2022 Tennessee Senate election
Election to 17 of 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate will be held on November 8, 2022. The election will be concurrent with the governor's election, and election of 99 State House members. The primary election will be held on August 4, 2022.[1]
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| Elections in Tennessee |
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Retirements
Republicans
- District 9: Mike Bell is retiring.[2]
- District 31: Brian Kelsey is retiring. [3]
Democrats
- District 19: Brenda Gilmore is retiring.[4]
Overview
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| District 1 | Mike Bell | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent redistricted from the 9th district. Incumbent retiring[2] |
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| District 3 | Rusty Crowe | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 5 | Randy McNally | Republican | 1986 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 7 | Richard Briggs | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 9 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent redistricted from the 1st District. Incumbent running. |
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| District 11 | Bo Watson | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 13 | Dawn White | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 15 | Paul Bailey | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 17 | Mark Pody | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent running. | |
| District 19 | Brenda Gilmore | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent is retiring. |
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| District 21 | Jeff Yarbro | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 23 | Kerry Roberts | Republican | 2015 | Incumbent redistricted from the 25th district. Incumbent running. |
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| District 25 | Ed Jackson | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent redistricted from the 27th district. Incumbent running. |
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| District 27 | Jack Johnson | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent redistricted from the 23rd district. Incumbent running. |
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| District 29 | Raumesh Akbari | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent running. |
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| District 31 | Brian Kelsey | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent retiring.[3] |
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| District 33 | London Lamar | Democratic | 2022 (Appointed) | Incumbent appointed, incumbent is running. |
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District 1
The incumbent is Republican Mike Bell , who was redistricted from the 9th district, where he won with 77.7% of the vote against Democrat, Carl Lansden. Bell announced his retirement from the Senate. [2]
Declared
- Patricia Waters
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Patricia Waters | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Declared
- Dennis Beavers, Trump Administration official for the USDA
- Mark Hall, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 24th district.
- J. Adam Lowe, Conservative talk radio host, candidate for Tennessee Senate in 2014, candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives in 2014, Vice Chairman of the Bradley County Commission.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dennis Beavers | |||
| Republican | Mark Hall | |||
| Republican | J. Adam Lowe | |||
| Total votes | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | TBD | |||
| Democratic | Patricia Waters (presumptive) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 3
The incumbent is Republican Rusty Crowe, who was re-elected with 100% of the vote in 2018 with no opposition. He is running for re-election.
Declared
- Kate Craig, First Congressional District Chair for the Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Association (May 2019-present), former chair of the Washington County Democratic Party (May 2017 - May 2021), and former candidate for Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party
Declined
- Brad Batt, candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives in 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Craig | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Declared
- Rusty Crowe, incumbent Senator (1990-present) [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rusty Crowe | |||
| Total votes | ||||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rusty Crowe (presumptive) | |||
| Democratic | Kate Craig (presumptive) | |||
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Notes
References
- "2022 Election Calendar". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- "State Sen Mike Bell announces intent not to run for re-election in 2022". Daily Post Athenian.
- "Sen. Brian Kelsey not running for reelection". Action News 5. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- "Longtime Nashville lawmaker Brenda Gilmore announces retirement from Tennessee Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- Houk, Robert (13 December 2021). "Long-serving state senator to seek re-election in 2022". www.johnsoncitypress.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Petition List" (PDF). Davidson County Election Commission. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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