The Republican candidate won Tennessee's Senate seat R+10.8.
Tennessee, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
akashicTennessee — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
985,450
43.9%
Republican (R)
1,227,483
54.7%
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Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
akashic| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
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| Marsha Blackburn | RRepublican | 1,227,483 | 54.7% |
| Phil Bredesen | DDemocrat | 985,450 | 43.9% |
| Trudy A. Austin | OIndependent | 9,455 | 0.4% |
| Dean Hill | OIndependent | 8,717 | 0.4% |
| Kris L. Todd | OIndependent | 5,084 | 0.2% |
| John Carico | OIndependent | 3,398 | 0.2% |
| Breton Phillips | OIndependent | 2,226 | 0.1% |
| Kevin Lee McCants | OIndependent | 1,927 | 0.1% |
akashic2018 presidential election
Tennessee, 2018
RepublicanR+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 54.7% | 1,227,483 |
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| DemocraticDemocratic | 43.9% | 985,450 |
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| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 30,807 |
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95 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashicTennessee's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Tennessee's Senate margins| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
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| 1976 | +5.4% |
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| 1978 | −15.2% |
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| 1982 | +23.9% |
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| 1984 | +26.9% |
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| 1988 | +30.6% |
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| 1990 | +37.9% |
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| 1994 | −14.3% |
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| 1996 | −24.5% |
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| 2000 | −32.9% |
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| 2002 | −9.9% |
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| 2006 | −2.7% |
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| 2008 | −33.5% |
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| 2012 | −34.5% |
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| 2014 | −30.0% |
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| 2018 | −10.8% |
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| 2020 | −27.0% |
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| 2024 | −29.6% |
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