2016 Tennessee Senate election

none related races 2016 United States state legislative elections June 2026 January 2025 2016 Tennessee Senate election Tennessee legislative 2014 2018 Tennessee Senate election 2018 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate 17 November 8, 2016 File:Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (cropped).jpg Ron Ramsey(retired) Republican Party (United States) 4th district 28 28 802,362 80.82% 9.62% File:Lee Harris, Shelby County mayor in 2018.jpg Lee Harris Democratic Party (United States) 29th district 5 12 5 172,753 17.40% 8.78% 330px#F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold#d0d0d0 No Election Results by gains and holds 330px #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #a80000 >90% #0d0596 >90% Results by winning party vote share Speaker Ron Ramsey Republican Party (United States) Randy McNally Republican Party (United States) 2014 Tennessee Senate election The 2016 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2016.2016-08-05 2016 Primary election unofficial results https://tseaonline.org/2016-primary-election-unofficial-results/ 2024-01-19 TSEA en-USTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Retirements Republicans District 4: Ron Ramsey, lieutenant governor of Tennessee.Sisk Chas Farmer Blake 2016-03-16 Ron Ramsey, Powerful Figure In Tennessee Politics For Two Decades, Ready To Just Be Granddad https://wpln.org/post/ron-ramsey-powerful-figure-in-tennessee-politics-for-two-decades-ready-to-just-be-granddad/ 2024-01-19 WPLN News en-US Predictions +SourceRankingAs ofGoverning2016-05-18 Handicapping the 2016 State Legislative Races https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-democrats-look-regain-ground-legislatures.html 2024-03-04 Governing enSafe RMay 18, 2016 Results summary PartyCandidatesVotesSeatsNo. Number %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–Republican15802,36280.8228151528Democratic6172,75317.405115Independent117,6401.780000Write-in110.000000Total992,75610033181833Source: Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 80.82 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 17.40 Other #777777 1.77Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 84.85 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 15.15 Closest race Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed. However, this race was the closest in the Senate election: DistrictWinnerMarginDistrict 10 data-sort-value=1 11.74% District 2 2016 Tennessee's 2nd Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 2 2012 2018 Tennessee Senate election#District 2 (special) 2018 (special) November 8, 2016 100px File:J. Douglas Overbey official photo.jpg Doug Overbey (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Doug Overbey Republican Party (US) Doug Overbey Republican Party (US) 66,262 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Doug Overbey, incumbent senator Scott Williams, veteran and small business owner Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Doug Overbey (incumbent) 8,126 61.19% Republican Party (United States) Scott Williams 5,155 38.81% 13,281 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Doug Overbey (incumbent) 66,262 100.00% 66,262 100.00% District 4 2016 Tennessee's 4th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 4 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 4 2020 November 8, 2016 100px 3x4.svg Jon Lundberg (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Ron Ramsey Republican Party (US) Jon Lundberg Republican Party (US) 100.00% 60,516 Republican primary Candidates John Paul Blevins Neal Kerney, veteran and small business owner2021-04-11 Neal Kerney for Tennessee State Representative District 3 – Conservative leadership for serious times https://nealkerney.com/#about 2024-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034239/https://nealkerney.com/#about 2021-04-11 Jon Lundberg, state representative for the 1st district Tony Shipley, state representative for the 2nd district Declined Ron Ramsey, incumbent senator and Speaker of the Senate (retiring) Republican primary results Jon Lundberg Republican Party (United States) 7,019 55.21% Tony Shipley Republican Party (United States) 2,684 21.11% Neal Kerney Republican Party (United States) 2,629 20.68% John Paul Blevins Republican Party (United States) 381 3.00% 12,713 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Jon Lundberg 60,516 100.00% 60,516 100.00% District 6 2016 Tennessee's 6th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 6 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 6 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File: Becky Massey (52508706410) (3x4a).jpg Becky Duncan Massey (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Becky Duncan Massey Republican Party (US) Becky Duncan Massey Republican Party (US) 100.00% 62,688 Republican primary Candidates Becky Duncan Massey, incumbent senator Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 5,563 100.00% 5,563 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 62,688 100.00% 62,688 100.00% District 8 2016 Tennessee's 8th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 8 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 8 2020 November 8, 2016 100px 3x4.svg Frank Niceley (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Frank Niceley Republican Party (US) Frank Niceley Republican Party (US) 100.00% 49,440 Republican primary Frank Niceley, incumbent senator Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Frank Niceley (incumbent) 11,114 100.00% 11,114 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Frank Niceley (incumbent) 49,440 100.00% 49,440 100.00% District 10 2016 Tennessee's 10th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 10 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 10 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File:Todd Gardenhire.jpg Todd Gardenhire Republican Party (US) File:Blank 1x1.png Senator Todd Gardenhire Republican Party (US) Todd Gardenhire Republican Party (US) File:Tennessee 10th senate district results 2016.svg County results Gardenhire: #C21B18 80–90%Wilkinson: #7996E2 50–60% 39,308 55.87% 31,043 44.13% Democratic Party (US) Khristy Wilkinson 100px Republican primary Candidates Todd Gardenhire, incumbent senatorRepublican primary results Republican Party (United States) Todd Gardenhire (incumbent) 6,058 100.00% 6,058 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Ty O'Grady, entrepreneur and college professor2016-08-03 OGrady2016 – OGrady for State Senate http://ogrady2016.com/ 2024-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160803123315/http://ogrady2016.com/ 2016-08-03 Khristy Wilkinson2016-12-03 About - Friends of Khristy Wilkinson http://www.khristywilkinson.org/about 2024-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20161203180126/http://www.khristywilkinson.org/about 2016-12-03 Nick Wilkinson, director of the Chattanooga Office of Economic Development2016-09-07 About - Nick Wilkinson for State Senate http://www.nick4tn.com/about 2024-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160907134631/http://www.nick4tn.com/about 2016-09-07 Democratic primary results Democratic Party (US) Khristy Wilkinson 2,662 43.58% Democratic Party (US) Nick Wilkinson 2,111 34.56% Democratic Party (US) Ty O'Grady 1,335 21.86% 6,108 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Todd Gardenhire (incumbent) 39,308 55.87% Democratic Party (United States) Khristy Wilkinson 31,043 44.13% 70,351 100.00% District 12 2016 Tennessee's 12th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 14 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 14 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File:State Senator Ken Yager (cropped).jpg Ken Yager (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Ken Yager Republican Party (US) Ken Yager Republican Party (US) 55,219 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Ken Yager, incumbent senator Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ken Yager (incumbent) 12,860 100.00% 12,860 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Ken Yager (incumbent) 55,219 100.00% 55,219 100.00% District 14 2016 Tennessee's 14th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 14 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 14 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File: Jim Tracy 2012.jpg Jim Tracy Republican Party (US) File:Blank 1x1.png Senator Jim Tracy Republican Party (US) Jim Tracy Republican Party (US) File:Tennessee's 14th senate district results 2016.svg Results by county Tracy: #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% 53,082 74.41% 18,259 25.59% Democratic Party (US) Gayle Jordan 100px 180px Republican primary Candidates Jim Tracy, incumbent senator Matt Randolph, retail manager Steve Lane, teacherSteve Lane https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Lane 2024-01-20 Ballotpedia en Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Jim Tracy (incumbent) 10,817 81.63% Republican Party (US) Steve Lane 1,681 12.68% Republican Party (US) Matt Randolph 754 5.69% 13,252 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Gayle Jordan, attorney Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Gayle Jordan 2,767 100.00% 2,767 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Jim Tracy (incumbent) 53,082 74.41% Democratic Party (United States) Gayle Jordan 18,259 25.59% 71,341 100.00% District 16 2016 Tennessee's 16th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 16 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 16 2020 November 8, 2016 100px 3x4.svg Janice Bowling Republican Party (US) 3x4.svg Senator Janice Bowling Republican Party (US) Janice Bowling Republican Party (US) File:Tennessee 16th senate district results 2016.svg Results by county Bowling: #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Winton: #7996E2 50–60% 46,846 67.84% 22,205 32.16% Democratic Party (US) Mike Winton 100px 320px Republican primary Candidates Janice Bowling, incumbent senator Michael Shane Wilcher, member of the Warren County Commission from the 3rd districtMichael Shane Wilcher https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Shane_Wilcher 2024-01-20 Ballotpedia en Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Janice Bowling (incumbent) 10,235 81.74% Republican Party (United States) Scott Williams 2,287 18.26% 12,522 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Mike Winton, businessman2018-11-02 About – Mike Winton for State House 47 https://votemikewinton.com/aboutmike/ 2024-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102120138/https://votemikewinton.com/aboutmike/ 2018-11-02 Alice Demetreon, retired corrections officer Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Mike Winton 3,342 70.27% Democratic Party (United States) Alice Demetreon 1,414 29.73% 4,756 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Janice Bowling (incumbent) 46,846 67.84% Democratic Party (United States) Mike Winton 22,205 32.16% 69,051 100.00% District 18 2016 Tennessee's 18th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 18 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 18 2020 November 8, 2016 100px 3x4.svg Ferrell Haile (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Ferrell Haile Republican Party (US) Ferrell Haile Republican Party (US) 64,220 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Ferrell Haile, incumbent senator Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ferrell Haile (incumbent) 10,326 100.00% 10,326 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Ferrell Haile (incumbent) 64,220 100.00% 64,220 100.00% District 20 2016 Tennessee's 20th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 20 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 20 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File:Steven Dickerson.png Steven Dickerson Republican Party (US) File:Blank 1x1.png Senator Steven Dickerson Republican Party (US) Steven Dickerson Republican Party (US) File:2016 Tennessee Senate District 20 election.svg Precinct resultsDickerson: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Coleman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #0D0596 >90% 52,966 56.26% 41,172 43.74% Democratic Party (US) Erin Coleman 100px 225pxThe 20th senate district was based in Davidson County, and encompassed many of Nashville's wealthy inner suburbs, including Forest Hills, Belle Meade, and parts of Oak Hill and Goodlettsville. The district had been represented by Republican Steven Dickerson. Incumbent Steven Dickerson won both the primary and the general election comfortably, receiving 59.9% of the vote in the primary and 56.3% in the general election. In the concurrent 2016 presidential race, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton narrowly carried this district, winning by 0.2%.2016 Tennessee State Senate Elections Presidential Data https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::27bf41c0-fbbf-4aec-a1fc-85b628c12d86 2026-02-21 Daves Redistricting en Republican primary Candidates Steven Dickerson, incumbent senator Ron McDow, Tennessee delegate at the 2016 Republican National ConventionRon McDow https://ballotpedia.org/Ron_McDow 2024-01-20 Ballotpedia en Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Steven Dickerson (incumbent) 5,222 59.94% Republican Party (United States) Ron McDow 3,490 40.06% 8,712 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Erin Coleman, attorney Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Erin Coleman 8,788 100.00% 8,788 100.00% General election General election Steven Dickerson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 52,966 56.26% Erin Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 41,172 43.74% Joseph H. Johnston (write-in) Write-in 1 0.00% 54,287 100.00% District 22 2016 Tennessee's 22nd Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 22 2012 2019 Tennessee elections#District 22 2019 (special) November 8, 2016 100px File:Mark Green, official portrait, 116th Congress (3x4).jpg Mark Green Republican Party (US) 3x4.svg Senator Mark Green Republican Party (US) Mark Green Republican Party (US) 225px County results 225px Precinct results Green: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Cutting: #7996E2 50–60% 41,497 67.04% 20,406 32.96% Democratic Party (US) David L. Cutting 100px 225px The 22nd senate district was based in Clarksville, where it covered Montgomery County, as well as Stewart and Houston Counties. The district had been represented by Republican Mark Green. Incumbent Mark Green won both the primary and the general election easily, receiving 84.2% of the vote in the primary and 67.0% in the general election. In the concurrent 2016 presidential race, Republican nominee Donald Trump comfortably carried this district, which he received 58.1% of the vote. Mark Green ran well ahead of Trump across the district, easily outperforming him overall and posting especially strong margins in Montgomery County. Republican primary Candidates Mark Green, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Lori L. Smith, small business owner, Clarksville fencingLori Smith: State Senate District 22 candidate https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/12/lori-smith-state-senate-district-22-candidate/86990558/ 2024-02-06 The Leaf-Chronicle en-US Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Mark Green (incumbent) 6,183 84.17% Republican Party (United States) Lori L. Smith 1,163 15.83% 7,346 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates David L. Cutting, retired architectural engineer and small business ownerDavid Cutting: Candidate for State Senate District 22 https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/20/david-cutting-candidate-state-senate-district-22/87354072/ 2024-02-06 The Leaf-Chronicle en-US Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) David L. Cutting 2,692 100.00% 2,692 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Mark Green (incumbent) 41,497 67.04% Democratic Party (United States) David L. Cutting 20,406 32.96% 61,903 100.00% By county CountyGreen%Cutting%TotalHouston2,07069.72%89930.28%2,969Montgomery35,63165.99%18,36234.01%53,993Stewart3,79676.83%1,14523.17%4,941 District 24 2016 Tennessee's 24th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 24 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 24 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File:John Stevens CPAC.jpg John Stevens (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator John Stevens Republican Party (US) John Stevens Republican Party (US) 46,945 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John Stevens, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) John Stevens (incumbent) 9,474 100.00% 9,474 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) John Stevens (incumbent) 46,945 100.00% 46,945 100.00% District 26 2016 Tennessee's 26th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 26 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 26 2020 November 8, 2016 100px Dolores Gresham (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Dolores Gresham Republican Party (US) Dolores Gresham Republican Party (US) 54,210 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Dolores Gresham, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Bob Shutt, mayor of Savannah, Tennessee2016-02-16 Bob Shutt to challenge Gresham for senate seat https://www.actionnews5.com/story/31225706/bob-shutt-to-challenge-gresham-for-senate-seat 2024-02-06 en Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Dolores Gresham (incumbent) 9,938 52.79% Republican Party (United States) Bob Shutt 8,889 47.21% 18,827 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Dolores Gresham (incumbent) 54,210 100.00% 54,210 100.00% District 28 2016 Tennessee's 28th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 28 2012 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 28 2020 November 8, 2016 100px File:Joey Hensley.jpg Joey Hensley Republican Party (US) 3x4.svg Senator Joey Hensley Republican Party (US) Joey Hensley Republican Party (US) 51,251 74.59% 17,460 25.41% Independent politician Joey Norman 100px Republican primary Candidates Joey Hensley, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Joey Hensley (incumbent) 9,260 100% 9,260 100% Independent candidate Joey Norman, firefighterJoey Norman is your State Senate Choice in the General Election in November https://www.lawrenceburgnow.com/080316joey.html 2024-02-06 www.lawrenceburgnow.com General election General election Republican Party (United States) Joey Hensley (incumbent) 51,251 74.59% Independent politician Joey Norman 17,460 25.41% 68,711 100.00% District 30 2016 Tennessee's 30th Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2014 Tennessee Senate election#District 30 2014 2020 Tennessee Senate election#District 30 2020 November 8, 2016 100px Sarah Kyle.jpg Sara Kyle (Uncontested) Democratic Party (US) Senator Sara Kyle Democratic Party (US) Sara Kyle Democratic Party (US) 39,668 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Sara Kyle, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Beverly Marrero, former 30th district senatorPoe Ryan Cash flows to Memphis incumbents in state Senate, House races https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/government/city/2016/07/14/cash-flows-to-memphis-incumbents-in-state-senate-house-races/90570202/ 2024-02-06 The Commercial Appeal en-US Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Sara Kyle (incumbent) 7,607 75.42% Democratic Party (United States) Beverly Marrero 2,479 24.58% 10,086 100.00% General election General election Democratic Party (United States) Sara Kyle (incumbent) 39,668 100.00% 39,668 100.00% District 32 2016 Tennessee's 32nd Senate district election Tennessee presidential no 2012 Tennessee Senate election#District 32 2012 2019 Tennessee elections#District 32 2019 (special) November 8, 2016 100px File:Mark Norris Sr. (Judge) (cropped).jpg Mark Norris (Uncontested) Republican Party (US) Senator Mark Norris Republican Party (US) Mark Norris Republican Party (US) 57,912 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Mark Norris, incumbent senatorTennessee State Senate elections, 2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2016 2024-01-18 Ballotpedia en Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Mark Norris (incumbent) 15,273 100.00% 15,273 100.00% General election General election Republican Party (United States) Mark Norris (incumbent) 57,912 100.00% 57,912 100.00% See also 2016 Tennessee elections 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election References Senate Tennessee Senate Category:Tennessee Senate elections