2012 Tennessee Senate election should not be confused with 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
| Election Name: | 2012 Tennessee Senate election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Tennessee Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Leader1: | Ron Ramsey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 4th district |
| Seats Before1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 704,393 |
| Percentage1: | 69.94% |
| Leader2: | Jim Kyle |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 28th district |
| Seats Before2: | 13 |
| Seats Needed2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 302,714 |
| Percentage2: | 30.06% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Ron Ramsey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ron Ramsey |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Tennessee Senate election |
The 2012 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's 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 2, 2012.[1]
Republicans gained 6 seats, getting a supermajority in the Senate chamber.[2] [3]
Five incumbents (4 Democrats and 1 Republican) did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents are:
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
| Republican | 15 | 704,393 | 69.94% | 20 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Democratic | 10 | 302,714 | 30.06% | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Total | 1,007,107 | 100.00% | 33 | 16 | 16 | 33 | ||||
| Source: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2012 | ||||||||||
Three races were decided by a margin of under 10%:
| District | Winner | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 22 | data-sort-value=1 (gain) | 6.16% | |
| District 20 | data-sort-value=1 (gain) | 8.16% | |
| District 10 | data-sort-value=1 (gain) | 8.64% |
| align=center | District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 |
Results by county
| County | Green | % | Barnes | % | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 1,317 | 45.23% | 1,595 | 54.77% | 2,912 | |
| Montgomery | 28,197 | 53.66% | 24,348 | 46.34% | 52,545 | |
| Stewart | 2,449 | 51.42% | 2,314 | 48.58% | 4,763 | |