The 2024 Tennessee State Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 1, 2024, with the exception of presidential primaries being held on March 5. Tennessee has open primaries, meaning that any voter can choose to vote on either a Republican or Democratic ballot during primary elections.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving Tennessee's State Senate delegation at a 27–6 Republican supermajority.
Retirements Republicans District 2: Art Swann retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election Two incumbent senators, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 1 primary election.
Republicans District 4: Jon Lundberg lost renomination to Bobby Harshbarger. District 8: Frank Niceley lost renomination to Jessie Seal.
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of CNalysisOctober 31, 2024
Summary of results Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome 2 Rep Rep Hold 4 Rep Rep Hold 6 Rep Rep Hold 8 Rep Rep Hold 10 Rep Rep Hold 12 Rep Rep Hold 14 Rep Rep Hold 16 Rep Rep Hold 18 Rep Rep Hold 20 Dem Dem Hold 22 Rep Rep Hold 24 Rep Rep Hold 26 Rep Rep Hold 28 Rep Rep Hold 30 Dem Dem Hold 32 Rep Rep Hold
Overview +Summary of the November 5, 2024 Tennessee Senate election resultsPartyCandidatesVotesSeats %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–Republican15969,82771.65%27141427Democratic11325,89024.08%6226Independent657,8174.27%0000Write-in1110.00%Total1,353,545100.00%33171733Source:
District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history District 2Art Swann Republican 2017 (Appointed) Incumbent retiringNew member electedRepublican hold District 4 Jon Lundberg Republican 2016 Incumbent lost renominationNew member electedRepublican hold District 6 Becky Duncan Massey Republican 2011 (special) Incumbent re-elected District 8 Frank Niceley Republican 2012 Incumbent lost renominationNew member electedRepublican hold District 10 Todd Gardenhire Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 12 Ken Yager Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 14 Shane Reeves Republican 2018 Incumbent re-elected District 16 Janice Bowling Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 18 Ferrell Haile Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 20 Heidi Campbell Democratic 2020 Incumbent re-elected District 22 Bill Powers Republican 2019 (special) Incumbent re-elected District 24 John Stevens Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 26 Page Walley Republican 2020 Incumbent re-elected District 28 Joey Hensley Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected District 30 Sara Kyle Democratic 2014 (special) Incumbent re-elected District 32 Paul Rose Republican 2012 Incumbent re-elected
District 2
The 2nd Senate district consists of all of Blount, Monroe, and Polk counties, and part of Bradley County. Since 2017, the district had been represented by Art Swann. On January 11, 2024, Swann announced he would not seek re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates Tom Hatcher, circuit court clerk of Blount County Bryan Richey, state representative from the 20th district John Pullias, business owner and manufacturing consultant
Declined Art Swann, incumbent senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Patti Young, teacher and vice chair of the Blount County Democratic Party
Results
General Election
District 4 The 4th senate district includes all of Hawkins and Sullivan counties. The district had been represented by Jon Lundberg.
Republican primary Incumbent Republican state senator Jon Lundberg ran for re-election with the backing of much of the state Republican establishment, including incumbent governor Bill Lee, lieutenant governor Randy McNally, and Senate Majority leader Jack Johnson, while his opponent, Bobby Harshbarger, the son of Diana Harshbarger, was backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Candidates Jon Lundberg, incumbent senator Robert “Bob” Harshbarger III, pharmacist, former Kingsport board of alderman candidate in 2021, and son of U.S. congresswoman Diana Harshbarger
Endorsements
Results
Independent candidates
Dalia M. Price
General election
District 6
The 6th Senate district includes a large portion of Knox County. It covers southern and western portions of Knoxville, Seymour, and Strawberry Plains. The district had been represented by Becky Duncan Massey.
Republican Becky Duncan Massey easily won re-election and outperformed U.S. Representative Tim Burchett in many precincts within her district. While Burchett recorded the strongest showing of any Republican in Knox County during the 2024 federal races, Massey exceeded his performance in the part of Knox County that fall within her district.
Republican primary
Candidates Monica Irvine, entrepreneur Becky Duncan Massey, incumbent senator
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Domonica Bryan, social worker
Results
General Election
District 8
The 8th senate district includes Claiborne, Hancock, Union, Grainger, Jefferson, and part of Sevier County. The district had been represented by Frank Niceley.
Incumbent Frank Niceley was defeated for re-election in the Republican primary by Jessie Seal after opposing the expansion of the state's school voucher program. Seal easily won the general election with 83.6% of the vote.
Republican primary Candidates Frank Niceley, incumbent senator Jessie Seal, public relations director
Endorsements
Results
Note: This includes the write-in totals in only Union and Sevier County.
Democratic primary
Candidates R.E. Ellison, software developer
Results Note: This includes the write-in totals in only Union and Sevier County.
General election
District 10
The 10th senate district covers all of Bledsoe, Marion, and Sequatchi counties, including part of Hamilton County. The district had been represented by Todd Gardenhire.
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, maps enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly significantly altered Senate District 10. Bradley County was removed, which had previously helped anchor the district’s Republican lean, while boundaries within Hamilton County were adjusted to shift some Democratic areas of East Chattanooga into neighboring District 11. These changes made this portion of Hamilton County more competitive, while the addition of the reliably Republican counties of Bledsoe County, Marion County, and Sequatchie County strengthened the district’s overall Republican lean compared to the previous lines.
Todd Gardenhire won re-election with 61.2% of the vote, defeating his Democratic opponent Missy Crutchfield. Gardenhire won the district's portion of Hamilton County by 7%.
Republican primary
Candidates Todd Gardenhire, incumbent Senator Edward (Ed) LeCompte, former Red Bank city commissioner
Results Note: This includes the write-in totals in only Hamilton County.
Democratic primary
Candidates Missy Crutchfield, activist and daughter of former state senator Ward Crutchfield
Results Note: This includes the write-in totals in only Hamilton County.
General election
District 12
The 12th senate district covers Campbell, Clay, Fentress, Macon, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Roane, and Scott Counties. The district had been represented by Republican Ken Yager.
Note: Only four counties — Clay, Macon, Overton, and Roane — have released write-in totals for the primary.
Republican primary
Candidates Ken Yager, incumbent Senator Teena Hedrick, nurse
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Curtis Kelly
Results
Independent candidates Charles Hutson II
General election
District 14
The 14th senate district covers Bedford, Cannon, and Moore counties, including part of part of Rutherford County. The district had been represented by Republican Shane Reeves.
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, the district’s boundaries were adjusted, though its overall partisan alignment did not change drastically. Lincoln County and Marshall County were removed, while Cannon County was added, and the district took in more Democratic-leaning areas of Rutherford County, including much of La Vergne and more Democratic parts of Murfreesboro. These changes slightly reduced the district’s Republican margin, though it remained a solidly Republican seat.
Shane Reeves won re-election with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee E. R. Smith. Although redistricting made the district’s portion of Rutherford County less Republican-leaning, Reeves still carried that area by a comfortable margin, winning it 58.8%–41.2%.
Republican primary
Candidates Shane Reeves, incumbent Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates E. R. Smith
Results
General election
District 16
The 16th senate district covers Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, and Warren counties. The district had been represented by Republican Janice Bowling.
Republican primary
Candidates Janice Bowling , incumbent Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Wayne Steele, Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 4th congressional district in 2022.
Results
Independent candidates Scott Bean
General election
District 18
The 18th senate district is based in Sumner and Trousdale Counties. The district had been represented by Republican and Senate President Ferrell Haile.
Republican primary
Candidates Ferrell Haile, incumbent senator Chris Spencer, former Hendersonville alderman candidate and co-founder of the Sumner County Constitutional Republicans
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Walter S. Chandler, entrepreneur
Results
Independent candidates Laura A. Black John Gentry
General election
District 20
The 20th senate district is based in Davidson County, and encompasses 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 Democrat Heidi Campbell.
During the 2022 redistricting cycle, Tennessee’s Republican controlled Legislature enacted new state legislative maps that affected Senate District 20. As part of the reconfiguration of Davidson County, District 20 was adjusted to allow District 17 to extend into Davidson and take in areas such as the Nashville International Airport. This adjustment added more Democratic friendly precincts to District 20. Civil rights groups criticized the overall changes as diluting minority voting strength, while courts later dismissed the related legal challenge.
Democratic primary
Candidates Heidi Campbell, incumbent Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Wyatt Rampy, candidate for Tennessee's 59th House district in 2022
Results
General Election
District 22
The 22nd senate district is based in Clarksville, and covers most of Montgomery County. The district had been represented by Republican Bill Powers.
Following the 2022 redistricting cycle, population growth in Montgomery County led to the district’s boundaries shrinking. Houston and Stewart counties were removed and assigned to neighboring District 24, while a precinct in northeastern Montgomery County was transferred to District 23.
Republican primary
Candidates Bill Powers, incumbent Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Karen Reynolds, Clarksville city councillor for ward 9
Results
General election
District 24
The 24th district covers all of all of Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Houston, Obion, Stewart, and Weakley counties. The district had been represented by Republican John Stevens since 2017.
Republican primary
Candidates John Stevens, incumbent Senator