2012 Tennessee elections

none 2012 Tennessee elections Tennessee presidential no 2014 2010 September 2023 November 2020 Tennessee state elections in 2012 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 2, 2012. Presidential election President of the United States 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary thumb|350px|alt=Final results by county|Final results by county: #e81b22 Romney #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #3233fd Obama #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% In 2012, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the state with 59.42% of the vote to Incumbent Democratic President Obama's 39.04%. The presidential primaries were held on March 6, 2012. Rick Santorum won Tennessee's Republican primary over former governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the Democratic primary, running unopposed. Results + 2012 United States presidential election in TennesseePartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,462,330 59.42% 11 Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 960,709 39.04% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 18,623 0.67% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 6,515 0.26% 0 Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 6,022 0.24% 0 Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 2,639 0.11% 0 American Third Position Merlin Miller Virginia D. Abernethy 1,739 0.07% 0 Totals 2,458,577 100.00% 11 March 6, 2012, Primary Results 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary Tennessee presidential no 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 03 06 File:President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg x160px Barack Obama 017dcf Illinois 80,357 88.48% 82 File:Uncommitted Delegates portrait.svg Uncommitted 000000 grey N/A 10,497 11.51% 0 Primary results by countyObama: #2293c3 60–65% #1e83ae 65–70% #1b7298 70–75% #176282 75–80% #13526d 80–85% #0f4157 85–90% #0b3141 90–95% #08202b 95–100% 82 pledged delegates to the2012 Democratic National Convention File:2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primaryDemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200719133655/https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf July 19, 2020 Tennessee Secretary of StateCandidateVotes%DelegatesBarack Obama (incumbent)80,70588.48%82Uncommitted10,49711.51% rowspan="2" John Wolfe Jr. (write-in)70.01%Total91,209100%82 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary Tennessee presidential no 2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 2008 2012 03 06 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 2016 Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 29 205,809 37.11% 300px County winner 300px Vote share 1 300px #008000 Santorum#ff6600 Romney#800080 Gingrich Santorum #aae5aa 30 – 40% #87de87 40 – 50% #5fd35f 50 – 60% Romney #ffcca9 30 – 40% Gingrich #f0dbeb 30 – 40% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 14 155,630 28.06% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 9 132,889 23.96% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 50,156 9.04% 008000 ff6600 800080 ffcc00 x125px 58 Republican National Convention delegates + 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primaryhttp://state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2012-03/RepPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf Election results March 2012. County totals 2012-03-29 2012-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120418185624/http://state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2012-03/RepPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf dead Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/primaries/states/tennessee.html Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results NYTimes.com CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/TN Tennessee - CNN CNN 30 December 2022 FOXhttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/tennessee-primary-super-tuesday Tennessee - Fox News Fox News 2012-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407081053/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/tennessee-primary-super-tuesday 2012-04-07 dead 14px Rick Santorum 205,809 37.11% 29 27 26 Mitt Romney 155,630 28.06% 14 15 12 Newt Gingrich 132,889 23.96% 9 8 9 Ron Paul 50,156 9.04% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,966 0.35% 0 0 0 Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,895 0.34% 0 0 0 Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,239 0.22% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 881 0.16% 0 0 0 Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 572 0.10% 0 0 0 Uncommitted 3,536 0.64% 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 6 8 9 Total: 554,573 100.00% 58 58 58 United States Congress Senate 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee thumb|350px|alt=Final results by county|Final results by county: #e81b22 Corker #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #3233fd Clayton #7996e2 50–60% Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker won a second term in a landslide, carrying all but two counties in the state. Results United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2012State of Tennessee. November 6, 2012. General Election Bob Corker (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,506,443 64.89% +14.18% Democratic Party (United States) Mark Clayton 705,882 30.41% -17.59% Green Party (United States) Martin Pleasant 38,472 1.66% +1.52% Independent (United States) Shaun Crowell 20,936 0.90% N/A Constitution Party (United States) Kermit Steck 18,620 0.80% N/A Independent (United States) James Higdon 8,085 0.35% N/A Independent (United States) Michael Joseph Long 8,080 0.35% N/A Independent (United States) Troy Stephen Scoggin 7,148 0.31% N/A Independent (United States) David Gatchell 6,523 0.28% N/A n/a Write-ins 1,288 0.05% N/A 2,321,477 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) August 2, 2012, Primary Results thumb|250px|Results by county: #3A89CB Mark Clayton #FFB2B2 Gary G. Davis #82BC5E Park Overall #FECB17 David Hancock Democratic primary results Mark E. Clayton Democratic Party (United States) 48,126 29.99% Gary Gene Davis Democratic Party (United States) 24,789 15.45% Park Overall Democratic Party (United States) 24,263 15.12% Larry Crim Democratic Party (United States) 17,383 10.83% Benjamin Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 16,369 10.20% David Hancock Democratic Party (United States) 16,167 10.08 Thomas Owens Democratic Party (United States) 13,366 8.33 160,463 100.00 Tennessee Republican primaryhttp://elections.tn.gov/results.php?ByOffice=United%20States%20Senate Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results August 2, 2012 Secretary of State of Tennessee Bob Corker (Incumbent) Republican Party (US) 389,483 85.25% Zach Poskevich Republican Party (US) 28,299 6.19% Fred Anderson Republican Party (US) 15,942 3.49% Mark Twain Clemens Republican Party (US) 11,788 2.58% Brenda Lenard Republican Party (US) 11,378 2.49% 456,890 100.00% House of Representatives 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee thumb|350px|alt=District results|District results: #e81b22 Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #3233fd Democratic #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts. Results District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates TN 1 X Phil Roe Phil Roe (politician) 2008 Incumbent re-elected. Phil Roe Phil Roe (politician) (Republican) 76.1% Alan Woodruff (Democratic) 19.9% Karen Brackett (Independent) 2.0% TN 2 X Jimmy Duncan Jimmy Duncan (politician) 1988 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. Jimmy Duncan Jimmy Duncan (politician) (Republican) 74.5% Troy Goodale (Democratic) 20.5% Greg Samples (Independent) 1.7% Paul Coker (Independent) Brandon Stewart (Independent) TN 3 X Chuck Fleischmann 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Chuck Fleischmann (Republican) 61.5% Mary Headrick (Democratic) 35.5% Matthew Deniston (Independent) 3.1% TN 4 X Scott DesJarlais 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Scott DesJarlais (Republican) 55.8% Eric Stewart (Democratic) 44.2% TN 5 X Jim Cooper 19821994 (retired)2002 Incumbent re-elected. Jim Cooper (Democratic) 65.2% Brad Staats (Republican) 32.8% John Miglietta (Green) 2.0% TN 6 X Diane Black 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Diane Black (Republican) 76.6% Robert Beasley (Independent) 14.4% Pat Riley (Green) 9.0% TN 7 X Marsha Blackburn 2002 Incumbent re-elected. Marsha Blackburn (Republican) 71.0% Credo Amouzouvik (Democratic) 24.0% Howard Switzer (Green) 1.8% Jack Arnold (Independent) 1.7% William Akin (Independent) 1.1% Lenny Ladner (Independent) 0.5% TN 8 X Stephen Fincher 2010 Incumbent re-elected. Stephen Fincher (Republican) 68.3% Timothy Dixon (Democratic) 28.4% James Hart (Independent) 2.2% Mark Rawles (Independent) 1.0% TN 9 X Steve Cohen Steve Cohen (politician) 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Steve Cohen Steve Cohen (politician) (Democratic) 75.1% George Flinn (Republican) 23.8% Brian Saulsberry (Independent) 0.6% Gregory Joiner (Independent) 0.5% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 60.55 Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 35.21 Other #777777 4.24House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 77.78 Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 22.22 State legislature State Senate 2012 Tennessee Senate electionTennessee General Assembly x200pxResults by senate districts Winners: #F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #d0d0d0 No election Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2012. After this election, Republicans had 26 seats while Democrats had 7 seats, with Republicans gaining six seats. State House of Representatives 2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election 500x500pxResults by State House districts Winners: #F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold #F08E4D Independent Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain #0671B0 Democratic gain The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 6, 2012. Republicans won 71 seats, while Democrats won 27 seats, and Independents won 1 seat. Republicans gained seven seats during this election. See also Elections in Tennessee Political party strength in Tennessee Tennessee Democratic Party Tennessee Republican Party Government of Tennessee 2012 United States elections References Tennessee