2012 Tennessee Senate election

2012 Tennessee Senate election

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16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ron Ramsey Jim Kyle Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 4th district 28th district Seats before 20 13 Seats won 26 7 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 704,393 302,714 Percentage 69.94% 30.06%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold      No Election Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%      >90%
Speaker before election Ron Ramsey Republican Elected Speaker Ron Ramsey Republican

The 2012 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 2, 2012.^[1]

Republicans gained 6 seats, getting a supermajority in the Senate chamber.^[2][3]