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The 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 2, 1982, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election.
[5] Even though Tennessee was not yet a state, some government was organized to administer the territory. William Blount was appointed as the first official governor of Tennessee, James White became the state's first representative in Congress, and Tennessee's political party history under European Americans was started. The majority party in ...
Incumbent Republican governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with almost 65% of the vote, improving on his performance from 2018. The Tennessee primaries took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Democrat Jason Martin winning their respective parties' nominations. [1] [2] Lee was sworn in on January 21, 2023.
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 12 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Ken Yager (incumbent) 55,219 : 100 : Total votes 55,219 : 100 : Republican hold: 2012.
2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 32 [5] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Paul Rose (incumbent) 17,288 : 76.4 : Republican: Scott Throckmorton 5,339 23.6 Total votes 22,627 : 100 : General election Republican: Paul Rose (incumbent) 70,649 : 69.1 : Democratic: Julie Byrd Ashworth 31,571 30.9 Total votes 102,220 : 100 ...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party’s Statesmen’s Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Tennessee's 8th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Frank Niceley since 2012. [ 2 ] It is currently the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.
The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic ...