2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
election of US Senator Marsha Blackburn
The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 2018.
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| Turnout | 53.89% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Blackburn: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bredesen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The Race was between Republican Marsha Blackburn, and Democrat Phil Bredesen.
Marsha Blackburn won the election.[1]
Primary election change
Republican change
| Republican primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn | 613,513 | 84.48 | |
| Republican | Aaron Pettigrew | 112,705 | 15.52 | |
| Republican | Tommy N. Hay (write-in) | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Republican | Tom Emerson, Jr (write-in) | 2 | 00.0 | |
| Republican | David Fox (write-in) | 1 | 00.0 | |
| Total | 726,231 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic change
| Democratic primary results[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 349,718 | 91.51 | |
| Democratic | Gary Davis | 20,170 | 5.28 | |
| Democratic | John Wolfe Jr. | 12,269 | 3.21 | |
| Total | 382,157 | 100.0% | ||
General election change
| General election results[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn | 1,227,483 | 54.71 | |
| Democratic | Phil Bredesen | 985,450 | 43.92 | |
| Independents | 30,807 | 1.38 | ||
| Total | 2,243,740 | 100.0% | ||
References change
- ↑ Bolton, Alexander (November 6, 2018). "Blackburn keeps Tennessee seat in GOP hands". thehill.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ↑ "August 2, 2018 Democratic Primary United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ "November 6, 2018 Unofficial Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved November 9, 2018.