2020 Tennessee U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Results. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. But now Hagerty still faced a tough challenge from Sethi, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Vanderbilt Medical Center and son of first-generation immigrants from India. Strong, who is Black, is a U.S. Navy veteran who was vying for an upset. She now faces Republican Bill Hagerty, who won the GOP nomination, in the Nov. 3 general election. Byrd has not outright denied the allegations, though he has said he's sorry if he hurt or emotionally upset any of his students. And that's the reason why we're leading in the state right now. All rights reserved. Blair Walsingham was the only active candidate campaigning for the seat in the primary and won the Democratic nomination Thursday. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.

Election Date: Aug. 6, 2020 | Updated 2:47 PM CDT Aug. 7, 2020 Senate Democratic Primary Moderate Republican Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville found out which Democrat he will face in November: Kimi Abernathy, who has an educational counseling practice. He has since said he opposes abortion rights. Circle size is proportional to the amount each county’s leading candidate is ahead. A vocal critic of President Donald Trump, seven-term incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen defeated former Shelby County Democratic Party chair Corey Strong in the primary in the 9th district, which includes majority-black Memphis. Last updated Aug. 21, 2020, 2:40 p.m. Through those efforts she has focused much of her attention on environmental justice, and how, she said, people of color are disproportionately impacted by environmental policy. The 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Tennessee, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Byrd cruised to reelection in 2018 after the sexual misconduct allegations were made public earlier that year in his conservative-tilted district. In the Senate, all of the incumbents won their primary bid. Additionally, there was a contested Democratic primary for the seat of Rep. John DeBerry, who was kicked off the Democratic ballot but has indicated he wants to run as an independent.