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Tennessee — 2014 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2014 · U.S. SenateTennessee · U.S. SenateLamar AlexanderR+30.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2014 Senate returns.
- Lamar Alexander✓(i)Republican850,08761.9%
- Gordon BallDemocrat437,84831.9%
- Joe WilmothConstitution36,0882.6%
- Martin PleasantGreen12,5700.9%
- Tom Emerson Jr.Independent11,1570.8%
- Danny PageIndependent7,7130.6%
- Rick TylerIndependent5,7590.4%
- Joshua JamesIndependent5,6780.4%
- Bartholomew J. PhillipsIndependent2,3860.2%
- Edmund L. GauthierIndependent2,3140.2%
- Eric SchechterIndependent1,6730.1%
- C. SalekinIndependent7870.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2012R+20.4Senate 2014R+30.0vs. baselineR+9.6
Tennessee's 2014 Senate race ran 9.6 points more Republican than its 2012 presidential margin.
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% |
Same ballot, 2014TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2014 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.