2016 Tennessee elections
November 8, 2016

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

President of the United States

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

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

Democratic primary results by county.
  Bernie Sanders
  Hillary Clinton
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Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 2,025 0.54%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 primary
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
 
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%
Tennessee results by county
  Donald Trump
  Marco Rubio
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

House of Representatives

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

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1198,29378.37%39,02415.42%15,7086.21%253,025100.0%Republican hold
District 2212,45575.65%68,40124.35%00.00%280,856100.0%Republican hold
District 3176,61366.39%76,72728.84%12,6664.76%266,006100.0%Republican hold
District 4165,79665.03%89,14134.97%00.00%254,937100.0%Republican hold
District 5102,43337.45%171,11162.55%00.00%273,544100.0%Democratic hold
District 6202,23471.09%61,99521.79%20,2617.12%284,490100.0%Republican hold
District 7200,40772.22%65,22623.50%11,8804.28%277,513100.0%Republican hold
District 8194,38668.75%70,92525.09%17,4226.16%282,733100.0%Republican hold
District 941,12318.87%171,63178.75%5,2032.39%217,957100.0%Democratic hold
Total1,493,74062.47%814,18134.05%83,1403.48%2,391,061100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 62.47%
Democratic
 
 34.05%
Other
 
 3.48%
House seats
Republican
 
 77.78%
Democratic
 
 22.22%

State Legislature

State Senate

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.

State House of Representatives

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

Retention elections (August 4, 2016)

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 "Judicial retention election results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 4, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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