2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Tennessee Senate District 22
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Mark E. Green (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Tim Barnes (D) by 6.2 points.
Mark E. GreenRepublican · winner
53.1%31,868
Tim BarnesDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%28,141
60,009 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