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2014Final resultsSpecial election

2014 special election for Tennessee Senate District 30

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Sara Kyle (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating George Shea Flinn (R) by 43.1 points.

Sara KyleDemocrat · winner
69.9%18,377
26.8%7,044
3.3%858
26,279 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+43.81980D+8.21982 specialD+37.21988D+25.61992D+43.82004D+43.12014 special

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

The candidates

Sara Kyle (D)George Shea Flinn (R)

Also on the ballot: David W. Vinciarelli (Independent), 3.3%