2010 Tennessee Senate election
The 2010 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 2, 2010, 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 5, 2010.
Republicans gained 1 seat, expanding their Senate majority.
Results summary
Three races were decided by a margin of under 10%:
| District | Winner | Margin |
| District 15 | data-sort-value=1 | 0.4% |
| District 25 | data-sort-value=1 | 2.2% |
| District 27 | data-sort-value=1 | 2.4% |
District 1
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Jackson West | 3,180 | Nominee |
| Republican | Steve Southerland | 23,292 | Nominee |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Jackson West | 7,381 | 18.6% | |
| Republican | Steve Southerland | 32,310 | 81.4% | ✔ |
District 3
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Thomas Ken Owens | 1,367 | Nominee |
| Republican | Rusty Crowe | 20,236 | Nominee |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Thomas Ken Owens | 7,437 | 18.5% | |
| Republican | Rusty Crowe | 32,736 | 81.5% | ✔ |
District 5
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Republican | Randy McNally | 44,067 | 100% | ✔ |
District 7
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Randy Walker | 1,949 | Nominee |
| Republican | Stacey Campfield | 7,708 | Nominee |
| Republican | Steve Hill | 4,259 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Ciparro | 384 | |
| Republican | Ron Leadbetter | 0 | |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Randy Walker | 14,514 | 36.6% | |
| Republican | Stacey Campfield | 22,661 | 57.2% | ✔ |
| Independent | Chuck Williams | 2,470 | 6.2% | |
District 9
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Republican | Mike Bell | 31,628 | 100% | ✔ |
District 11
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Republican | Bo Watson | 42,140 | 100% | ✔ |
District 13
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Debbie Matthews | 7,941 | Nominee |
| Republican | Bill Ketron | 21,284 | Nominee |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Debbie Matthews | 17,478 | 29.9% | |
| Republican | Bill Ketron | 40,998 | 70.1% | ✔ |
District 15
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Charlotte Burks | 13,132 | Nominee |
| Republican | Gary Steakley | 15,965 | Nominee |
| Independent | Joe Wilmoth | — | Qualified |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Charlotte Burks | 22,800 | 42.1% | ✔ |
| Republican | Gary Steakley | 22,615 | 41.7% | |
| Independent | Joe Wilmoth | 8,779 | 16.2% | |
District 17
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | George McDonald | 6,282 | Nominee |
| Democratic | Sam Hatcher | 5,879 | |
| Democratic | Aubrey Givens | 2,861 | |
| Republican | Mae Beavers | 13,499 | Nominee |
| Republican | Susan Lynn | 11,860 | |
| Republican | Gordon Borck | 2,569 | |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | George McDonald | 21,442 | 37.4% | |
| Republican | Mae Beavers | 35,927 | 62.6% | ✔ |
District 19
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Thelma Harper | 24,569 | 100% | ✔ |
District 21
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Jeff Yarbro | 5,717 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Henry | 5,734 | Nominee |
| Republican | Steven Dickerson | 5,515 | Nominee |
| Republican | James Chesser | 4,158 | |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Douglas Henry | 27,117 | 56.6% | ✔ |
| Republican | Steven Dickerson | 20,775 | 43.4% | |
District 23
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Republican | Jack Johnson | 64,891 | 99.6% | ✔ |
| Independent | Melanie Hollis | 288 | 0.4% | |
District 25
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Doug Jackson | 12,542 | Nominee |
| Republican | Jim Summerville | 13,735 | Nominee |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Doug Jackson | 20,455 | 48.9% | |
| Republican | Jim Summerville | 21,375 | 51.1% | ✔ |
District 27
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Lowe Finney | 9,996 | Nominee |
| Republican | Don McLeary | 13,986 | Nominee |
| Republican | Jim Harding | 7,499 | |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Lowe Finney | 25,885 | 51.2% | ✔ |
| Republican | Don McLeary | 24,666 | 48.8% | |
District 29
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Ophelia Ford | 14,088 | Nominee |
| Republican | Robert Hill | 3,687 | Nominee |
| Independent | Herman Sawyer | — | Qualified |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Ophelia Ford | 18,234 | 64.2% | ✔ |
| Republican | Robert Hill | 7,657 | 26.6% | |
| Independent | Herman Sawyer | 2,946 | 10.2% | |
District 31
Primaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Result |
| Democratic | Ivon Faulkner | 10,197 | Nominee |
| Republican | Brian Kelsey | 23,845 | Nominee |
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Ivon Faulkner | 19,405 | 35.5% | |
| Republican | Brian Kelsey | 35,267 | 64.5% | ✔ |
District 33
Primaries
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| Democratic | Reginald Tate | 32,336 | 100% | ✔ |