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2016 Tennessee elections

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Tennessee state elections in 2016 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 4, 2016.

Presidential election

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President of the United States

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Trump
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Clinton
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

In 2016, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Incumbent United States Republican businessman, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 60.72% of the vote.[1]

The presidential primaries were held on March 1, 2016. Donald Trump won the Republican primary victory, with second place being Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Former United States first lady, Hillary Clinton garnered the Democratic nomination, easily beating out Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Results

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2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 1,522,925 60.72%
Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 870,695 34.72%
Independent Gary Johnson 70,397 2.81%
Independent Jill Stein 15,993 0.64%
Independent Evan McMullin (write-in) 11,991 0.48%
Independent Mike Smith 7,276 0.29%
Independent Rocky De La Fuente 4,075 0.16%
Independent Alyson Kennedy 2,877 0.12%
Write-in 1,798 0.07%
Total votes 2,508,027 100.00%

March 1, 2016, Primary Results

2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

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67 Democratic National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 44 23
Popular vote 245,930 120,800
Percentage 66.07% 32.45%

Results by county
Clinton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Sanders:      50–60%
Tennessee Democratic primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 245,930 66.07% 44 7 51
Bernie Sanders 120,800 32.45% 23 0 23
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 2,025 0.54%
Uncommitted 3,467 0.93% 0 1 1
Total 372,222 100% 67 8 75
Source: The Green Papers
2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

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58 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio
Home state New York Texas Florida
Delegate count 33 16 9
Popular vote 333,180 211,471 181,274
Percentage 38.94% 24.71% 21.18%

 
Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich
Home state Maryland Ohio
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 64,951 45,301
Percentage 7.59% 5.29%

Results by county
Tennessee Republican primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 333,180 38.94% 33 0 33
Ted Cruz 211,471 24.71% 16 0 16
Marco Rubio 181,274 21.18% 9 0 9
Ben Carson 64,951 7.59% 0 0 0
John Kasich 45,301 5.29% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 9,551 1.12% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 2,415 0.28% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 2,350 0.27% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 1,849 0.22% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 1,256 0.15% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 715 0.08% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 710 0.08% 0 0 0
Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) 267 0.03% 0 0 0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) 253 0.03% 0 0 0
George Pataki (withdrawn) 186 0.02% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 855,729 100.00% 58 0 58
Source: The Green Papers

United States Congress

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House of Representatives

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District results
District results:
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Democratic
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

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District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 198,293 78.37% 39,024 15.42% 15,708 6.21% 253,025 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 212,455 75.65% 68,401 24.35% 0 0.00% 280,856 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 176,613 66.39% 76,727 28.84% 12,666 4.76% 266,006 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 165,796 65.03% 89,141 34.97% 0 0.00% 254,937 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 102,433 37.45% 171,111 62.55% 0 0.00% 273,544 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 202,234 71.09% 61,995 21.79% 20,261 7.12% 284,490 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 200,407 72.22% 65,226 23.50% 11,880 4.28% 277,513 100.0% Republican hold
District 8 194,386 68.75% 70,925 25.09% 17,422 6.16% 282,733 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 41,123 18.87% 171,631 78.75% 5,203 2.39% 217,957 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,493,740 62.47% 814,181 34.05% 83,140 3.48% 2,391,061 100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
62.47%
Democratic
34.05%
Other
3.48%
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22%

State legislature

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State Senate

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Results by senate districts

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2016.

After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.

Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 15 802,362 80.82 28 15 15 28 Steady
Democratic 6 172,753 17.40 5 1 1 5 Steady
Independent 1 17,640 1.78 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in 1 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 992,756 100 33 18 18 33 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
80.82%
Democratic
17.40%
Other
1.77%
Senate seats up for election
Republican
93.75%
Democratic
6.25%

State House of Representatives

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Results by State House districts

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 8, 2016.

Republicans won 74 seats, while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained a seat during this election.

Supreme Court

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Retention elections (August 4, 2016)

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All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.

Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Roger A. Page retention election[3]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 302,145 70.88
No 124,118 29.12
Total votes 426,263 100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Holly M. Kirby retention election[3]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 303,275 71.00
No 123,846 29.00
Total votes 427,121 100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Jeffrey S. Bivins retention election[3]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 303,972 70.79
No 125,441 29.21
Total votes 429,413 100.00

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Judicial retention election results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 4, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2023.