Tennessee held its general election on November 6, 2018, deciding 116 legislative seats and the office of Governor. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans kept the governor's office and lopsided majorities in both chambers; Democrats' gains in the Legislature amounted to a net of one House seat.
- Businessman Bill Lee (R), a political novice running for the open seat of outgoing Gov. Bill Haslam, beat former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean (D) by about 21 points. Haslam noted it was the first time since 1867 that Tennessee had elected Republican governors back to back.
- Democrats took two House seats from Republicans and lost one, and each party won the seat the other's House leader gave up to run for governor:
- The Senate's partisan split did not change. Its closest race was in Memphis, where Sen. Brian Kelsey (R) held Senate District 31 against St. Jude researcher Gabby Salinas (D) by under 2 points. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally's political action committee spent $300,000 on attack ads against Salinas.
- The three House seats above were the only ones to change parties, Smith was the only incumbent to lose, and 27 races drew a single candidate. Tennessee had no statewide ballot measures in 2018.
Legislature
- House (99 seats): 25 D, 70 R, 4 other or vacant before the election, 26 D, 72 R, 1 other or vacant after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (33 seats): 4 D, 27 R, 2 other or vacant before the election, 5 D, 28 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | John Crawford (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 2 | Bud Hulsey (R) 75.89% | Arvil Love Jr. (D) 21.62%, Robert Ellis (I) 2.5% | |
| House 3 | Timothy Hill (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 4 | John Holsclaw, Jr. (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 5 | David Hawk (R) 80.6% | Park Overall (D) 19.4% | |
| House 6 | James Van Huss (R) 68.09% | Murphey Johnson (I) 31.91% | |
| House 7 | Matt Hill (R) 66.43% | Nathan Farnor (D) 33.57% | |
| House 8 | Jerome Moon (R) 72.2% | Jay Clark (D) 27.8% | |
| House 9 | Gary Hicks (R) 82.3% | Derek Winkle (D) 17.7% | |
| House 10 | Rick Eldridge (R) 75.4% | Barbara Simmons (D) 24.6% | |
| House 11 | Jeremy Faison (R) 80.73% | Vincyl Fitzgerald II (D) 14.45%, Carl Eggers Sr. (I) 4.82% | |
| House 12 | Dale Carr (R) 79.9% | Robert Williams (D) 20.1% | |
| House 13 | Gloria Johnson (D) 54.92% | Ed Smith (R) 43.2%, Zachary Houk (I) 1.88% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 14 | Jason Zachary (R) 65.6% | Justin Davis (D) 34.4% | |
| House 15 | Rick Staples (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 16 | Bill Dunn (R) 69.7% | Kate Trudell (D) 30.3% | |
| House 17 | Andrew Farmer (R) 79.3% | Delynn McCash (D) 20.7% | |
| House 18 | Martin Daniel (R) 51.5% | Greg Mackay (D) 48.5% | |
| House 19 | Dave Wright (R) 72.59% | Edward Nelson (D) 24.16%, Michelle Westover (I) 3.25% | |
| House 20 | Robert Ramsey (R) 70.5% | Susan Sneed (D) 29.5% | |
| House 21 | Lowell Russell (R) 76.9% | Laura Miller (D) 23.1% | |
| House 22 | Dan Howell (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 23 | Mark Cochran (R) 80.7% | Brad Hartley (D) 19.3% | |
| House 24 | Mark Hall (R) 75.1% | Mallory Pickert (D) 24.9% | |
| House 25 | Cameron Sexton (R) 77.9% | Anne Quillen (D) 22.1% | |
| House 26 | Roby Smith (R) 64.1% | Jean-Marie Lawrence (D) 35.9% | |
| House 27 | Patsy Hazlewood (R) 65% | Brent Morris (D) 35% | |
| House 28 | Yusuf Hakeem (D) 80.2% | Lemon Williams Jr. (R) 19.8% | |
| House 29 | Michael Carter (R) 68.3% | Tammy Magouirk (D) 31.7% | |
| House 30 | Esther Helton (R) 57.13% | Joda Thongnopnua (D) 40.58%, J. Michael Holloway (I) 2.29% | |
| House 31 | Ron Travis (R) 78.8% | Dean Sparks (D) 21.2% | |
| House 32 | Kent Calfee (R) 75.4% | Mary Ellen Blencoe (D) 24.6% | |
| House 33 | John Ragan (R) 61.3% | Richard Dawson (D) 38.7% | |
| House 34 | Tim Rudd (R) 60.5% | Jennifer Vannoy (D) 39.5% | |
| House 35 | Jerry Sexton (R) 99.9% | Unopposed | |
| House 36 | Dennis Powers (R) 77.6% | Cassandra Mitchell (D) 22.4% | |
| House 37 | Charlie Baum (R) 59.3% | Deanna Debow Osborne (D) 40.7% | |
| House 38 | Kelly Keisling (R) 80.6% | Carol Veneá Abney (D) 19.4% | |
| House 39 | Iris Rudder (R) 69.5% | Sharon Adams (D) 30.5% | |
| House 40 | Terri Lynn Weaver (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 41 | John Mark Windle (D) 55.1% | Ed Butler (R) 44.9% | |
| House 42 | Ryan Williams (R) 69.1% | Terry Scott (D) 30.9% | |
| House 43 | Paul Sherrell (R) 71.6% | Les Trotman (D) 28.4% | |
| House 44 | William Lamberth (R) 70.5% | Rachel Mackey (D) 29.5% | |
| House 45 | Johnny Garrett (R) 69.8% | Hana Ali (D) 30.2% | |
| House 46 | Clark Boyd (R) 72.9% | Mark Cagle (D) 27.1% | |
| House 47 | Rush Bricken (R) 66.2% | Mike Winton (D) 33.8% | |
| House 48 | Bryan Terry (R) 60.87% | Matt Ferry (D) 39.13% | |
| House 49 | Mike Sparks (R) 52.5% | Chris Mayor (D) 47.5% | |
| House 50 | Bo Mitchell (D) 56.7% | Judd Cowan (R) 43.3% | |
| House 51 | Bill Beck (D) 82.02% | Randell Stroud (I) 17.98% | |
| House 52 | Mike Stewart (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 53 | Jason Powell (D) 63.86% | Amberlee' Brooks (R) 33.73%, David Dennison (I) 2.41% | |
| House 54 | Vincent Dixie (D) 84.15% | John Charles Smith (I) 15.85% | |
| House 55 | John Clemmons (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 56 | Robert Freeman Sr. (D) 51.4% | Brent Moody (R) 48.6% | Flipped R to D |
| House 57 | Susan Lynn (R) 68.3% | Jordan Cole (D) 31.7% | |
| House 58 | Harold Love (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 59 | Jason Potts (D) 78.6% | David Birdsong (R) 21.4% | |
| House 60 | Darren Jernigan (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 61 | Brandon Ogles (R) 65.4% | Rebecca Purington (D) 34.6% | |
| House 62 | Pat Marsh (R) 76.6% | Marsh Davis (D) 23.4% | |
| House 63 | Glen Casada (R) 67.7% | Bill Peach (D) 32.3% | |
| House 64 | Scott Cepicky (R) 62.98% | A.J. Holmes (D) 35.08%, James Gray (I) 1.94% | |
| House 65 | Sam Whitson (R) 68.3% | Toby Shaffer (D) 31.7% | |
| House 66 | Sabi Kumar (R) 72.02% | Larry Proffitt (D) 24.63%, David Reid Ross (I) 3.34% | |
| House 67 | Jason Hodges (D) 52.5% | Tommy Vallejos (R) 44.86%, John Dawson (I) 2.64% | |
| House 68 | Curtis Johnson (R) 66.9% | Dennis Potvin (D) 33.1% | |
| House 69 | Michael Curcio (R) 65.9% | Ed Johnson (D) 34.1% | |
| House 70 | Clay Doggett (R) 76.2% | Jessica Yokley (D) 21.5%, Roy Waldrop (I) 2.3% | |
| House 71 | David Byrd (R) 77.8% | Frankie Floied (D) 22.2% | |
| House 72 | Kirk Haston (R) 81.5% | Jamie Haynes (D) 18.5% | |
| House 73 | Chris Todd (R) 68.9% | James A. Baxter (D) 31.1% | |
| House 74 | Jay Reedy (R) 61.4% | Billy Borchert (D) 38.6% | |
| House 75 | Bruce Griffey (R) 69.7% | Richard Carl (D) 24.6%, James Hart (I) 5.7% | |
| House 76 | Andrew Holt (R) 72.1% | Deane Arganbright (D) 27.9% | |
| House 77 | Bill Sanderson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 78 | Mary Littleton (R) 69.1% | John Patrick (D) 30.9% | |
| House 79 | Curtis Halford (R) 75.8% | Gregory Frye (D) 24.2% | |
| House 80 | Johnny Shaw (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 81 | Debra Moody (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 82 | Chris Hurt (R) 57.2% | Andrea Bond-Johnson (D) 42.8% | Flipped D to R |
| House 83 | Mark White (R) 56.8% | Danielle Schonbaum (D) 43.2% | |
| House 84 | Joe Towns (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 85 | Jesse Chism (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 86 | Barbara Cooper (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 87 | Karen Camper (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 88 | Larry Miller (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 89 | Justin Lafferty (R) 64% | Coleen Martinez (D) 36% | |
| House 90 | John DeBerry, Jr. (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 91 | London Lamar (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 92 | Thom Tillis (R) 75.1% | C.S. Coffey (D) 24.9% | |
| House 93 | G.A. Hardaway (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 94 | Ron Gant (R) 74% | Terry Saine (D) 26% | |
| House 95 | Kevin Vaughan (R) 71.5% | Sanjeev Memula (D) 28.5% | |
| House 96 | Dwayne Thompson (D) 57.4% | Scott McCormick (R) 42.6% | |
| House 97 | Jim Coley (R) 54.9% | Allan Creasy (D) 45.1% | |
| House 98 | Antonio Parkinson (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 99 | Tom Leatherwood (R) 70.3% | David Cambron (D) 29.7% | |
| Senate 1 | Steve Southerland (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 3 | Rusty Crowe (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 5 | Randy McNally (R) 71.8% | Stuart Starr (D) 28.2% | |
| Senate 7 | Richard Briggs (R) 55.6% | Jamie Ballinger (D) 44.4% | |
| Senate 9 | Michael B. Bell (R) 77.7% | Carl Lansden (D) 22.3% | |
| Senate 11 | Bo Watson (R) 65.1% | Randy Price (D) 34.9% | |
| Senate 13 | Dawn White (R) 57.06% | Kelly Northcutt (D) 40.5%, Ginger Smith (I) 2.43% | |
| Senate 15 | Paul Bailey (R) 73.6% | Angela Hedgecough (D) 26.4% | |
| Senate 17 | Mark Pody (R) 70.4% | Mary Alice Carfi (D) 29.6% | |
| Senate 19 | Brenda Gilmore (D) 85.79% | Christina Callaway (I) 10.85%, Rueben Dockery (I) 3.33% | |
| Senate 21 | Jeff Yarbro (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 23 | Jack Johnson (R) 66.9% | Kristen Grimm (D) 33.1% | |
| Senate 25 | Kerry Roberts (R) 71.5% | Wade Munday (D) 28.5% | |
| Senate 27 | Eddie Lee Jackson (R) 65.1% | Savannah Williamson (D) 34.9% | |
| Senate 29 | Raumesh Akbari (D) 83.5% | Tom Stephens (R) 16.5% | |
| Senate 31 | Brian Kelsey (R) 50.9% | Gabby Salinas (D) 49.1% | |
| Senate 33 | Katrina Robinson (D) 100% | Unopposed | |