2016 Tennessee elections

2016 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2016 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 4, 2016.

Presidential election

President of the United States

Main articles: 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary, and 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

Final results by county:

  Trump

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Clinton

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

In 2016, 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, Incumbent United States Republican businessman, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 60.72% of the vote.

The presidential primaries were held on March 1, 2016. Donald Trump won the Republican primary victory, with second place being Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Former United States first lady, Hillary Clinton garnered the Democratic nomination, easily beating out Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Results

2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	1,522,925	60.72%
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	870,695	34.72%
	Independent	Gary Johnson	70,397	2.81%
	Independent	Jill Stein	15,993	0.64%
	Independent	Evan McMullin (write-in)	11,991	0.48%
	Independent	Mike Smith	7,276	0.29%
	Independent	Rocky De La Fuente	4,075	0.16%
	Independent	Alyson Kennedy	2,877	0.12%
	Write-in		1,798	0.07%
Total votes			2,508,027	100.00%

March 1, 2016, Primary Results

2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
67 Democratic National Convention delegates
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 44 23 Popular vote 245,930 120,800 Percentage 66.07% 32.45%
Results by county Clinton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Sanders:      50–60%

Tennessee Democratic primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate	Popular vote		Estimated delegates
	Count	Percentage	Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Hillary Clinton	245,930	66.07%	44	7	51
Bernie Sanders	120,800	32.45%	23	0	23
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn)	2,025	0.54%
Uncommitted	3,467	0.93%	0	1	1
Total	372,222	100%	67	8	75
Source:

2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
58 Republican National Convention delegates
Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio Home state New York Texas Florida Delegate count 33 16 9 Popular vote 333,180 211,471 181,274 Percentage 38.94% 24.71% 21.18%   Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich Home state Maryland Ohio Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 64,951 45,301 Percentage 7.59% 5.29%
Results by county   Donald Trump   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   Marco Rubio   30–40%

Tennessee Republican primary, March 1, 2016

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	333,180	38.94%	33	0	33
Ted Cruz	211,471	24.71%	16	0	16
Marco Rubio	181,274	21.18%	9	0	9
Ben Carson	64,951	7.59%	0	0	0
John Kasich	45,301	5.29%	0	0	0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn)	9,551	1.12%	0	0	0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)	2,415	0.28%	0	0	0
Rand Paul (withdrawn)	2,350	0.27%	0	0	0
Uncommitted	1,849	0.22%	0	0	0
Chris Christie (withdrawn)	1,256	0.15%	0	0	0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)	715	0.08%	0	0	0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	710	0.08%	0	0	0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)	267	0.03%	0	0	0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn)	253	0.03%	0	0	0
George Pataki (withdrawn)	186	0.02%	0	0	0
Unprojected delegates:			0	0	0
Total:	855,729	100.00%	58	0	58
Source: The Green Papers

United States Congress

House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

District results:

  Republican

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Democratic

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	198,293	78.37%	39,024	15.42%	15,708	6.21%	253,025	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	212,455	75.65%	68,401	24.35%	0	0.00%	280,856	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	176,613	66.39%	76,727	28.84%	12,666	4.76%	266,006	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	165,796	65.03%	89,141	34.97%	0	0.00%	254,937	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	102,433	37.45%	171,111	62.55%	0	0.00%	273,544	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	202,234	71.09%	61,995	21.79%	20,261	7.12%	284,490	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	200,407	72.22%	65,226	23.50%	11,880	4.28%	277,513	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	194,386	68.75%	70,925	25.09%	17,422	6.16%	282,733	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	41,123	18.87%	171,631	78.75%	5,203	2.39%	217,957	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,493,740	62.47%	814,181	34.05%	83,140	3.48%	2,391,061	100.0%

Popular vote Republican   62.47% Democratic   34.05% Other   3.48%

House seats Republican   77.78% Democratic   22.22%

State legislature

State Senate

Main article: 2016 Tennessee Senate election

See also: Tennessee General Assembly

Results by senate districts

Winners:

  Republican hold

  Democratic hold

  No election

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2016.

After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	15	802,362	80.82	28	15	15	28
	Democratic	6	172,753	17.40	5	1	1	5
	Independent	1	17,640	1.78	0	0	0	0
	Write-in	1	1	0.00	0	0	0	0
Total			992,756	100	33	18	18	33
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   80.82% Democratic   17.40% Other   1.77%

Senate seats up for election Republican   93.75% Democratic   6.25%

State House of Representatives

Main article: 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

Results by State House districts

Winners:

  Republican hold

  Democratic hold

  Republican gain

  Democratic gain

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 8, 2016.

Republicans won 74 seats, while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained a seat during this election.

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 4, 2016)

All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.

Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Roger A. Page retention election

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	302,145	70.88
No	124,118	29.12
Total votes	426,263	100.00

Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Holly M. Kirby retention election

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	303,275	71.00
No	123,846	29.00
Total votes	427,121	100.00

Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Jeffrey S. Bivins retention election

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	303,972	70.79
No	125,441	29.21
Total votes	429,413	100.00

See also

• Elections in Tennessee
• Political party strength in Tennessee
• Tennessee Democratic Party
• Tennessee Republican Party
• Government of Tennessee
• Tennessee Supreme Court
• 2016 United States elections