2012 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 2012
Bob Corker REP +34.5 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 2,321,477
- Margin
- 34.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in TN
- R+20.4same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Corker Won | REP | 1,506,443 | 64.89% | |
| Mark E. Clayton | DEM | 705,882 | 30.41% | |
| Martin Pleasant | GRE | 38,472 | 1.66% | |
| Shaun E. Crowell | IND | 20,936 | 0.90% | |
| Kermit E. Steck | CON | 18,620 | 0.80% | |
| James Higdon | IND | 8,085 | 0.35% | |
| Michel Joseph Long | IND | 8,080 | 0.35% | |
| Troy Stephen Scoggin | IND | 7,148 | 0.31% | |
| David Gatchell | IND | 6,523 | 0.28% | |
| Angelia Stinnett | W | 470 | 0.02% | |
| Jacob Maurer | W | 409 | 0.02% | |
| Larry Crim | W | 218 | 0.01% | |
| Jim Maynard | W | 117 | 0.01% | |
| Margie Nell Penn | W | 23 | 0.00% | |
| Gary Gene Davis | W | 18 | 0.00% | |
| Lee Stewart | W | 14 | 0.00% | |
| Christopher Schappert | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Allen Hoenicke | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Mary Wright | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,321,477 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Tennessee Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 29.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Hagerty | 27.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 30.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Corker | 34.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 33.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Corker | 2.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Frist | 32.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Fred Thompson | 24.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Bill Frist | 14.3 |
| 1994 special | Class II | Fred Thompson | 21.8 |
Full Tennessee Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Tennessee Senate race?
Bob Corker (REP) won with 64.9% of the vote, ahead of Mark E. Clayton (30.4%), a margin of 34.5 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Tennessee Senate race?
2,321,477 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.