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2014Final results

2014 election for Tennessee Senate District 15

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Paul Bailey (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Betty Vaudt (D) by 50.9 points.

Paul BaileyRepublican · winner
73.3%33,674
Betty VaudtDemocrat
22.3%10,263
4.4%2,022
45,959 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+38.91970D+18.01994D+17.42002D+0.32010R+50.92014R+47.32018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Paul Bailey (R)Betty Vaudt (D)

Also on the ballot: William L. Draper (Independent), 4.4%