Elections in Tennessee

Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. Tennessee is one of thirteen states that holds its presidential primaries on Super Tuesday.

Tennessee does not require voters to declare a party affiliation when registering. The state is one of eight states that require voters to present a form of photo identification. In a 2020 study, Tennessee was ranked as the 5th hardest state for citizens to vote in.

Between the end of the Civil War and the mid-20th century, Tennessee was part of the Democratic Solid South, but had the largest Republican minority of any former Confederate state. During this time, East Tennessee was heavily Republican and the western two thirds mostly voted Democratic, with the latter dominating the state. This division was related to the state's pattern of Unionist and Confederate loyalism during the Civil War.

Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party. Republicans currently hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, a majority of Congressional seats, and the state legislature. Democratic strength is largely concentrated in Nashville, Memphis, and parts of Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Several suburban areas of Nashville and Memphis also contain significant Democratic minorities.

Presidential
List of presidential elections in Tennessee from 2000-present.


 * 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee
 * 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee

Republican primary

 * 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2016 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2020 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 * 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

Democratic primary

 * 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2004 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2020 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 * 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

National legislative
List of national legislative elections in Tennessee from 2000-present.

Senate elections

 * 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2002 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee
 * 2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee

House of Representatives elections

 * 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
 * 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

Gubernatorial
List of gubernatorial elections in Tennessee from 2002-present.
 * 2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election
 * 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election

State Senate elections

 * 2008 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2010 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2012 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2014 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2016 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2018 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2020 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2022 Tennessee Senate election
 * 2024 Tennessee Senate election

State House elections

 * 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election
 * 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election

Ballot propositions

 * 2006 Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment
 * 2014 Tennessee Amendment 1
 * 2022 Tennessee Amendment 1
 * 2022 Tennessee Amendment 3

Davidson County elections
Nashville Mayoral elections
 * 2007 Nashville mayoral election
 * 2011 Nashville mayoral election
 * 2015 Nashville mayoral election
 * 2018 Nashville mayoral special election
 * 2019 Nashville mayoral election
 * 2023 Nashville mayoral election

Nashville measures
 * Nashville Charter Amendment 1
 * Let's Move Nashville

Hamilton County elections
Countywide elections Chattanooga elections
 * 2018 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2022 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2026 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2013 Chattanooga mayoral election
 * 2017 Chattanooga mayoral election
 * 2021 Chattanooga mayoral election
 * 2025 Chattanooga mayoral election

Knox County elections
Countywide elections
 * 2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2014 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2018 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2022 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2026 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election

Knoxville elections
 * 2003 Knoxville mayoral election
 * 2007 Knoxville mayoral election
 * 2011 Knoxville mayoral election
 * 2015 Knoxville mayoral election
 * 2019 Knoxville mayoral Election
 * 2023 Knoxville mayoral election

Montgomery County elections

 * 2006 Clarksville mayoral election
 * 2010 Clarksville mayoral election
 * 2014 Clarksville mayoral election
 * 2018 Clarksville mayoral election
 * 2022 Clarksville mayoral election

Madison County elections

 * 2015 Jackson, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2019 Jackson, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2023 Jackson, Tennessee mayoral election

Rutherford County elections

 * 2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election
 * 2018 Murfreesboro mayoral election
 * 2022 Murfreesboro mayoral election

Countywide elections

 * 2010 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2014 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2018 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2022 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
 * 2026 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election

Memphis elections

 * 2011 Memphis mayoral election
 * 2015 Memphis mayoral election
 * 2019 Memphis mayoral election
 * 2023 Memphis mayoral election

Elections by year

 * 2000 Tennessee elections
 * 2002 Tennessee elections
 * 2004 Tennessee elections
 * 2006 Tennessee elections
 * 2008 Tennessee elections
 * 2010 Tennessee elections
 * 2012 Tennessee elections
 * 2014 Tennessee elections
 * 2016 Tennessee elections
 * 2018 Tennessee elections
 * 2020 Tennessee elections
 * 2022 Tennessee elections
 * 2024 Tennessee elections
 * 2026 Tennessee elections