2018 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 8 candidates · See every 2018 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2018 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

Marsha Blackburn won the 2018 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. Marsha Blackburn received 1,227,483 popular votes (54.71%). The main challenger was Phil Bredesen (43.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Blackburn and Bredesen

Blackburn +10.8 pts · won by 242,033 votes

Marsha Blackburn RepublicanWINNER54.71%

1,227,483 votes

Phil Bredesen Democratic43.92%

985,450 votes

Trudy A. AustinIndependent0.42%

9,455 votes

G. Dean HillIndependent0.39%

8,717 votes

Kris L. ToddIndependent0.23%

5,084 votes

John CaricoIndependent0.15%

3,398 votes

Breton PhillipsIndependent0.1%

2,226 votes

Kevin Lee McCantsIndependent0.09%

1,927 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.