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The 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 58 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
Candidates
The filing deadline for candidates was on December 5, 2023, at noon. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett certified nine candidates for the Republican ballot:
- Ryan Binkley (suspended campaign)
- Doug Burgum (suspended campaign)
- Chris Christie (suspended campaign)
- Ron DeSantis (suspended campaign)
- Nikki Haley
- Asa Hutchinson (suspended campaign)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (suspended campaign)
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
- Uncommitted
Endorsements
Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primariesDonald TrumpU.S. Senators
- Marsha Blackburn, (2019–present)
- Bill Hagerty, (2021–present)
U.S. Representatives
- Jimmy Duncan, TN-02 (1988–2019)
- Chuck Fleischmann, TN-03 (2011–present)
- Mark Green, TN-07 (2019–present)
- Diana Harshbarger, TN-01 (2021–present)
- David Kustoff, TN-08 (2017–present)
- Andy Ogles, TN-05 (2023–present)
- John Rose, TN-06 (2019–present)
State representatives
- Michele Carringer, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 16th district (2021–present)
- Kelly Keisling, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 38th district (2011–present)
- Clay Doggett, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 70th district (2019–present)
- Kip Capley, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 71st district (2023–present)
- Mary Littleton, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 78th district (2013–present)
- Ron Gant, Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 94th district (2017–present)
Local and county official
- Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County (2021–present)
State representative
- Sabi "Doc" Kumar, District 66 (2015–present)
Withdrawn candidates
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)State senator
- Richard Briggs, Tennessee State Senator from District 7 (2015–present)
State representatives
- Dale Carr, District 12 (2012–present)
- Jason Zachary, District 14 (2015–present)
- Ryan Williams, Tennessee State Representative from District 42 (2011–present); Majority Caucus Chairman of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2016–2019)
- Gino Bulso, District 61 (2023–present)
Former governor
- Bill Haslam, (2011–2019)
Declined
Declined to endorseU.S. Representatives
- Tim Burchett, TN-02 (2019–present)
- Scott DesJarlais, TN-04 (2011–present)
Maps
Endorsed Donald Trump (6) Endorsed Ron DeSantis (4) (withdrawn) Endorsed Nikki Haley (1) No endorsement (64) Non-Republicans (24)
Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn) No endorsement (26) Non-Republicans (6)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Doug Burgum |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targoz Market Research | Dec 14–28, 2023 | 522 (LV) | ± 2.66% | – | 1% | 12% | 7% | 0% | – | 2% | – | 72% | 1% | 6% |
| Morning Consult | Nov 1–30, 2023 | 1,078 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 17% | 8% | 1% | – | 4% | 1% | 66% | – | 1% |
| Morning Consult | Oct 1–31, 2023 | 1,061 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 14% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 63% | – | 3% |
| Morning Consult | Sep 1–30, 2023 | 1,032 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 63% | 0% | 2% |
| Morning Consult | Aug 1–31, 2023 | 1,109 (LV) | – | 1% | 2% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 59% | 0% | 1% |
| Morning Consult | July 1–31, 2023 | 1,079 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 17% | 2% | 0% | 10% | 9% | 2% | 57% | 0% | 1% |
| Morning Consult | June 1–30, 2023 | 1,072 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 21% | 3% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 59% | 1% | – |
| The Beacon Center | Jun 14–22, 2023 | 502 (LV) | – | – | – | 12% | – | – | 8% | 1% | 1% | 61% | – | 9% |
| Morning Consult | May 1–31, 2023 | 1,147 (LV) | – | – | – | 18% | 3% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 64% | 3% | 2% |
| Morning Consult | Apr 1–30, 2023 | 986 (LV) | – | – | – | 22% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 61% | 5% | – |
| Vanderbilt University | Apr 19–23, 2023 | 1,003 (RV) | ± 3.6% | – | – | 25% | 4% | 2% | 5% | – | 3% | 59% | – | – |
| – | – | 38% | – | – | – | – | – | 57% | – | – | ||||
| Morning Consult | Mar 1–31, 2023 | 1,027 (LV) | – | – | – | 25% | 3% | – | 8% | – | 1% | 59% | 5% | – |
| Morning Consult | Feb 1–28, 2023 | 980 (LV) | – | – | – | 29% | 3% | – | 8% | – | 0% | 55% | 5% | – |
| Morning Consult | Jan 1–31, 2023 | 1,265 (LV) | – | – | – | 35% | 1% | – | 10% | – | 1% | 47% | 6% | 1% |
| Morning Consult | Dec 1–31, 2022 | 698 (LV) | – | – | – | 34% | 0% | – | 10% | – | 1% | 51% | 3% | 1% |
| Vanderbilt University | Nov 8–28, 2022 | 474 (RV) | ± 3.4% | – | – | 54% | – | – | – | – | – | 41% | – | 5% |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 446,850 | 77.33% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| Nikki Haley | 112,958 | 19.55% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 7,947 | 1.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 4,884 | 0.85% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,874 | 0.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,714 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 722 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 533 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stuckenberg | 352 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 577,834 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
Results by congressional district
Trump won all 9 of Tennessee's congressional districts.
| District | Trump | Haley | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 82.6% | 15.8% | |||
| 2nd | 72.9% | 23.2% | |||
| 3rd | 75.9% | 20.8% | |||
| 4th | 82.1% | 15.1% | |||
| 5th | 70.2% | 26.2% | |||
| 6th | 79.0% | 17.8% | |||
| 7th | 75.8% | 21.0% | |||
| 8th | 84.1% | 13.7% | |||
| 9th | 72.0% | 25.3% | |||
| Source: "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023. | |||||
Results by county
Source:
See also
- 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2024 Tennessee elections
- 2024 United States elections
Notes
- Will Hurd with 0%
- ^ Francis Suarez and Will Hurd with 0%
- Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Will Hurd, and Kristi Noem with 0%
- Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
- Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- Liz Cheney and Ted Cruz with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- Ted Cruz with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, Liz Cheney, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
- Ted Cruz with 2%; Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Kristi Noem with 0%
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee
References
- "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- Morgan-Rumsey, Camruinn (December 5, 2023). "Here's who is on Tennessee's presidential primary ballot". WSMV 4. WVLT. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- Mojica, Adrian (April 17, 2023). "Tennessee senators issue endorsements for Donald Trump following Nashville donor retreat". WZTV Nashville. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Metzger, Bryan; Saddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Most Republicans are on the fence about Trump's 2024 re-election bid. Here are the few elected officials backing him so far". Business Insider. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Schelzig, Erik (April 17, 2023). "Trump lands endorsements among Tenn. congressional delegation". Tennessee Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- Richard, Lawrence (April 17, 2023). "Rep. Harshbarger endorses Donald Trump to be president: 'Biden administration has failed us'". Fox News. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Metzger, Bryan; Seddiq, Omar (February 13, 2023). "Here are all of the Republican elected officials backing Trump's 2024 campaign". Business Insider. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ Sher, Andy (January 3, 2023). "Delegate candidates hope to punch ticket to presidential conventions". The Tennessee Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- "EXCLUSIVE: Glenn Jacobs Endorses Donald Trump for President".
- "Sabi 'Doc' Kumar Committed to Nikki Haley" (PDF).
- Jones, Vivian; Brown, Melissa (July 21, 2023). "The Week in Politics: Expulsion Votes Give Jones, Pearson Massive Fundraising Haul". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (August 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis adds endorsements from 21 state, local officials after GOP debate". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- Gainey, Blaise (November 21, 2022). "Tennessee Republicans Are Mostly Quiet About Trump's Latest Bid for President, But One Is Already Backing a Rival". WPLN News. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- Quarshie, Mabinty (November 10, 2023). "DeSantis nets endorsement of a dozen state lawmakers after third GOP debate - Washington Examiner". Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- Allison, Natalie (May 15, 2023). "Tim Scott builds out 2024 team, taps Bill Haslam as national co-chair". POLITICO. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Targoz Market Research
- ^ Morning Consult
- The Beacon Center
- Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt University
- "March 5, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- "Tennessee Republican Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- "Tennessee results by county".
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