U.S. Senate elections in Tennessee
Elections won
R 16 · D 2541 Senate elections since 1916
Last decided by
29.6 pts2024, Marsha Blackburn over Gloria Johnson
Closest ever
2.72 pts2006, Bob Corker over Harold E. Ford Jr.
Longest streak
20 in a rowDemocratic, 1916–1964
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Tennessee's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican Marsha Blackburn and Republican Bill Hagerty; Blackburn won the most recent race by 29.6 points in 2024. Blackburn has held one seat since 2018 and Hagerty the other since 2020. The 2024 race put Blackburn ahead of Gloria Johnson, 29.6 points clear. Across 41 elections since 1916, Republicans have won 16 and Democrats 25. Of those, the closest was 2006, decided by 2.7 points; the widest 1934, by 60.2 points.
Marsha Blackburn R 1,918,743 · Gloria Johnson D 1,027,461 · Tharon Chandler I 28,444 · Pamela Jeanine P. Moses I 24,682 · +1 more
Bill Hagerty R 1,840,926 · Marquita Bradshaw D 1,040,691 · Elizabeth McLeod I 16,652 · Yomi Fapas Faparusi Sr. I 10,727 · +8 more
Marsha Blackburn R 1,227,483 · Phil Bredesen D 985,450 · Trudy A. Austin I 9,455 · G. Dean Hill I 8,717 · +4 more
Lamar Alexander R 850,087 · Gordon Ball D 437,848 · Joe Wilmoth C 36,088 · Martin Pleasant G 12,570 · +8 more
Bob Corker R 1,506,443 · Mark E. Clayton D 705,882 · Martin Pleasant G 38,472 · Shaun E. Crowell I 20,936 · +5 more
Lamar Alexander R 1,579,477 · Robert D. Tuke D 767,236 · Edward L. Buck I 31,631 · Christopher G. Fenner I 11,073 · +4 more
Bob Corker R 929,911 · Harold E. Ford Jr. D 879,976 · Ed Choate I 10,831 · David Gatchell I 3,746 · +7 more
Lamar Alexander R 891,498 · Bob Clement D 728,232 · John Jay Hooker I 6,401 · Wesley M. Baker I 6,106 · +4 more
Bill Frist R 1,255,444 · Jeff Clark D 621,152 · Tom Burrell G 25,815 · Charles F. Johnson I 10,004 · +3 more
Fred Thompson R 1,091,554 · Houston Gordon D 654,937 · John Jay Hooker I 14,401 · Bruce Gold I 5,865 · +3 more
Bill Frist R 834,226 · James R. Sasser D 623,164 · John Jay Hooker I 13,244 · Charles F. Johnson I 6,631 · +1 more
Fred Thompson R 885,998 · Jim Cooper D 565,930 · Charles N. Hancock I 4,169 · Charles M. Moore I 2,219 · +5 more
Al Gore D 530,898 · William R. Hawkins R 233,703 · Bill Jacox I 11,191 · Charles Gordon Vick I 8,021
Al Gore D 1,000,607 · Victor Ashe R 557,016 · Ed McAteer I 87,234 · Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin I 3,179
James R. Sasser D 780,113 · Robin Beard R 479,642
Howard H. Baker R 642,644 · Jane Eskind D 466,228 · Thomas J. Anderson I 45,908 · Fern Lucius Keasler I 2,243
James R. Sasser D 751,180 · Bill Brock R 673,231 · Mark Clark Bates I 5,137 · Willie C. Jacox I 1,406 · +1 more
Howard H. Baker R 483,063 · Frank G. Clement D 383,843
Ross Bass D 568,905 · Howard H. Baker R 517,330
Albert Gore D 570,542 · Dan H. Kuykendall R 493,475
Estes Kefauver D 594,460 · A. Bradley Frazier R 234,053
Estes Kefauver D 249,121 · Thomas P. Wall R 106,971
Albert Gore D 545,432 · Hobart F. Atkins R 153,479 · Richard M. Barber I 22,169 · John Randolph Neal Jr. G 14,132
Kenneth D. McKellar D 145,654 · William B. Ladd R 57,237 · John Randolph Neal Jr. I 11,516 · Herman H. Ross I 4,303
Tom Stewart D 194,028 · Harley G. Fowler R 72,098
Nathan L. Bachman D 273,298 · Dwayne D. Maddox R 69,753 · John Randolph Neal Jr. I 14,617 · Howard Kester S 2,516
Nathan L. Bachman D 200,249 · John Randolph Neal Jr. I 49,773
Kenneth D. McKellar D 175,431 · Harley G. Fowler R 120,259
Kenneth D. McKellar D 151,523 · Newell Sanders R 71,199
John K. Shields D 98,605 · H. Clay Evans R 59,989