Elections / 2020 · Senate · TN
The Republican candidate won Tennessee's Senate seat R+27.0.
Tennessee, 2020. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Tennessee — 2020 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,040,691
35.2%
Republican (R)
1,840,926
62.2%
All others
78,144
2.6%
Margin
R+27.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2020 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hagerty | RRepublican | 1,840,926 | 62.2% |
| Marquita Bradshaw | DDemocrat | 1,040,691 | 35.2% |
| Elizabeth McLeod | OIndependent | 16,652 | 0.6% |
| Yomi "Fapas" Faparusi SR. | OIndependent | 10,727 | 0.4% |
| Steven J. Hooper | OIndependent | 9,609 | 0.3% |
| Kacey Morgan | OIndependent | 9,598 | 0.3% |
| Ronnie Henley | OIndependent | 8,478 | 0.3% |
| Aaron James | OIndependent | 7,203 | 0.2% |
| Eric William Stansberry | OIndependent | 6,781 | 0.2% |
| G. Dean Hill | OIndependent | 4,872 | 0.2% |
| Jeffrey Alan Grunau | OIndependent | 4,160 | 0.1% |
| John A. Gentry | OOther | 64 | 0.0% |
Tennessee's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | −15.2% |
| 1982 | +23.9% |
| 1984 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | +30.6% |
| 1990 | +37.9% |
| 1994 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −24.5% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2002 | −9.9% |
| 2006 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −34.5% |
| 2014 | −30.0% |
| 2018 | −10.8% |
| 2020 | −27.0% |
| 2024 | −29.6% |