2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee Senate District 16
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Janice Bowling (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Lewis (D) by 25.9 points.
Janice BowlingRepublican · winner
62.9%40,109
Jim LewisDemocrat
37.1%23,608
63,717 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET