2010 Tennessee elections
Tennessee state elections in 2010 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 5, 2010.[1] There was also a constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 2 ballot.
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United States Congress
House of Representatives
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 50–60%
- 70–80%
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
Results
| District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 123,006 | 80.84% | 26,045 | 17.12% | 3,110 | 2.04% | 152,161 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 141,796 | 81.78% | 25,400 | 14.65% | 6,184 | 3.57% | 173,380 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 92,032 | 56.79% | 45,387 | 28.01% | 24,637 | 15.20% | 162,056 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 103,969 | 57.07% | 70,254 | 38.56% | 7,968 | 4.37% | 182,191 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| District 5 | 74,204 | 42.07% | 99,162 | 56.23% | 2,996 | 1.70% | 176,362 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 128,517 | 67.26% | 56,145 | 29.38% | 6,422 | 3.36% | 191,084 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| District 7 | 158,916 | 72.37% | 54,347 | 24.75% | 6,320 | 2.88% | 219,583 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | 98,759 | 58.99% | 64,960 | 38.80% | 3,686 | 2.20% | 167,405 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| District 9 | 33,879 | 25.11% | 99,827 | 74.00% | 1,201 | 0.89% | 134,907 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 955,078 | 61.26% | 541,527 | 34.73% | 62,524 | 4.01% | 1,559,129 | 100.0% | |
Gubernatorial
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee, Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill Haslam | 1,041,545 | 65.03% | +35.83% | |
| Democratic | Mike McWherter | 529,851 | 33.08% | -35.24% | |
| Independent | Carl Twofeathers Whitaker | 6,536 | 0.41% | N/A | |
| Independent | Brandon Dodds | 4,728 | 0.29% | N/A | |
| Independent | Bayron Binkley | 4,663 | 0.29% | N/A | |
| Independent | June Griffin | 2,587 | 0.16% | N/A | |
| Independent | Linda Kay Perry | 2,057 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Independent | Howard M. Switzer | 1,887 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Independent | Samuel David Duck | 1,755 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Independent | Thomas Smith II | 1,207 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Independent | Toni K. Hall | 993 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 859 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Independent | Boyce T. McCall | 828 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Independent | James Reesor | 809 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Independent | Mike Knois | 600 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Independent | Donald Ray McFolin | 583 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Independent | Write-Ins (3 candidates) | 61 | 0.003% | N/A | |
| Majority | 511,694 | 32.21% | -6.64% | ||
| Turnout | 1,601,567 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
(Percentages are rounded to the nearest 1/100th, they will not add up fully to 100%).
August 5, 2010, primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike McWherter | 284,894 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 284,894 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Haslam | 341,229 | 47.3 | |
| Republican | Zach Wamp | 210,332 | 29.2 | |
| Republican | Ron Ramsey | 158,960 | 22.1 | |
| Republican | Joe Kirkpatrick | 6,775 | 0.9 | |
| Republican | Basil Marceaux | 3,508 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 720,804 | 100 | ||
State Legislature
State Senate
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2010.
After this election, Republicans had 20 seats while Democrats had 13 seats, with Republicans gaining one seat.
State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 2, 2010.
Republicans won 64 seats, while Democrats won 34 seats, and Independents won 1 seat. Republicans gained fourteen seats during this election.
Ballot measure
Shall Article XI, Section 13 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by adding the following
sentences at the end of the section: The citizens of this state shall have the personal right to hunt and fish, subject to reasonable regulations and restrictions prescribed by law. The recognition of this right does not abrogate any private or public property rights, nor does it limit the state's power to regulate commercial activity. Traditional manners and means may be used to take non-threatened species. | |||||||||||||||||||
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This proposed measure called for the personal right to hunt and fish within state laws and existing property rights. Additionally, the amendment allowed for hunting and fishing of non-threatened species.[6]
See also
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "State of Tennessee - November 2, 2010 - State General" (PDF). tn.gov. Secretary of State of Tennessee. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- "August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- "Tennessee Amendment Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- "Tennessee Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 3, 2023.