2016 Tennessee Senate election

The 2016 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2016.

Republicans

 * District 4: Ron Ramsey, lieutenant governor of Tennessee.

Closest race
Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed. However, this race was the closest in the Senate election:

Candidates

 * Doug Overbey, incumbent senator
 * Scott Williams, veteran and small business owner

Candidates

 * John Paul Blevins
 * Neal Kerney, veteran and small business owner
 * Jon Lundberg, state representative for the 1st district
 * Tony Shipley, state representative for the 2nd district

Declined

 * Ron Ramsey, incumbent senator and Speaker of the Senate (retiring)

Candidates

 * Becky Duncan Massey, incumbent senator

Republican primary

 * Frank Niceley, incumbent senator

Candidates

 * Todd Gardenhire, incumbent senator

Candidates

 * Ty O'Grady, entrepreneur and college professor
 * Khristy Wilkinson
 * Nick Wilkinson, director of the Chattanooga Office of Economic Development

Candidates

 * Ken Yager, incumbent senator

Candidates

 * Jim Tracy, incumbent senator
 * Matt Randolph, retail manager
 * Steve Lane, teacher

Candidates

 * Gayle Jordan, attorney

Candidates

 * Janice Bowling, incumbent senator
 * Michael Shane Wilcher, member of the Warren County Commission from the 3rd district

Candidates

 * Mike Winton, businessman
 * Alice Demetreon, retired corrections officer

Candidates

 * Ferrell Haile, incumbent senator

Candidates

 * Steven Dickerson, incumbent senator
 * Ron McDow, Tennessee delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention

Candidates

 * Erin Coleman, attorney

Candidates

 * Mark Green, incumbent senator
 * Lori L. Smith, small business owner, Clarksville fencing

Candidates

 * David L. Cutting, retired architectural engineer and small business owner

Candidates

 * John Stevens, incumbent senator

Candidates

 * Dolores Gresham, incumbent senator
 * Bob Shutt, mayor of Savannah, Tennessee

Candidates

 * Joey Hensley, incumbent senator

Independent candidate

 * Joey Norman, firefighter

Candidates

 * Sara Kyle, incumbent senator
 * Beverly Marrero, former 30th district senator

Candidates

 * Mark Norris, incumbent senator