2024 Tennessee Senate election


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.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving Tennessee's State Senate delegation at a 27–6 Republican supermajority.

Retirements

Republicans

  1. District 2: Art Swann retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Two incumbent senators, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 1 primary election.

Republicans

  1. District 4: Jon Lundberg lost renomination to Bobby Harshbarger.
  2. 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.

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

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Independent candidates

  • Dalia M. Price

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 primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 8

The 8th senate district includes all of Claiborne, Hancock, Union, Grainger, and Jefferson counties, including part of Sevier County. The district had been represented by Frank Niceley.
Note: As of August 9, 2024, only two counties have released write-in totals for the primary: Union and Sevier.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 10

The 10th senate district includes all of Bledsoe, Marion, and Sequatchi counties, including part of Hamilton County. The district had been represented by Todd Gardenhire.
Note: As of August 9, 2024, Only one county, Hamilton, has released write-in totals for the primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Missy Crutchfield, activist and daughter of former state senator Ward Crutchfield

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Curtis Kelly

Independent candidates

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • E. R. Smith

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Independent candidates

District 18

The 18th senate district is based in Sumner County, and also covers parts of Trousdale County. The district had been represented by Republican and Senate President Ferrell Haile.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Walter S. Chandler, entrepreneur

Independent candidates

  • Laura A. Black
  • John Gentry

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Wyatt Rampy, candidate for Tennessee's 59th House district in 2022.

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

General election

As no Democratic or independent candidates ran in the district, Stevens will be unopposed in the general election.

District 26

The 26th district covers all of all of Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lawrence, McNairy, and Wayne Counties. The district had been represented by Republican Page Walley since 2021.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

As no Democratic or independent candidates ran in the district, Walley will be unopposed in the general election.

District 28

The 28th Senate district includes Maury, Marshall, Lewis, and Giles counties, as well part of Williamson County. The district had been represented by Joey Hensley.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 30

The 30th Senate district is based in Memphis, covering much of the city's [Downtown Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, Tennessee|Downtown], North, and East neighborhoods. The district had been represented by Sara Kyle.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Independent candidates

  • Mitchell Morrison

District 32

The 32nd Senate district is based in the eastern and northern suburbs of Memphis in Shelby as well as Lauderdale and Tipton Counties, covering parts of Memphis proper as well as Covington, Atoka, Munford, and most of Bartlett. The district had been represented by Paul Rose.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

As no Democratic or independent candidates ran in the district, Rose will be unopposed in the general election.