2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee Senate District 26
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Dolores Gresham (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Meryl Rice (D) by 20.9 points.
Dolores GreshamRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%42,965
Meryl RiceDemocrat
39.6%28,112
71,077 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