Tennessee 2012 legislative election results

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Tennessee State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Tennessee State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 13 7
     Republican Party 20 26
Total 33 33

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 16 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Doug Overbey
  2. Ron Ramsey
  3. Becky Duncan Massey
  4. Ken Yager
  5. Jim Tracy
  6. Tim Barnes
  7. Dolores Gresham
  8. Mark Norris
  9. Jim Kyle

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Tennessee State Senate:

Republican

  1. Frank Niceley
  2. Steven Dickerson
  3. Joey Hensley
  4. Todd Gardenhire
  5. Janice Bowling
  6. Mark Green (Tennessee)
  7. John Stevens (Tennessee)
  8. Ferrell Haile

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Tennessee State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Jim Kyle

Republican

  1. Doug Overbey
  2. Ron Ramsey
  3. Becky Duncan Massey
  4. Ken Yager
  5. Jim Tracy
  6. Dolores Gresham
  7. Mark Norris
  8. Frank Niceley
  9. Steven Dickerson
  10. Joey Hensley
  11. Todd Gardenhire
  12. Janice Bowling
  13. Mark Green (Tennessee)
  14. John Stevens (Tennessee)
  15. Ferrell Haile

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Jim Kyle

Republican

  1. Ron Ramsey
  2. Ken Yager
  3. Doug Overbey
  4. Mark Norris
  5. Frank Niceley

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

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Tennessee State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Tennessee House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Tennessee House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 34 27
     Republican Party 64 71
     Independent 0 1
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 99 99

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 99 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Jon Lundberg
  2. Tony Shipley
  3. Kent Williams, Tennessee Representative
  4. David Hawk
  5. Matthew Hill (Tennessee)
  6. Art Swann
  7. Mike Harrison
  8. Jeremy Faison
  9. Ryan Haynes
  10. Joe Armstrong
  11. Bill Dunn
  12. Andrew Holt
  13. Tim Wirgau
  14. Bill Sanderson
  15. Jim Gotto
  16. Sheila Butt
  17. Mark Pody
  18. Mike Sparks (Tennessee)
  19. Kelly Keisling
  20. Ryan Williams (Tennessee)
  21. John W. Forgety
  22. Cameron Sexton
  23. John Ragan
  24. Richard B. Womick
  25. Joanne Favors
  26. Mike Stewart (Tennessee)
  27. John Windle
  28. Brenda Gilmore
  29. John Tidwell
  30. Charles Curtiss
  31. Judd Matheny
  32. Johnny Shaw
  33. Joe Towns Jr.
  34. Larry Miller (Tennessee representative)
  35. Gary Odom
  36. Sherry Jones (Tennessee)
  37. David Shepard (Tennessee)
  38. Craig Fitzhugh
  39. Johnnie Turner (Tennessee)
  40. Barbara Cooper
  41. Karen Camper
  42. John DeBerry Jr.
  43. Lois DeBerry
  44. G.A. Hardaway
  45. Harry Brooks (Tennessee)
  46. Robert Ramsey
  47. Jimmy Matlock
  48. Eric Watson
  49. Kevin Brooks
  50. Richard Floyd
  51. Gerald McCormick
  52. Vince Dean
  53. Dennis Roach (Tennessee)
  54. Joe Carr
  55. Joshua Evans
  56. Pat Marsh
  57. Terri Lynn Weaver
  58. Steve McDaniel
  59. Beth Harwell
  60. Jimmy Eldridge
  61. Charles Sargent, Jr.
  62. Glen Casada
  63. Mark White (Tennessee)
  64. Curtis Johnson (Tennessee)
  65. Curtis Halford
  66. Barrett Rich
  67. Joe Pitts (Tennessee)
  68. Vance Dennis
  69. Ron Lollar
  70. Curry Todd
  71. Stephen McManus
  72. Jim Coley
  73. Dennis Powers (Tennessee)
  74. Antonio Parkinson
  75. David Alexander (Tennessee)
  76. Michael Turner (Tennessee)
  77. Steve Hall (Tennessee)

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Tennessee House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Gloria Johnson (Tennessee)
  2. Darren Jernigan
  3. Harold Love
  4. Jason Powell
  5. Bo Mitchell

Republican

  1. Billy Spivey
  2. James Van Huss
  3. Kent Calfee
  4. William Lamberth
  5. Susan Lynn
  6. Barry Doss
  7. Mary Littleton
  8. Debra Moody
  9. Roger Kane
  10. Timothy Hill
  11. Tilman Goins
  12. Dawn White
  13. Jeremy Durham
  14. Ron Travis
  15. Andrew Farmer
  16. Courtney Rogers
  17. Mike Carter (Tennessee representative)
  18. Dale Carr

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Jason Powell

Republican

  1. Jeremy Durham
  2. Roger Kane
  3. Billy Spivey
  4. Barry Doss
  5. Debra Moody

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

  1. Joe Armstrong
  2. Joanne Favors
  3. Mike Stewart (Tennessee)
  4. John Windle
  5. Brenda Gilmore
  6. John Tidwell
  7. Charles Curtiss
  8. Johnny Shaw
  9. Joe Towns Jr.
  10. Larry Miller (Tennessee representative)
  11. Gary Odom
  12. Sherry Jones (Tennessee)
  13. David Shepard (Tennessee)
  14. Craig Fitzhugh
  15. Johnnie Turner (Tennessee)
  16. Barbara Cooper
  17. Karen Camper
  18. John DeBerry Jr.
  19. Lois DeBerry
  20. G.A. Hardaway
  21. Joe Pitts (Tennessee)
  22. Antonio Parkinson
  23. Gloria Johnson (Tennessee)
  24. Darren Jernigan
  25. Harold Love
  26. Jason Powell
  27. Michael Turner (Tennessee)
  28. Bo Mitchell

Republican

  1. Jon Lundberg
  2. Tony Shipley
  3. David Hawk
  4. Matthew Hill (Tennessee)
  5. Art Swann
  6. Mike Harrison
  7. Jeremy Faison
  8. Ryan Haynes
  9. Bill Dunn
  10. Andrew Holt
  11. Tim Wirgau
  12. Bill Sanderson
  13. Sheila Butt
  14. Billy Spivey
  15. Mark Pody
  16. Mike Sparks (Tennessee)
  17. Kelly Keisling
  18. Ryan Williams (Tennessee)
  19. John W. Forgety
  20. Cameron Sexton
  21. John Ragan
  22. Richard B. Womick
  23. Judd Matheny
  24. Harry Brooks (Tennessee)
  25. Robert Ramsey
  26. Jimmy Matlock
  27. Eric Watson
  28. Kevin Brooks
  29. Richard Floyd
  30. Gerald McCormick
  31. Vince Dean
  32. Dennis Roach (Tennessee)
  33. Joe Carr
  34. Joshua Evans
  35. Pat Marsh
  36. Terri Lynn Weaver
  37. Steve McDaniel
  38. Beth Harwell
  39. Jimmy Eldridge
  40. Charles Sargent, Jr.
  41. Glen Casada
  42. Mark White (Tennessee)
  43. Curtis Johnson (Tennessee)
  44. Curtis Halford
  45. Barrett Rich
  46. Vance Dennis
  47. Ron Lollar
  48. Curry Todd
  49. Stephen McManus
  50. Jim Coley
  51. Dennis Powers (Tennessee)
  52. James Van Huss
  53. Kent Calfee
  54. William Lamberth
  55. Susan Lynn
  56. Barry Doss
  57. Mary Littleton
  58. Debra Moody
  59. Roger Kane
  60. Timothy Hill
  61. Tilman Goins
  62. Dawn White
  63. Jeremy Durham
  64. Ron Travis
  65. Andrew Farmer
  66. Courtney Rogers
  67. Mike Carter (Tennessee representative)
  68. David Alexander (Tennessee)
  69. Steve Hall (Tennessee)
  70. Dale Carr

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Lois DeBerry
  2. Karen Camper
  3. Joe Pitts (Tennessee)
  4. Gary Odom
  5. Brenda Gilmore
  6. Johnnie Turner (Tennessee)
  7. Joe Towns Jr.
  8. G.A. Hardaway
  9. John DeBerry Jr.
  10. Michael Turner (Tennessee)
  11. Joe Armstrong
  12. Mike Stewart (Tennessee)
  13. Harold Love
  14. Antonio Parkinson

Republican

  1. Curry Todd
  2. Mark White (Tennessee)
  3. Curtis Halford
  4. Steve McDaniel
  5. Curtis Johnson (Tennessee)
  6. Pat Marsh
  7. Glen Casada
  8. Beth Harwell
  9. Mark Pody
  10. Charles Sargent, Jr.
  11. Jeremy Durham
  12. Joshua Evans
  13. Roger Kane
  14. Susan Lynn
  15. Ron Lollar
  16. Stephen McManus
  17. Jon Lundberg
  18. Art Swann
  19. Mike Harrison
  20. Tilman Goins
  21. Bill Dunn
  22. Harry Brooks (Tennessee)
  23. Robert Ramsey
  24. Kevin Brooks
  25. Gerald McCormick
  26. Mike Carter (Tennessee representative)
  27. Ron Travis
  28. Dennis Roach (Tennessee)
  29. Jim Coley
  30. Dennis Powers (Tennessee)
  31. Joe Carr
  32. Dale Carr

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Kent Williams, Tennessee Representative
  2. Daniel Lewis (Tennessee)
  3. Nick H. Cazana
  4. Robert Duvall
  5. James Hart (Tennessee)
  6. W. Rodger Cooksey
  7. Allen R. Cole
  8. Virgil Kidwell
  9. Kenneth W. Buser
  10. John C. Johnson (Tennessee)
  11. John Crandall
  12. George Thomas Hill
  13. John Bragorgos
  14. Artie Smith
  15. Rick Wilson (Tennessee)
  16. Suzanne Parker
  17. Calvin Cassady
  18. Bryan Moneyhun
  19. Susan Shann

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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