2022 Tennessee Senate election

2022 Tennessee State Senate election
17 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
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[edit]

Republicans[edit]

District 9: Mike Bell retired.^[2]
District 31: Brian Kelsey retired.^[3]

Democrats[edit]

District 19: Brenda Gilmore retired.^[4]

Predictions[edit]

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

Results summary[edit]

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Tennessee Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candidates	No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	15	546,264	70.64	27	13	13	27
	Democratic	10	207,273	26.81	6	4	4	6
	Independent	3	19,716	2.55	0	0	0	0
Total			773,253	100.00	33	17	17	33
Source: [1]

Popular vote

Republican			70.64%
Democratic			26.81%
Independents			2.55%

Senate seats

Republican			81.82%
Democratic			18.18%

Overview[edit]

District	Incumbent			Results	Candidates^[6]
District	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates^[6]
District 1	Mike Bell Redistricted from the 9th district	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y J. Adam Lowe (Republican) ▌Patricia Waters (Democratic)
District 3	Rusty Crowe	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Rusty Crowe (Republican)^[7] ▌Kate Craig (Democratic)
District 5	Randy McNally	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Randy McNally (Republican)
District 7	Richard Briggs	Republican	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard Briggs (Republican) ▌Bryan Langan (Democratic)
District 9	Steve Southerland Redistricted from the 1st district	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Steve Southerland (Republican) ▌Sara Thompson (Democratic)
District 11	Bo Watson	Republican	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bo Watson (Republican)
District 13	Dawn White	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dawn White (Republican) ▌Kelly Northcutt (Democratic)
District 15	Paul Bailey	Republican	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Paul Bailey (Republican)
District 17	Mark Pody	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mark Pody (Republican) ^[8]
District 19	Brenda Gilmore	Democratic	2018	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charlane Oliver (Democratic) ▌Pime Hernandez (Republican)
District 21	Jeff Yarbro	Democratic	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jeff Yarbro (Democratic)^[8] ▌Rueben Dockery (Independent)
District 23	Kerry Roberts Redistricted from the 25th district	Republican	2015	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Kerry Roberts (Republican)
District 25	Ed Jackson Redistricted from the 27th district	Republican	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ed Jackson (Republican) ▌Ronnie Henley (Independent)
District 27	Jack Johnson Redistricted from the 23rd district	Republican	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jack Johnson (Republican)
District 29	Raumesh Akbari	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Raumesh Akbari (Democratic)
District 31	Brian Kelsey	Republican	2008	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Brent Taylor (Republican) ▌Ruby Powell-Dennis (Democratic)
District 33	London Lamar	Democratic	2022 (Appointed)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y London Lamar (Democratic) ▌Frederick D. Tappan (Republican) ▌Hastina D. Robinson (Independent)

Detailed results by State Senate District[edit]

District 1[edit]

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]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Patricia Waters

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

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.

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[edit]

Tennessee's 1st State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Adam Lowe	37,724	82.97%
	Democratic	Patricia Waters	7,744	17.03%
Total votes			45,468	100%

District 3[edit]

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.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Rusty Crowe, incumbent senator (1990–present) ^[7]

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

General election[edit]

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rusty Crowe	39,223	74.98%
	Democratic	Kate Craig	13,091	25.02%
Total votes			52,314	100%

District 5[edit]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Randy McNally, incumbent senator (1987–present)
Earle Segrest

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[edit]

Tennessee's 5th State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy McNally	43,387	100%
Total votes			43,387	100%

District 7[edit]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Bryan Langan

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Richard Briggs, incumbent senator (2015–present)
Kent A. Morrell

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[edit]

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Briggs	32,913	62.34%
	Democratic	Brian Langan	19,882	37.66%
Total votes			52,795	100%

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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

[1] "2022 Election Calendar". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[MikeBell-retires-2] "State Sen Mike Bell announces intent not to run for re-election in 2022". Daily Post Athenian.^{[permanent dead link]}

[SenKelseyRetire-3] "Sen. Brian Kelsey not running for reelection". Action News 5. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[BG-4] "Longtime Nashville lawmaker Brenda Gilmore announces retirement from Tennessee Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-5] Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[TN2022-6] "Petition Information". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[rustycrowe-7] Houk, Robert (December 13, 2021). "Long-serving state senator to seek re-election in 2022". www.johnsoncitypress.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[DCEC-8] "Petition List" (PDF). Davidson County Election Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

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Retirements[edit]

Republicans[edit]

Democrats[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overview[edit]

Detailed results by State Senate District[edit]

District 1[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

General election[edit]

District 3[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

General election[edit]

District 5[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

General election[edit]

District 7[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

General election[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]