2022 Tennessee State Senate election
November 8, 2022
17 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Randy McNally Jeff Yarbro
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th district 21st district
Last election 27 seats 6 seats
Seats before 27 6
Seats won 27 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 546,264 207,273
Percentage 70.64% 26.81%
Swing Decrease 0.77% Increase 2.38%
Speaker before election

Randy McNally
Republican

 Elected Speaker

Randy McNally
Republican

The 2022 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect 17 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2022.[1]

Following the 2022 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving Tennessee's State Senate delegation at a 27–6 Republican supermajority.

Retirements

Republicans

Democrats

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R May 19, 2022

Results summary

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Tennessee Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 15 546,264 70.64 27 13 13 27 Steady
Democratic 10 207,273 26.81 6 4 4 6 Steady
Independent 3 19,716 2.55 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 773,253 100.00 33 17 17 33 Steady
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
 
 70.64%
Democratic
 
 26.81%
Independents
 
 2.55%
Senate seats
Republican
 
 81.82%
Democratic
 
 18.18%

Overview

District Incumbent Results Candidates[6]
Senator Party Electoral history
District 1 Mike Bell
Redistricted from the 9th district		 Republican 2010 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY J. Adam Lowe (Republican)
  • ▌Patricia Waters (Democratic)
District 3 Rusty Crowe Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
District 5 Randy McNally Republican 1986 Incumbent re-elected.
District 7 Richard Briggs Republican 2014 Incumbent re-elected.
District 9 Steve Southerland
Redistricted from the 1st district		 Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
District 11 Bo Watson Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
District 13 Dawn White Republican 2018 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Dawn White (Republican)
  • ▌Kelly Northcutt (Democratic)
District 15 Paul Bailey Republican 2014 Incumbent re-elected.
District 17 Mark Pody Republican 2018 Incumbent re-elected.
District 19 Brenda Gilmore Democratic 2018 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
District 21 Jeff Yarbro Democratic 2014 Incumbent re-elected.
District 23 Kerry Roberts
Redistricted from the 25th district		 Republican 2015 Incumbent re-elected.
District 25 Ed Jackson
Redistricted from the 27th district		 Republican 2014 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ed Jackson (Republican)
  • ▌Ronnie Henley (Independent)
District 27 Jack Johnson
Redistricted from the 23rd district		 Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
District 29 Raumesh Akbari Democratic 2018 Incumbent re-elected.
District 31 Brian Kelsey Republican 2008 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Brent Taylor (Republican)
  • ▌Ruby Powell-Dennis (Democratic)
District 33 London Lamar Democratic 2022 (Appointed) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY London Lamar (Democratic)
  • ▌Frederick D. Tappan (Republican)
  • ▌Hastina D. Robinson (Independent)

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]

2022 Tennessee's 1st Senate district election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Adam Lowe Patricia Waters
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 38,381 7,828
Percentage 83.06% 16.94%
Results by county
Lowe:      80–90%
Senator before election

Mike Bell
Republican

 Elected Senator

Adam Lowe
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Patricia Waters
Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Waters 2,005 100
Total votes 2,005 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hall 8,554 47.24
Republican J. Adam Lowe 9,551 52.75
Total votes 18,105 100

General election

Tennessee's 1st State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Adam Lowe 38,381 83.06%
Democratic Patricia Waters 7,828 16.94%
Total votes 46,209 100%

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.

2022 Tennessee's 3rd Senate district election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Rusty Crowe Kate Craig
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 39,237 13,099
Percentage 74.97% 25.03%
Results by county
Crowe:      70–80%     80–90%
Senator before election

Rusty Crowe
Republican

 Elected Senator

Rusty Crowe
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

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
Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kate Craig 2,479 100
Total votes 2,479 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Crowe 16,039 100
Total votes 16,039 100

General election

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Crowe 39,237 74.98%
Democratic Kate Craig 13,099 25.02%
Total votes 52,336 100%

District 5

The incumbent is Republican Randy McNally, who was re-elected with 71.8% of the vote in 2018. He is running for re-election.

2022 Tennessee's 5th Senate district election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Randy McNally
Party Republican
Popular vote 43,402
Percentage 99.99%
Senator before election

Randy McNally
Republican

 Elected Senator

Randy McNally
Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy McNally 12,965 83.7
Republican Earle Segrest 2,520 16.3
Total votes 15,485 100

General election

Tennessee's 5th State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy McNally (incumbent) 43,402 99.99%
Independent Hannah Parton (write-in) 6 0.01%
Total votes 43,408 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

2022 Tennessee's 7th Senate district election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Richard Briggs Bryan Langan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 32,925 19,894
Percentage 62.34% 37.66%
Results by precinct
Briggs:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Langan:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Senator before election

Rusty Crowe
Republican

 Elected Senator

Rusty Crowe
Republican

The incumbent is Republican Richard Briggs, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2018. He is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Bryan Langan
Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryan Langan 7,395 100
Total votes 7,395 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Briggs 8,575 66.1
Republican Kent A. Morrell 4,395 33.9
Total votes 12,970 100

General election

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Briggs 32,925 62.34%
Democratic Brian Langan 19,894 37.66%
Total votes 52,795 100%

District 9

The incumbent is Republican Steve Southerland, who was redistricted from the 2nd district to the 9th district. H

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Steve Southerland, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Sara Thompson

District 11

District 13

District 15

District 17

District 19

District 21

District 23

District 25

District 27

District 29

District 31

District 33

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Election Calendar". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "State Sen Mike Bell announces intent not to run for re-election in 2022". Daily Post Athenian.
  3. ↑ "Sen. Brian Kelsey not running for reelection". Action News 5. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Longtime Nashville lawmaker Brenda Gilmore announces retirement from Tennessee Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Petition Information". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Houk, Robert (December 13, 2021). "Long-serving state senator to seek re-election in 2022". www.johnsoncitypress.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Petition List" (PDF). Davidson County Election Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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