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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.
Presidential election
[edit]President of the United States
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Romney
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Obama
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
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.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
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| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 1,462,330 | 59.42% | 11 | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 960,709 | 39.04% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 18,623 | 0.67% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 6,515 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Virgil Goode | Jim Clymer | 6,022 | 0.24% | 0 | |
| Justice | Rocky Anderson | Luis J. Rodriguez | 2,639 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| American Third Position | Merlin Miller | Virginia D. Abernethy | 1,739 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,458,577 | 100.00% | 11 | |||
March 6, 2012, Primary Results
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| Barack Obama (incumbent) | 80,705 | 88.48% | 82 |
| Uncommitted | 10,497 | 11.51% | |
| John Wolfe Jr. (write-in) | 7 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 91,209 | 100% | 82 |
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Projected delegate count | ||
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 Rick Santorum
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205,809 | 37.11% | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Mitt Romney | 155,630 | 28.06% | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Newt Gingrich | 132,889 | 23.96% | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Ron Paul | 50,156 | 9.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Perry (withdrawn) | 1,966 | 0.35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) | 1,895 | 0.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) | 1,239 | 0.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) | 881 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Johnson (withdrawn) | 572 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3,536 | 0.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Total: | 554,573 | 100.00% | 58 | 58 | 58 |
United States Congress
[edit]Senate
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Corker
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Clayton
- 50–60%
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker won a second term in a landslide, carrying all but two counties in the state.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bob Corker (incumbent) | 1,506,443 | 64.89% | +14.18% | |
| Democratic | Mark Clayton | 705,882 | 30.41% | −17.59% | |
| Green | Martin Pleasant | 38,472 | 1.66% | +1.52% | |
| Independent | Shaun Crowell | 20,936 | 0.90% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Kermit Steck | 18,620 | 0.80% | N/A | |
| Independent | James Higdon | 8,085 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| Independent | Michael Joseph Long | 8,080 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| Independent | Troy Stephen Scoggin | 7,148 | 0.31% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 6,523 | 0.28% | N/A | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 1,288 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,321,477 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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August 2, 2012, Primary Results
Mark Clayton
Gary G. Davis
Park Overall
David Hancock
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mark E. Clayton | 48,126 | 29.99% | |
| Democratic | Gary Gene Davis | 24,789 | 15.45% | |
| Democratic | Park Overall | 24,263 | 15.12% | |
| Democratic | Larry Crim | 17,383 | 10.83% | |
| Democratic | Benjamin Roberts | 16,369 | 10.20% | |
| Democratic | David Hancock | 16,167 | 10.08 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Owens | 13,366 | 8.33 | |
| Total votes | 160,463 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Corker (Incumbent) | 389,483 | 85.25% | |
| Republican | Zach Poskevich | 28,299 | 6.19% | |
| Republican | Fred Anderson | 15,942 | 3.49% | |
| Republican | Mark Twain Clemens | 11,788 | 2.58% | |
| Republican | Brenda Lenard | 11,378 | 2.49% | |
| Total votes | 456,890 | 100.00% | ||
House of Representatives
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Republican
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Democratic
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
Results
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| Tennessee 1 | Phil Roe | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 1982 1994 (retired) 2002 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Diane Black | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | Stephen Fincher | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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State legislature
[edit]State Senate
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Results by senate districts
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Winners: Republican hold
Democratic hold
Republican gain
No election
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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
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Results by State House districts
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Winners: Republican hold
Democratic hold
Independent Republican hold
Republican gain
Democratic gain
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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.
See also
[edit]- Elections in Tennessee
- Political party strength in Tennessee
- Tennessee Democratic Party
- Tennessee Republican Party
- Government of Tennessee
- 2012 United States elections
References
[edit]- ^ "DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Election results March 2012. County totals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Tennessee - CNN". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Tennessee - Fox News". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ State of Tennessee. November 6, 2012. General Election
- ^ a b "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results". Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved August 2, 2012.