2014 Tennessee elections
Tennessee state elections in 2014 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 7, 2014. There were also four constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 4 ballot.
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United States Congress
Senate
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lamar Alexander (incumbent) | 850,087 | 61.87% | -3.27% | |
| Democratic | Gordon Ball | 437,848 | 31.87% | +0.23% | |
| Constitution | Joe Wilmoth | 36,088 | 2.63% | N/A | |
| Green | Martin Pleasant | 12,570 | 0.91% | N/A | |
| Independent | Tom Emerson Jr. | 11,157 | 0.81% | N/A | |
| Independent | Danny Page | 7,713 | 0.56% | N/A | |
| Independent | Rick Tyler | 5,759 | 0.42% | N/A | |
| Independent | Joshua James | 5,678 | 0.41% | N/A | |
| Independent | Bartholomew J. Phillips | 2,386 | 0.17% | N/A | |
| Independent | Edmund L. Gauthier | 2,314 | 0.17% | N/A | |
| Independent | Eric Schechter | 1,673 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Independent | Choudhury Salekin | 787 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,374,065 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
August 7, 2014, Primary Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gordon Ball | 87,829 | 36.45% | |
| Democratic | Terry Adams | 85,794 | 35.61% | |
| Democratic | Gary Gene Davis | 42,549 | 17.66% | |
| Democratic | Larry Crim | 24,777 | 10.28% | |
| Total votes | 240,949 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Alexander (incumbent) | 331,705 | 49.65% | |
| Republican | Joe Carr | 271,324 | 40.61% | |
| Republican | George Shea Flinn | 34,668 | 5.19% | |
| Republican | Christian Agnew | 11,320 | 1.69% | |
| Republican | Brenda S. Lenard | 7,908 | 1.18% | |
| Republican | John D. King | 7,748 | 1.16% | |
| Republican | Erin Kent Magee | 3,366 | 0.52% | |
| Total votes | 668,039 | 100.00% | ||
House of Representatives
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
Results
Source:[3]
| District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 115,533 | 82.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 23,937 | 17.16% | 139,470 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 120,883 | 72.49% | 37,612 | 22.56% | 8,256 | 1.00% | 166,751 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 97,344 | 62.36% | 53,983 | 34.58% | 4,770 | 3.06% | 156,097 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 84,815 | 58.32% | 51,357 | 35.32% | 9,246 | 6.36% | 145,418 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 55,078 | 35.70% | 96,148 | 62.32% | 3,050 | 1.98% | 154,276 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 115,231 | 71.09% | 37,232 | 22.97% | 9,634 | 5.94% | 162,097 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 110,534 | 70.00% | 42,280 | 26.77% | 5,093 | 3.23% | 157,907 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | 122,255 | 70.83% | 42,433 | 24.59% | 7,907 | 4.58% | 172,595 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 27,173 | 23.31% | 87,376 | 74.97% | 2,001 | 1.72% | 116,550 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 848,846 | 61.91% | 448,421 | 32.70% | 73,894 | 5.39% | 1,371,161 | 100.0% | |
Gubernatorial
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill Haslam (incumbent) | 951,796 | 70.31% | +5.28% | |
| Democratic | Charles Brown | 309,237 | 22.84% | -10.24% | |
| Independent | John Jay Hooker | 30,579 | 2.26% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Shaun Crowell | 26,580 | 1.96% | N/A | |
| Green | Isa Infante | 18,570 | 1.37% | N/A | |
| Independent | Steve Coburn | 8,612 | 0.64% | N/A | |
| Independent | Daniel Lewis | 8,321 | 0.62% | N/A | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 33 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,353,728 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
August 7, 2014, primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles V. "Charlie" Brown | 95,114 | 41.71 | |
| Democratic | Wm. H. "John" McKamey | 59,200 | 25.96 | |
| Democratic | Kennedy Spellman Johnson | 55,718 | 24.44 | |
| Democratic | Ron Noonan | 17,993 | 7.89 | |
| Total votes | 228,025 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Haslam (incumbent) | 570,997 | 87.68 | |
| Republican | Mark "Coonrippy" Brown | 44,165 | 6.78 | |
| Republican | Donald Ray McFolin | 22,968 | 3.53 | |
| Republican | Basil Marceaux, Sr. | 13,117 | 2.01 | |
| Total votes | 651,247 | 100 | ||
State Legislature
State Senate
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 4, 2014.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats.
State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 4, 2014.
Republicans won 73 seats, while Democrats won 26 seats. Republicans gained two seats during this election.
Ballot measures
Amendment 1
Shall Article I, of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother. | |||||||||||||||||||
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60–70%
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| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
This is an approved legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee that appeared on the ballot on November 4, 2014.[7] The amendment would ensure that Constitution of Tennessee, would not support, fund, or protect the right to an abortion.
Amendment 2
Shall Article Vl, Section 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the first and second
sentences and by substituting instead the following: Judges of the Supreme Court or any intermediate appellate court shall be appointed for a full term or to fill a vacancy by and at the discretion of the governor; shall be confirmed by the Legislature; and thereafter, shall be elected in a retention election by the qualified voters of the state. Confirmation by default occurs if the Legislature fails to reject an appointee within sixty calendar days of either the date of appointment, if made during the annual legislative session, or the convening date of the next annual legislative session, if made out of session. The Legislature is authorized to prescribe such provisions as may be necessary to carry out Sections two and three of this article. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 3
Shall Article ll, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following
sentence at the end of the final substantive paragraph within the section: Notwithstanding the authority to tax privileges or any other authority set forth in this Constitution, the Legislature shall not levy, authorize or otherwise permit any state or local tax upon payroll or earned personal income or any state state or local tax measured by payroller earned personal income; however, nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting any tax in effect on January 1, 2011, or adjustment of the rate of such tax. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 4
Shall Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the following
language: All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization located in this state, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code or as may be amended from time to time. and by substituting instead the following language: All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(19) organization, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code, located in this state. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Supreme Court
Retention elections (August 7, 2014)
All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years. While the justices were able to overcome a vigorous opposition campaign by Ron Ramsey and others, who accused them of being "liberal," "soft on crime" and of helping Obamacare, their retention victories were by some of the smallest margins in recent history.[8]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes |
499,218 | 57.30 |
| No | 371,993 | 42.70 |
| Total votes | 871,211 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
495,855 | 56.83 |
| No | 376,696 | 43.17 |
| Total votes | 872,551 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
492,972 | 56.04 |
| No | 386,743 | 43.96 |
| Total votes | 879,715 | 100.00 |
See also
References
- State General State of Tennessee
- "August 7, 2014 Unofficial Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- "State of Tennessee - November 4, 2014 - State General" (PDF). tn.gov. Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 15, 2014.
- "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Tennessee Amendment Election Results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State.
- "Tennessee Amendment 1, No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (2014)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- Haas, Brian. "Tennesseans vote to retain Supreme Court justices". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- "Judicial retention election results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 7, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2023.