2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 2012 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 7 · R 26
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed44%7 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 1 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Doug Overbey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Becky Massey (R) | 37.4 | |
| SD-8 | Frank S. Niceley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Todd Gardenhire (R) | 8.6 | |
| SD-12 | Ken Yager (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Jim Tracy (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Janice Bowling (R) | 25.9 | |
| SD-18 | Ferrell Haile (R) | 38.5 | |
| SD-20 | Steven Reid Dickerson (R) | 8.2 | |
| SD-22 | Mark E. Green (R) | 6.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-24 | John Stevens (R) | 12.9 | |
| SD-26 | Dolores Gresham (R) | 20.9 | |
| SD-28 | Joey Hensley (R) | 10.3 | |
| SD-30 | Jim Kyle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Mark Norris (R) | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner