2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee
The 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Tennessee, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Lamar Alexander announced that he would not run for reelection on December 17, 2018.[1] The former United States Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty won the open seat by a large margin against his Democratic opponent Marquita Bradshaw.
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County results Hagerty: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bradshaw: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Tennessee |
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Government |
Republican primary
Nominee
- Bill Hagerty, businessman, former United States Ambassador to Japan and former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development[2][3]
Eliminated in the primary
- Cliff Adkins[4]
- Natisha Brooks[4]
- Byron Bush, dentist[5]
- Roy Dale Cope, small business owner and pharmacist[6][7]
- Terry Dicus, attorney[7]
- Tom Emerson, Jr., Tea Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[8]
- George Flinn, Jr., former Shelby County commissioner, Nixon Admin. Official, physician, engineer, businessman, and republican candidate in Tennessee's 8th congressional district in 2016 and 2018[9]
- Jon Henry, U.S. Marine Corps veteran[9]
- Kent Morrell, business owner[9]
- Glen Neal, Jr., retired public servant[9]
- John Osborne, real estate agent and business owner[9]
- Aaron Pettigrew, truck driver[10]
- David Schuster, U.S. Navy veteran[8]
- Manny Sethi, orthopedic surgeon, director of the Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute Center for Health Policy, and founder and President of the non-profit Healthy Tennessee[11]
Disqualified from the primary ballot
- Jim Elkins, Republican candidate for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district in 2020[12]
- Johnny Presley, retired physician's assistant, hospital and clinic owner, farmer[13]
Withdrawn
- Clyde Benson, army veteran and Republican candidate for District 39 of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2016[14][8]
- Larry Crim[15][8]
- Josh Gapp, physician (running for TN-01)[16][17]
- Garrett "Lance" Nichols[9][8]
- Stokes Nielson, music industry executive and guitarist for The Lost Trailers[18]
Declined
- Lamar Alexander, incumbent U.S. Senator[1][19]
- Mae Beavers, former state senator (endorsed Sethi)[20]
- Diane Black, former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district and candidate for Governor in 2018[21]
- Randy Boyd, former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, candidate for Governor in 2018, and President of the University of Tennessee system[2]
- Bob Corker, former U.S. Senator[22]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district[23] and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[2]
- Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district[24]
- Mark E. Green, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district and former state senator[25]
- Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State[20]
- Beth Harwell, former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives and candidate for Governor in 2018[2]
- Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee[26]
- David Kustoff, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district and former U.S. Attorney[27]
- Peyton Manning, retired NFL quarterback[28]
- Jeff Webb, businessman (endorsed Sethi)[23]
Endorsements
Bill Hagerty
- Federal Officials
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (TN)[29]
- Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator (AR)[30]
- Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator (KY) and Senate Majority Leader[31]
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[32]
- Governors
- Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida and 2016 Republican candidate for President of the United States[33]
- Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee and Mayor of Knoxville[33]
- State Officials
- Patsy Hazlewood, State Representative[34]
- Curtis Johnson, Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[35]
- Local Officials
- Individuals
- Organizations
Manny Sethi
- Federal Officials
- Ed Bryant, former U.S. Representative (TN-07) (1995–2003)[42]
- John J. "Jimmy" Duncan Jr., former U.S. Representative (TN-02) (1988–2019)[43]
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (KY)[44]
- Zach Wamp, former U.S. Representative (TN-03) (1995–2011)[45]
- Governors
- Winfield Dunn, businessman and former Governor of Tennessee[33]
- State Officials
- Richard Briggs, State Senator (Knoxville-07) and Colonel (Ret.) in the United States Army[46]
- Joe S. Carr, former State Representative (Lascassas-48)[47]
- Dan Howell, State Representative (Georgetown-22)[33]
- Kelly Keisling, State Representative (Byrdstown-38)[33]
- James Peach, former State Representative (Camden-74)[48]
- Tony Shipley, former State Representative (Kingsport-02)[48]
- Mayors
- Judy Watters, Mayor of Rossville[48]
- Kelly Wolfe, former Mayor of Jonesborough[48]
- Local Officials
- Gary Deaton, Madison County Commissioner[48]
- John Newman, Madison County Trustee[48]
- Scottie Poarch, Marshall County Trustee[48]
- James Woody, Polk County Commissioner[48]
- Military
- Capt. Wendy Bane, United States Air Force[46]
- Col. (Ret.) Temple Bowling IV, United States Air Force[46]
- Gen. (Ret.) Burwell B. Bell III, former Commander of U.S. forces in Korea[49]
- Col. (Ret.) Jim Harding, United States Air Force[46]
- Gen. (Ret.) Gary L. Harrell, former U.S. Army Special Operations Command Deputy Commanding General[49]
- Capt. (Ret.) Todd Jackson, United States Marine Corps[46]
- Col. (Ret.) Dan Lindsey, United States Army[46]
- Col. (Ret.) Juli Lomax, United States Army[46]
- Capt. Dave Mahoney, United States Army[46]
- Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Carl G. Schneider, former U.S. Air Force Logistics Command Chief of Staff[49]
- Capt. Billy Stokes, United States Army[46]
- Col. (Ret.) Thomas Vaughn, United States Army[46]
- Capt. Paul Audrey West, United States Army[46]
- Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jackie D. Wood, former Adjutant General of Tennessee (1995–2002)[49]
- Religious Leaders
- Individuals
- Clint Cooper, conservative columnist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press[51]
- Jeff Hartline, conservative columnist for The Tennessee Star[52]
- Larry Hillis, Tennessee Republican Party State Executive committee member[53]
- Amy Jones, businesswoman and Tennessee Republican Party State Executive ccommittee member[48]
- Alex Stillwell, former Chairman of the Wilson County Republican Party[48]
- Georgette Walrath, conservative columnist for the Conservative Daily Post[54]
- Dr. Ming Wang, surgeon and philanthropist[48]
- Media
- Mic Drop Radio, conservative podcast [55]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
George Flinn | Mark Green | Bill Hagerty | Bill Haslam | Manny Sethi | Other | Undecided | ||
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JMC Analytics and Polling | July 18–19, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 5% | – | 36% | – | 32% | 9% | 20% | ||
The Trafalgar Group | July 6–8, 2020 | 1,062 (LV) | ± 2.92% | 4% | – | 42% | – | 39% | 2% | 13% | ||
Victory Phones[upper-alpha 1] | June 30 – July 1, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.46% | 6% | – | 33% | – | 31% | – | 30% | ||
The Tarrance Group[upper-alpha 2] | June 28–30, 2020 | 651 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 5% | – | 46% | – | 29% | 2%[lower-alpha 2] | 18% | ||
Victory Phones[upper-alpha 1] | June 2, 2020 | –[lower-alpha 3] | – | – | – | 27% | – | 11% | – | – | ||
Green and Haslam announce they will not run | ||||||||||||
Triton/Tennessee Star | April 13–16, 2019 | 1,003 (LV) | ± 3.1% | – | 30% | – | 39% | – | – | ~30% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Hagerty | 331,267 | 50.75% | |
Republican | Manny Sethi | 257,223 | 39.41% | |
Republican | George Flinn, Jr. | 22,454 | 3.44% | |
Republican | Jon Henry | 8,104 | 1.24% | |
Republican | Natisha Brooks | 8,072 | 1.24% | |
Republican | Byron Bush | 5,420 | 0.83% | |
Republican | Clifford Adkins | 5,316 | 0.81% | |
Republican | Terry Dicus | 2,279 | 0.35% | |
Republican | Tom Emerson, Jr. | 2,252 | 0.35% | |
Republican | David Schuster | 2,045 | 0.31% | |
Republican | John Osborne | 1,877 | 0.29% | |
Republican | Roy Dale Cope | 1,791 | 0.27% | |
Republican | Kent Morrell | 1,769 | 0.27% | |
Republican | Aaron Pettigrew | 1,622 | 0.25% | |
Republican | Glen Neal, Jr. | 1,233 | 0.19% | |
Total votes | 652,724 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Marquita Bradshaw, environmentalist[57][58]
Eliminated in the primary
Disqualified from the primary ballot
- Tharon Chandler, journalist, economist, and conservationist[63]
Withdrawn
- Diana C. Onyejiaka, college professor and consultant
Declined
- Andy Berke, incumbent mayor of Chattanooga and former state senator[64]
- Phil Bredesen, former mayor of Nashville and Governor of Tennessee and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[2] (endorsed James Mackler)[65]
- John Ray Clemmons, state representative and candidate for Mayor of Nashville in 2019[21]
- Karl Dean, former mayor of Nashville and nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2018[2]
- Sara Kyle, incumbent state senator[66]
- Tim McGraw, singer-songwriter[61]
- Jason Powell, State Representative, real estate agent, non-profit manager
- Madeline Rogero, former mayor of Knoxville[67]
- Renata Soto, executive director of Conexión Américas[2]
- Jeff Yarbro, minority leader of the Tennessee State Senate[2]
Endorsements
James Mackler
- Politicians
- Tim Kaine, U.S Senator, (VA)[68]
- Phil Bredesen, former Governor of Tennessee[69]
- Organizations
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marquita Bradshaw | 117,962 | 35.51% | |
Democratic | Robin Kimbrough Hayes | 88,492 | 26.64% | |
Democratic | James Mackler | 78,966 | 23.77% | |
Democratic | Gary G. Davis | 30,758 | 9.26% | |
Democratic | Mark Pickrell | 16,045 | 4.83% | |
Total votes | 332,223 | 100.00% |
Independents
Declared
- Yomi Faparusi, physician, attorney, researcher, and former Republican candidate for Tennessee's 4th congressional district in 2014 and 2016[8]
- Jeffrey Grunau, activist[8]
- Ronnie Henley,[8]
- Dean Hill, US veteran, former federal employee, and activist[8]
- Steven Hooper[8]
- Aaron James[8]
- Elizabeth McLeod, conservative activist[8]
- Eric William Stansberry[8]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[80] | Safe R | August 17, 2020 |
Inside Elections[81] | Safe R | September 18, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[82] | Safe R | August 5, 2020 |
Daily Kos[83] | Safe R | August 31, 2020 |
Politico[84] | Safe R | September 9, 2020 |
RCP[85] | Likely R | September 17, 2020 |
Niskanen[86] | Safe R | September 15, 2020 |
DDHQ[87] | Safe R | September 16, 2020 |
538[88] | Safe R | September 18, 2020 |
Endorsements
Bill Hagerty (R)
- Federal Officials
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee[29]
- Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas[89]
- Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader from Kentucky[90]
- Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator from Utah, 2012 Republican presidential nominee, and former Governor of Massachusetts[91]
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[92]
- Governors
- Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida[33]
- Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee and Mayor of Knoxville[33]
- State Officials
- Patsy Hazlewood, State Representative[34]
- Curtis Johnson, Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[35]
- Bo Watson, State Senator[34]
- Local Officials
- Individuals
- Organizations
Marquita Bradshaw (D)
- Federal Officials
- Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017), United States Senator from Delaware (1973-2009), Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election[93]
- Ed Markey, U.S. senator from Massachusetts[94]
- Ayanna Pressley, U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district[95]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate[96]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate[97]
- Notable Individuals
- Cori Bush, 2020 Democratic nominee for Missouri's 1st congressional district[98]
- Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate[99]
- Organizations
- Center for Biological Diversity[100]
- Democratic Socialists of America[101]
- Friends of the Earth Action[102]
- National Women's Political Caucus[103]
- Sierra Club[104]
- Sunrise Movement[105]
- Working Families Party[106]
- Unions
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 4] |
Margin of error |
Bill Hagerty (R) |
Marquita Bradshaw (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Swayable | October 23 – November 1, 2020 | 431 (LV) | ± 6.2% | 61% | 39% | – | – |
Cygnal | October 20–22, 2020 | 610 (LV) | ± 3.97% | 56% | 36% | 1%[lower-alpha 5] | 7% |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Hagerty | 1,840,926 | 62.20% | +0.33% | |
Democratic | Marquita Bradshaw | 1,040,691 | 35.16% | +3.29% | |
Independent | Elizabeth McLeod | 16,652 | 0.56% | N/A | |
Independent | Yomi Faparusi | 10,727 | 0.36% | N/A | |
Independent | Stephen Hooper | 9,609 | 0.32% | N/A | |
Independent | Kacey Morgan (withdrawn) | 9,598 | 0.32% | N/A | |
Independent | Ronnie Henley | 8,478 | 0.30% | N/A | |
Independent | Aaron James | 7,203 | 0.29% | N/A | |
Independent | Eric William Stansberry | 6,781 | 0.23% | N/A | |
Independent | Dean Hill | 4,872 | 0.16% | N/A | |
Independent | Jeffrey Grunau | 4,160 | 0.14% | N/A | |
Write-in | 64 | 0.00% | ±0.00% | ||
Total votes | 2,959,761 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "One of the other candidates" with 2%
- Not yet released
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Third-party candidate" with 1%
- "Does not matter" with 26%; unsure with 5%
- Partisan clients
- Poll conducted for the Sethi campaign.
- Poll conducted for the Hagerty campaign.
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- Ed Markey [@EdMarkey] (October 11, 2020). ".@Bradshaw2020 is a working class, single mom and the first Black woman to run for Senate in Tennessee. She has spent her life fighting for her community and working to bring social, racial, economic, and environmental justice to all. Now, she's taking that fight to Washington" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
- Bradshaw, Marquita [@Bradshaw2020] (September 28, 2020). "#As my sister in service and fellow history-maker, I am so proud to have the support of Rep. @AyannaPressley. It couldn't be more clear– Tennesseans deserve a fearless leader. Let's shock the world, y'all! Join #TeamBradshaw Rightwards arrow Chip in $20.20 today:" (Tweet). Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
- Bernie Sanders [@BernieSanders] (September 21, 2020). "I'm proud to endorse @Bradshaw2020's grassroots campaign. Marquita is building a strong grassroots movement by standing up to big-money politics and challenging the status quo. I believe her bold, progressive movement, powered by the people, can make history in Tennessee" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Endorsements | Warren Democrats". Elizabeth Warren. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Bush, Cori [@CoriBush] (August 21, 2020). "#BREAKING: I'm proud to announce my official endorsements of @AdrBell, @PamKeithFL, @paulajean2020, @Bradshaw2020, and Sen. @EdMarkey!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
- Schelzig, Erik (September 17, 2020). "Buttigeig endorses Bradshaw, Harris". The Tennessee Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- "2020 Endorsements".
- "DSA 🌹 (@DemSocialists): DSA is proud to endorse Marquita Bradshaw for U.S. Senate".
- "Candidate Endorsements".
- https://twitter.com/NWPCNational/status/1299025714226892800
- "TN-Sen: Sierra Club Endorses Environmental Justice Champion Marquita Bradshaw".
- Golshan, Tara (September 10, 2020). "Sunrise Movement Unveils 2020 Endorsements To Defeat Climate Change Deniers". HuffPost. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- "Working Families Party (@WorkingFamilies): In a year of crisis, @Bradshaw2020 is a visionary leader fighting for a nation that cares all our people, and solutions big enough to meet the moment".
- "November 3rd General Election Endorsements". Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council. August 13, 2020.
- State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 3, 2020, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Tennessee", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Tennessee: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Tennessee". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Tennessee at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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