2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

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2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
March 5, 2024
58 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley
Home state Florida South Carolina
Delegate count 58 0
Popular vote 446,850 112,958
Percentage 77.33% 19.55%
County results
Congressional district results
Precinct results

Trump

  40 – 50%
  50 – 60%
  60 – 70%
  70 – 80%
  80 – 90%
  90 – 100%

Haley

  40 – 50%
  50 – 60%
  60 – 70%
  70 – 80%
  80 – 90%
  90 – 100%

Tie/No Data

  40 – 50%
  50%
  

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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.[1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.

Donald Trump dominated across most of the state, with exceptions in certain traditionally Republican suburban areas where Nikki Haley performed well, including southern Davidson County, parts of Williamson County, and some predominantly white suburban and urban areas in Shelby, Knox, and Hamilton counties.[2] Despite these pockets of support for Haley, Trump still carried every county by a comfortable margin.

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:[3]

Endorsements

Donald Trump

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

State representatives

Local and county official

Nikki Haley

State representative

Withdrawn candidates

Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)

State senator

State representatives

Tim Scott (withdrawn)

Former governor

Declined

Declined to endorse

U.S. Representatives

Maps

Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
  Endorsed Donald Trump (6)
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (4) (withdrawn)
  Endorsed Nikki Haley (1)
  No endorsement (64)
  Non-Republicans (24)
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the Tennessee Senate.
  Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)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[19][A] Dec 14–28, 2023 522 (LV) ± 2.66% – 1% 12% 7% 0% – 2% – 72% 1% 6%
Morning Consult[20] Nov 1–30, 2023 1,078 (LV) – 0% 2% 17% 8% 1% – 4% 1% 66% – 1%
Morning Consult[20] Oct 1–31, 2023 1,061 (LV) – 0% 1% 14% 6% 0% 6% 5% 2% 63% – 3%
Morning Consult[20] Sep 1–30, 2023 1,032 (LV) – 0% 2% 15% 5% 0% 5% 6% 2% 63% 0%[a] 2%
Morning Consult[20] Aug 1–31, 2023 1,109 (LV) – 1% 2% 13% 2% 1% 8% 10% 3% 59% 0%[b] 1%
Morning Consult[20] July 1–31, 2023 1,079 (LV) – 0% 2% 17% 2% 0% 10% 9% 2% 57% 0%[b] 1%
Morning Consult[20] June 1–30, 2023 1,072 (LV) – 0% 1% 21% 3% 0% 9% 3% 3% 59% 1%[c] –
The Beacon Center[21] Jun 14–22, 2023 502 (LV) – – – 12% – – 8% 1% 1% 61% – 9%
Morning Consult[20] May 1–31, 2023 1,147 (LV) – – – 18% 3% 0% 7% 2% 1% 64% 3%[d] 2%
Morning Consult[20] Apr 1–30, 2023 986 (LV) – – – 22% 3% 0% 8% 1% 1% 61% 5%[e] –
Vanderbilt University[22] Apr 19–23, 2023 1,003 (RV) ± 3.6% – – 25% 4% 2% 5% – 3% 59% – –
– – 38% – – – – – 57% – –
Morning Consult[20] Mar 1–31, 2023 1,027 (LV) – – – 25% 3% – 8% – 1% 59% 5%[f] –
Morning Consult[20] Feb 1–28, 2023 980 (LV) – – – 29% 3% – 8% – 0% 55% 5%[g] –
Morning Consult[20] Jan 1–31, 2023 1,265 (LV) – – – 35% 1% – 10% – 1% 47% 6%[h] 1%
Morning Consult[20] Dec 1–31, 2022 698 (LV) – – – 34% 0% – 10% – 1% 51% 3%[i] 1%
Vanderbilt University[23] Nov 8–28, 2022 474 (RV) ± 3.4% – – 54% – – – – – 41% – 5%

Results

Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024[24][25]
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

By county

Source:[26][27]

By county
County Donald Trump Nikki Haley Others Total votes
% # % # % #
Anderson 75.66% 6,372 21.18% 1,784 3.16% 266 8,422
Bedford 86.99% 3,250 10.81% 404 2.20% 82 3,736
Benton 90.17% 1,560 8.73% 151 1.10% 19 1,730
Bledsoe 90.28% 1,597 8.25% 146 1.47% 26 1,769
Blount 76.33% 12,239 20.54% 3,294 3.13% 501 16,034
Bradley 80.26% 10,068 16.34% 2,050 3.40% 426 12,544
Campbell 90.29% 2,668 8.56% 253 1.15% 34 2,955
Cannon 89.58% 1,462 8.58% 140 1.84% 30 1,632
Carroll 88.75% 2,004 9.96% 225 1.28% 29 2,258
Carter 82.81% 5,985 14.38% 1,039 2.81% 203 7,227
Cheatham 81.97% 3,132 15.76% 602 2.28% 87 3,821
Chester 85.56% 1,463 11.52% 197 2.92% 50 1,710
Claiborne 88.86% 3,907 9.30% 409 1.84% 81 4,397
Clay 88.53% 579 9.94% 65 1.53% 10 654
Cocke 86.74% 4,540 10.83% 567 2.43% 127 5,234
Coffee 77.38% 4,820 18.04% 1,124 4.58% 285 6,229
Crockett 88.24% 1,050 9.83% 117 1.93% 23 1,190
Cumberland 83.05% 8,910 14.18% 1,521 2.77% 297 10,728
Davidson 60.96% 17,243 36.14% 10,221 2.90% 821 28,285
Decatur 87.41% 1,639 10.29% 193 2.30% 43 1,875
DeKalb 85.64% 2,242 11.92% 312 2.44% 64 2,618
Dickson 83.20% 3,546 14.41% 614 2.39% 102 4,262
Dyer 87.45% 2,223 10.46% 266 2.09% 53 2,542
Fayette 86.23% 3,925 11.88% 541 1.89% 86 4,552
Fentress 91.47% 2,090 7.05% 161 1.49% 34 2,285
Franklin 82.70% 3,720 14.32% 644 2.98% 134 4,498
Gibson 87.23% 3,251 11.08% 413 1.69% 63 3,727
Giles 89.17% 2,166 9.22% 224 1.61% 39 2,429
Grainger 88.64% 2,528 8.94% 255 2.42% 69 2,852
Greene 83.27% 6,313 14.76% 1,119 1.97% 149 7,581
Grundy 92.11% 1,179 6.88% 88 1.01% 13 1,280
Hamblen 84.60% 4,746 13.01% 730 2.39% 134 5,610
Hamilton 66.79% 21,654 29.10% 9,433 4.11% 1,332 32,419
Hancock 90.82% 623 7.43% 51 1.75% 12 686
Hardeman 91.49% 1,386 7.26% 110 1.25% 19 1,515
Hardin 87.66% 1,939 10.53% 233 1.81% 40 2,212
Hawkins 85.40% 5,374 12.11% 762 2.49% 157 6,293
Haywood 89.43% 626 9.29% 65 1.29% 9 700
Henderson 86.14% 2,889 10.70% 359 3.16% 106 3,354
Henry 85.49% 2,704 13.25% 419 1.26% 40 3,163
Hickman 88.93% 1,791 9.38% 189 1.69% 34 2,014
Houston 89.65% 658 8.99% 66 1.36% 10 734
Humphreys 86.31% 1,141 12.10% 160 1.59% 21 1,322
Jackson 89.56% 1,107 8.50% 105 1.94% 24 1,236
Jefferson 82.42% 5,698 14.73% 1,018 2.85% 197 6,913
Johnson 87.47% 1,912 10.89% 238 1.64% 36 2,186
Knox 67.81% 31,897 27.42% 12,900 4.77% 2,243 47,040
Lake 91.72% 288 6.69% 21 1.59% 5 314
Lauderdale 90.72% 1,271 7.92% 111 1.36% 19 1,401
Lawrence 88.04% 3,548 10.10% 407 1.86% 75 4,030
Lewis 92.99% 1,035 6.20% 69 0.81% 9 1,113
Lincoln 87.57% 2,882 10.51% 346 1.92% 63 3,291
Loudon 74.30% 6,915 22.65% 2,108 3.05% 284 9,307
Macon 91.90% 2,098 6.44% 147 1.66% 38 2,283
Madison 76.80% 5,466 20.01% 1,424 3.19% 227 7,117
Marion 86.17% 2,836 11.76% 387 2.07% 68 3,291
Marshall 85.86% 2,399 11.56% 323 2.58% 72 2,794
Maury 80.71% 6,588 17.02% 1,389 2.27% 186 8,163
McMinn 85.13% 5,501 12.52% 809 2.35% 152 6,462
McNairy 89.71% 2,363 8.47% 223 1.82% 48 2,634
Meigs 84.84% 1,707 12.13% 244 3.03% 61 2,012
Monroe 84.96% 5,670 12.41% 828 2.63% 176 6,674
Montgomery 75.90% 7,679 20.43% 2,067 3.67% 371 10,117
Moore 83.67% 748 13.31% 119 3.02% 27 894
Morgan 89.78% 1,678 8.19% 153 2.03% 38 1,869
Obion 89.82% 2,135 8.46% 201 1.72% 41 2,377
Overton 90.99% 2,251 7.36% 182 1.65% 41 2,474
Perry 90.76% 629 8.08% 56 1.16% 8 693
Pickett 88.41% 763 10.43% 90 1.16% 10 863
Polk 90.26% 2,158 8.16% 195 1.59% 38 2,391
Putnam 81.44% 5,677 16.17% 1,127 2.39% 167 6,971
Rhea 82.69% 4,338 14.22% 746 3.09% 162 5,246
Roane 81.51% 4,888 16.17% 970 2.32% 139 5,997
Robertson 80.77% 5,567 16.18% 1,115 3.05% 210 6,892
Rutherford 76.22% 18,253 20.11% 4,815 3.67% 879 23,947
Scott 91.30% 1,353 7.56% 112 1.15% 17 1,482
Sequatchie 86.66% 1,552 11.61% 208 1.73% 31 1,791
Sevier 83.12% 8,022 14.16% 1,367 2.72% 262 9,651
Shelby 70.54% 21,224 26.78% 8,057 2.68% 806 30,087
Smith 87.82% 2,178 9.60% 238 2.58% 64 2,480
Stewart 86.20% 1,174 12.56% 171 1.25% 17 1,362
Sullivan 77.50% 10,933 19.80% 2,794 2.70% 381 14,108
Sumner 72.88% 17,604 22.06% 5,328 5.06% 1,222 24,154
Tipton 84.55% 4,672 12.45% 688 2.99% 165 5,526
Trousdale 88.50% 639 9.83% 71 1.66% 12 722
Unicoi 86.29% 2,152 10.99% 274 2.73% 68 2,494
Union 89.69% 1,574 8.89% 156 1.42% 25 1,755
Van Buren 88.68% 619 9.03% 63 2.29% 16 698
Warren 86.90% 2,673 11.93% 367 1.17% 36 3,076
Washington 74.78% 9,080 22.42% 2,723 2.80% 340 12,143
Wayne 91.46% 1,199 6.71% 88 1.83% 24 1,311
Weakley 87.06% 2,450 10.48% 295 2.45% 69 2,814
White 89.47% 2,855 9.15% 292 1.38% 44 3,191
Williamson 65.52% 21,296 29.77% 9,676 4.71% 1,530 32,502
Wilson 75.86% 12,454 20.35% 3,341 3.79% 622 16,417

Results by congressional district

Trump won all 9 of Tennessee's congressional districts and received all 3 delegates per district for a total of 27.

District Trump Haley Delegates
1st 81.6% 15.8% 3
2nd 72.9% 23.2% 3
3rd 75.9% 20.8% 3
4th 82.1% 15.1% 3
5th 70.2% 26.2% 3
6th 79.0% 17.8% 3
7th 75.8% 21.0% 3
8th 84.1% 13.7% 3
9th 72.0% 25.3% 3
Total 9/9 0/9 27
Source: "Tennessee Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

See also

Notes

  1. Will Hurd with 0%
  2. Francis Suarez and Will Hurd with 0%
  3. Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Will Hurd, and Kristi Noem with 0%
  4. Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott with 1%; Kristi Noem and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
  5. Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
  6. Liz Cheney with 3%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
  7. Liz Cheney and Ted Cruz with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
  8. Ted Cruz with 2%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, Liz Cheney, and Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Kristi Noem with 0%
  9. Ted Cruz with 2%; Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo, and Kristi Noem with 0%

Partisan clients

  1. Poll sponsored by the Beacon Center of Tennessee

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