Tennessee held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 117 legislative seats and the office of Governor. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans grew their majorities to 73-26 in the House and 28-5 in the Senate. Gov. Bill Haslam (R) won a second term by about 48 points over Charlie Brown (D), who raised no money.
- Of the 7 legislative seats that changed party, all but one went to Republicans. In the Senate, Paul Bailey (R) won the open, Democratic-held Senate District 15 and Ed Jackson (R) won the open, Democratic-held Senate District 27, both by wide margins. In the House, Republicans won House District 4, an open seat held by former Speaker Kent Williams, an independent, and unseated two Democrats:Democrats' lone pickup came in the open, Republican-held House District 43, which Kevin Dunlap (D) won by about 50 votes over Robert Dunham (R). Rep. David Shepard (D) also held House District 69 by 15 votes over Michael Curcio (R).
- Voters approved all 4 constitutional amendments. The closest was Amendment 1, which passed with about 53% even though opponents raised more than triple the supporters' total. It expanded the power of legislators to pass abortion regulations, after a 2000 state Supreme Court ruling had allowed only narrow ones. A federal judge ordered a recount in 2016 over how the votes were tallied, but the Sixth Circuit upheld the 2014 vote in 2018. Amendment 2 provided for the governor to appoint appellate judges, subject to legislative confirmation and later retention elections. Amendment 3 barred a state income tax on wages, and Amendment 4 allowed charitable gaming.
Legislature
- House (99 seats): 27 D, 71 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 26 D, 73 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (33 seats): 7 D, 26 R before the election, 5 D, 28 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | Jon Lundberg (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 2 | Bud Hulsey (R) 84.18% | J. R. Enfield (I) 15.82% | |
| House 3 | Timothy Hill (R) | Vance A. Carrier (I) | |
| House 4 | John B. Holsclaw, Jr. (R) | Rob Martin (D) | Flipped I to R |
| House 5 | David Hawk (R) | Kermit E. Steck (I) | |
| House 6 | James Van Huss (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 7 | Matt Hill (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 8 | Art Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 9 | Mike Harrison (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 10 | Tilman Goins (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 11 | Jeremy Faison (R) 68.05% | Marjorie Ramsey (D) 19.23%, Roland A. Dykes III (I) 12.72% | |
| House 12 | Dale Carr (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 13 | Ed Smith (R) 50.69% | Gloria Johnson (D) 49.31% | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| House 14 | Ryan Haynes (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 15 | Joseph Armstrong (D) 75.99% | Pete Drew (I) 24.01% | |
| House 16 | Bill Dunn (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 17 | Andrew Farmer (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 18 | Martin Daniel (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 19 | Harry Brooks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 20 | Robert Ramsey (R) 78.24% | John Ross Conley (D) 21.76% | |
| House 21 | Jimmy Matlock (R) 78.64% | Pamela O. Weston (D) 21.36% | |
| House 22 | Dan Howell (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 23 | John W. Forgety (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 24 | Kevin Brooks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 25 | Cameron Sexton (R) 76.69% | Judy Barnett (D) 23.31% | |
| House 26 | Gerald McCormick (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 27 | Patsy Hazlewood (R) | Eric McRoy (D) | |
| House 28 | JoAnne Favors (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 29 | Michael Carter (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 30 | Marc Gravitt (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 31 | Ron Travis (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 32 | Kent Calfee (R) | Joe Kneiser (D) | |
| House 33 | John Ragan (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 34 | Rick Womick (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 35 | Jerry Sexton (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 36 | Dennis Powers (R) | James Virgil Kidwell (D) | |
| House 37 | Dawn White (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 38 | Kelly Keisling (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 39 | David Alexander (R) | Matthew Huffer (D) | |
| House 40 | Terri Lynn Weaver (R) | Sarah Marie Smith (D) | |
| House 41 | John Mark Windle (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 42 | Ryan Williams (R) | Mike Walsh (D) | |
| House 43 | Kevin Dunlap (D) | Robert F. Dunham (R), Edward Leon Buck (I) | Flipped R to D |
| House 44 | William Lamberth (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 45 | Courtney Rogers (R) | Steven D. Puckett, Jr. (D) | |
| House 46 | Mark Pody (R) | Candace Reed (D) | |
| House 47 | Judd Matheny (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 48 | Bryan Terry (R) | William Bill Campbell (D) | |
| House 49 | Mike Sparks (R) | Mike Williams (D) | |
| House 50 | Bo Mitchell (D) | Troy Brewer (R) | |
| House 51 | Bill Beck (D) | Brian L. Mason (R) | |
| House 52 | Mike Stewart (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 53 | Jason Powell (D) | John Wang (R), Tonya Miller (I) | |
| House 54 | Brenda Gilmore (D) | Martin Holsinger (G) | |
| House 55 | John Clemmons (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 56 | Beth Harwell (R) | Chris Moth (D) | |
| House 57 | Susan Lynn (R) | Jesse McLevain (D) | |
| House 58 | Harold Love (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 59 | Sherry Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 60 | Darren Jernigan (D) | Jim Gotto (R) | |
| House 61 | Charles M. Sargent, Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 62 | Pat Marsh (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 63 | Glen Casada (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 64 | Sheila Butt (R) | James Gray (I) | |
| House 65 | Jeremy Durham (R) | Bill Peach (D) | |
| House 66 | Sabi Kumar (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 67 | Joe Pitts (D) | Mike Warner (Constitution Party) | |
| House 68 | Curtis Johnson (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 69 | David A. Shepard (D) | Michael Curcio (R) | |
| House 70 | Barry Doss (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 71 | David Byrd (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 72 | Steve McDaniel (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 73 | Jamie Eldridge (R) | Shelia L. Godwin (D) | |
| House 74 | Jay Reedy (R) | John C. Tidwell (D) | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| House 75 | Tim Wirgau (R) | Randy Patton (D), James Hart (I) | |
| House 76 | Andrew Holt (R) | Joyce Washington (D) | |
| House 77 | Bill Sanderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 78 | Mary Littleton (R) | Jane R. Crisp (D) | |
| House 79 | Curtis Halford (R) | Bobby Barnett (D) | |
| House 80 | Johnny Shaw (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 81 | Debra Moody (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 82 | Craig Fitzhugh (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 83 | Mark White (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 84 | Joe Towns, Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 85 | Johnnie R. Turner (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 86 | Barbara Cooper (D) | George T Edwards III (R) | |
| House 87 | Karen Camper (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 88 | Larry Miller (D) | Harry Barber (R) | |
| House 89 | Roger Kane (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 90 | John J. DeBerry, Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 91 | Raumesh Akbari (D) | Samuel A. Arthur Watkins (R) | |
| House 92 | Billy Spivey (R) | Vicki C. Cain (D) | |
| House 93 | G.A. Hardaway (D) | Colonel G. Billingsley (R) | |
| House 94 | Leigh Rosser Wilburn (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 95 | Curry Todd (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 96 | Steve McManus (R) | Dwayne Thompson (D) | |
| House 97 | Jim Coley (R) | Unopposed | |
| House 98 | Antonio Parkinson (D) | Unopposed | |
| House 99 | Ron Lollar (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 1 | Steve Southerland (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 3 | Rusty Crowe (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 5 | Randy McNally (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 7 | Richard Briggs (R) | Cheri K. Siler (D) | |
| Senate 9 | Mike Bell (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 11 | Bo Watson (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 13 | Bill Ketron (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 15 | Paul Bailey (R) | Betty Vaudt (D), William L. Draper (I) | Flipped D to R |
| Senate 17 | Mae Beavers (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 19 | Thelma M Harper (D) | Sterlina Inez Brady (R), George Thomas (I) | |
| Senate 21 | Jeff Yarbro (D) | Diana Cuellar (R) | |
| Senate 23 | Jack Johnson (R) | Amy H. Balderrama (G) | |
| Senate 25 | Kerry Roberts (R) | Tony Gross (D) | Flipped I to R |
| Senate 27 | Eddie Lee Jackson (R) | Randy Lamb (D), Tim York (Constitution Party) | Flipped D to R |
| Senate 29 | Lee Harris (D) | James R. "Jim" Finney (R) | |
| Senate 30 | Sara Kyle (D) | George Shea Flinn (R), David W. Vinciarelli (I) | |
| Senate 31 | Brian Kelsey (R) | Unopposed | |
| Senate 33 | Reginald Tate (D) | Unopposed | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Amendment 1 | Empower legislature to enact, amend or repeal statutes regarding abortion | Passed (52.6% yes) |
| Amendment 2 | Empower governor to appoint judges subject to confirmation by general assembly | Passed (60.91% yes) |
| Amendment 3 | Prohibit the legislature from levying or permitting any tax upon payroll or earned personal income | Passed (66.21% yes) |
| Amendment 4 | Empower the legislature to permit lotteries for events that benefit 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) organizations | Passed (69.59% yes) |