2012 Tennessee Senate election

For related races, see 2012 United States state legislative elections.
Not to be confused with 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
2012 Tennessee Senate election
← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 →
16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ron Ramsey Jim Kyle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 4th district 28th district
Seats before 20 13
Seats won 26 7
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 704,393 302,714
Percentage 69.94% 30.06%
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No Election
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
     >90%
Speaker before election

Ron Ramsey
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ron Ramsey
Republican

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]

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ^ "Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate". WREG.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ Potter, Daniel (2012-11-07). "Historic Legislative Majority for Republicans". WPLN News. Retrieved 2024-02-15.