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Tennessee
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: March 3, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: March 3, 2020
Republican winner: Pending

Electoral College: 11 votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Tennessee on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.[1] Trump won the Republican primary.[2]

Tennessee was one of four states (alongside Arizona, Indiana, and Massachusetts) with 11 votes in the Electoral College, making it tied for 14th-most. Tennessee was carried by the Republican presidential nominee in every election between 2000 and 2016; the last Democrat to carry the state was Bill Clinton (D). Between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee was carried by the Republican presidential candidate in 50% of elections and by the Democratic candidate in 50%.

In the 2016 election, Trump carried Tennessee with 60.7% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 34.7%.

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Tennessee, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
60.7
 
1,852,475 11
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
37.5
 
1,143,711 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (Independent)
 
1.0
 
29,877 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
10,279 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Independent)
 
0.2
 
5,365 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Independent)
 
0.1
 
4,545 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Independent)
 
0.1
 
2,576 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Independent)
 
0.1
 
2,301 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Independent)
 
0.1
 
1,860 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.0
 
862 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,053,851



Primary election

Tennessee Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
41.7
 
215,390 36
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Bernie Sanders
 
25.0
 
129,168 22
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Michael Bloomberg
 
15.5
 
79,789 5
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Elizabeth Warren
 
10.4
 
53,732 1
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Pete Buttigieg
 
3.3
 
17,102 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
2.1
 
10,671 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.4
 
2,278 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.4
 
1,932 0
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Michael Bennet
 
0.3
 
1,650 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.2
 
1,097 0
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Cory Booker
 
0.2
 
953 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
0.1
 
498 0
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John Delaney
 
0.1
 
378 0
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Julián Castro
 
0.0
 
239 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.0
 
182 0
  Other
 
0.2
 
1,191 0

 Source

Total votes: 516,250 • Total pledged delegates: 64


Tennessee Republican presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
96.5
 
384,266 58
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Joe Walsh
 
1.0
 
4,178 0
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Bill Weld
 
1.0
 
3,922 0
  Other
 
1.5
 
5,948 0

 Source

Total votes: 398,314 • Total pledged delegates: 58


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Tennessee

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Tennessee modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures and voter identification rules for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Individuals "with a special vulnerability to COVID-19" and "caretakers for individuals with a special vulnerability to COVID-19" were deemed to meet the existing statutory criteria for absentee voting eligibility. A law requiring first-time voters to vote in person was temporarily suspended.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Tennessee held its Democratic primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Tennessee had an estimated 73 delegates comprised of 64 pledged delegates and nine superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[3] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[4] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Tennessee held its Republican primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Tennessee had an estimated 58 delegates. Delegate allocation was hybrid.
  • The Republican primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[5]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[6]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Tennessee

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Tennessee in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Tennessee, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Tennessee, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Tennessee Qualified parties 2,500 Fixed by statute N/A N/A 12/3/2019 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Tennessee, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Tennessee 275 Fixed by statute N/A N/A 8/20/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Tennessee, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 34.7% 870,695 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 60.7% 1,522,925 11
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.8% 70,397 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.6% 15,993 0
         Independent Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.2% 4,075 0
         Independent Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0.1% 2,877 0
         Independent Mike Smith/Daniel White 0.3% 7,276 0
         - Write-in votes 0.5% 13,789 0
    Total Votes 2,508,027 11
    Election results via: Tennessee Secretary of State

    Primary election

    Tennessee Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 66.1% 245,374 44
    Bernie Sanders 32.4% 120,360 23
    Martin O'Malley 0.6% 2,121 0
    Other 0.9% 3,466 0
    Totals 371,321 67
    Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN


    Tennessee Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 38.9% 332,823 33
    Ted Cruz 24.7% 211,234 16
    Marco Rubio 21.2% 181,059 9
    Ben Carson 7.6% 64,855 0
    John Kasich 5.3% 45,258 0
    Jeb Bush 1.1% 9,548 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.3% 2,418 0
    Rand Paul 0.3% 2,349 0
    Other 0.2% 1,849 0
    Chris Christie 0.1% 1,254 0
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 717 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 713 0
    Jim Gilmore 0% 269 0
    Lindsey Graham 0% 257 0
    George Pataki 0% 189 0
    Totals 854,792 58
    Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Tennessee, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 59.5% 1,462,330 11
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 39.1% 960,709 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.8% 18,623 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.3% 6,515 0
         Constitution Virgil Goode/James Clymer 0.2% 6,022 0
         N/A Ross Anderson 0.1% 2,639 0
    Total Votes 2,456,838 11
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: various write-ins and Merlin Miller.[7]

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Tennessee, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 56.9% 1,479,178 11
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 41.9% 1,087,437 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.4% 11,560 0
         Independent Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.3% 8,547 0
         Independent Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.3% 8,191 0
         Independent Cynthia McKinney 0.1% 2,499 0
    Total Votes 2,597,412 11
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: various write-ins, Brian Moore and Charles Jay.[8]

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Tennessee presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 15 Democratic wins
    • 17 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party D D D D D R D R D D D D D R R R D R R D R R R D D R R R R R R R


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Tennessee's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Tennessee, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Tennessee participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Tennessee voted for the winning presidential candidate 76.67 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[9]
    • Tennessee voted Democratic 50 percent of the time and Republican 50 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Tennessee, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Tennessee and Tennessee elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Tennessee voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    • Republicans held six of Tennessee's 18 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
    • Tennessee's governor was Republican Bill Lee.

    State legislature

    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

    Tennessee quick stats
    More Tennessee coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Tennessee
     TennesseeU.S.
    Total population:6,595,056316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):41,2353,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:77.8%73.6%
    Black/African American:16.8%12.6%
    Asian:1.6%5.1%
    Native American:0.3%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
    Two or more:2%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:4.9%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:85.5%86.7%
    College graduation rate:24.9%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$45,219$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:21.4%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

    https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ USA Today, "Tennessee Democratic Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    2. ↑ USA Today, "Tennessee Republican Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    5. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    6. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    7. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    8. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    9. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    10. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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