumner and Trousdale Counties, and covers parts of eastern Davidson County. The district had been represented by Republican and Senate President Ferrell Haile.
Republican primary
General election
District 20
2020 Tennessee's 20th Senate district election|
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Precinct results
Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Dickerson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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The 20th senate district was based in Davidson County, and encompassed many of Nashville's wealthy inner suburbs, including Forest Hills, Belle Meade, and parts of Oak Hill and Goodlettsville. The district had been represented by Republican Steven Dickerson, who won re-election in 2016 by 12.5%. The district had been labeled competitive, and Dickerson was considered the most vulnerable incumbent heading into 2020, as the district had been trending leftwards.[9][10]
Incumbent Republican Steven Dickerson narrowly lost re-election to Democratic nominee Heidi Campbell by 3.5%. This was the first time since 2006 that a Democrat was able to flip a Republican held seat.[11]
In the concurrent 2020 presidential race, Democratic nominee Joe Biden comfortably carried this district, winning by 9.2%.[6]
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Polling
| Poll source
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Date(s)
administered
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Sample
size[a]
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Margin
of error
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Steve Dickerson (R)
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Heidi Campbell (D)
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Undecided
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| Change Research/Heidi Campbell[12][A]
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August 31 – September 1, 2020
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531 (LV)
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± 4.2%
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47%
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49%
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4%
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District 22
2020 Tennessee's 22nd Senate district election|
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County results Precinct results Powers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Glynn: 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 22nd senate district was based in Clarksville, where it covered Montgomery County, as well as Stewart and Houston Counties.
A special election was held on April 23, 2019 due to Senator Mark Green stepping down from his position because he was elected to the U.S. Congress, causing a vacancy.[13] Bill Powers ran as a Republican against Democratic Juanita Charles as well as Independent party members Doyle Clark and David Cutting.[14] Powers won that special election with 53.6% of the vote.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
By county[15]
| County
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Powers
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%
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Glynn
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%
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Total
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| Houston
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2,643
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75.51%
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857
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24.49%
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2,969
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| Montgomery
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42,460
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59.93%
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28,394
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40.07%
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70,854
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| Stewart
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4,664
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80.47%
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1,132
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19.53%
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3,500
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District 24
2020 Tennessee's 24th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
General election
District 26
2020 Tennessee's 26th Senate district election|
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County results
Walley: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Watkins: 50–60% |
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Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 28
2020 Tennessee's 28th Senate district election|
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Republican primary
General election
District 30
2020 Tennessee's 30th Senate district election|
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Democratic primary
General election
District 32
2020 Tennessee's 32nd Senate district election|
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There was a special election to succeed Mark Norris on March 12, 2019. Republican Paul Rose defeated Democrat Eric Coleman in the general election, with 84.0% of the vote.
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
See also
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by Campbell's campaign
References
- ^ "Live: Tennessee Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Mattise; Kimberlee Kruesi (March 4, 2020). "Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Tennessee". Associated Press. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Petition Information". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Vines, Georgiana (December 1, 2017). "Art Swann sworn in as new 2nd District Tennessee state senator". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tennessee State Senate Elections Presidential Data". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "State of Tennessee Special State General District 14" (PDF). sos.tn.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Shane Reeves wins Tennessee Senate District 14 special election". DNJ.
- ^ Rau, Nate (July 20, 2020). "Closely contested Democratic primary foreshadows November showdown for Senate District 20 • Tennessee Lookout". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ Rau, Nate (November 4, 2020). "Campbell unseats incumbent Steve Dickerson to win D20 Senate race • Tennessee Lookout". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ Hammonds, Rebekah (November 4, 2020). "Heidi Campbell beats incumbent Steve Dickerson for District 20 state senate seat". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ Change Research/Heidi Campbell
- ^ "Businessman Bill Powers announces campaign for State Senate". ClarksvilleNow.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Republican Bill Powers wins District 22 State Senate election". ClarksvilleNow.com. April 23, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "Results" (PDF).
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