2012 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2012 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 2, 2012.

President of the United States
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In 2012, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the state with 59.42% of the vote to Incumbent Democratic President Obama's 39.04%.

The presidential primaries were held on March 6, 2012. Rick Santorum won Tennessee's Republican primary over former governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.

Senate
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker won a second term in a landslide, carrying all but two counties in the state.

Results
August 2, 2012, Primary Results

House of Representatives
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Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

State Senate
Results by senate districts

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Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2012.

After this election, Republicans had 26 seats while Democrats had 7 seats, with Republicans gaining six seats.

State House of Representatives
Results by State House districts

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The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 6, 2012.

Republicans won 71 seats, while Democrats won 27 seats, and Independents won 1 seat. Republicans gained seven seats during this election.