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This page displays election information for the Tennessee State Senate.

Elections

Tennessee state senators serve staggered, four-year terms and half of the Senate is up for election every two years. Tennessee holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

2024

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 1, 2024. The filing deadline was April 4, 2024.

In the 2024 elections, the partisan balance of the Tennessee State Senate did not change.

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 6 6
     Republican Party 27 27
Total 33 33

2022

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2022. The filing deadline was April 14, 2022. The filing deadline was originally scheduled for April 7, 2022, but was rescheduled for May 5, 2022, after a judicial panel ordered the Senate maps be redrawn. This decision was appealed and reversed and the filing deadline for the state Senate was changed to April 14, 2022. [1][2]

In the 2022 elections, the partisan balance of the Tennessee State Senate did not change.

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 6 6
     Republican Party 27 27
Total 33 33

2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Tennessee State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2020. The filing deadline was April 2, 2020.

In the 2020 elections, the Republican majority in the Tennessee State Senate decreased by one senator.

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 5 6
     Republican Party 28 27
Total 33 33

2018

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on August 2, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 5, 2018.[3]

In the 2018 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Tennessee State Senate from 26-4 to 28-5.

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 4 5
     Republican Party 26 28
     Vacancy 3 0
Total 33 33

2016

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016. A total of 16 seats out of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 28-5 majority. No changes occurred to the partisan balance of the chamber.

Tennessee State Senate
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 5 5
     Republican Party 28 28
Total 33 33


Historical party control

Republicans won control of the Tennessee State Senate in 2004. In 2024, they won a 27-6 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Tennessee Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Tennessee State Senate election results: 1992-2024

Year '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 '20 '22 '24
Democrats 19 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 14 13 7 6 5 5 6 6 6
Republicans 14 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 19 20 26 27 28 28 27 27 27

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Tennessee was under the following types of trifecta control:

  • Democratic trifecta: 1992-1994, 2003-2004
  • Republican trifecta: 2011-2023
  • Divided government: 1995-2002, 2005-2010

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D R D D D D D D D D R R S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tennessean, "Tennessee Supreme Court reverses lower court order blocking state's new Senate map," April 13, 2022
  2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petition Information," accessed April 11, 2022
  3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Key Dates for the 2018 Election Cycle," accessed September 6, 2017
  4. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 2, 2013
  5. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2008 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  6. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2006 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2004 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2002 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  9. ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2000 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
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