Tennessee's 14th Senate district

Tennessee's 14th State Senate district
CD-14 2022 to present CD-14 2012 to 2022
Senator	Shane Reeves R – Murfreesboro
Demographics	68%  White 14%  Black 12%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2022)	211,096 [1]

Tennessee's 14th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Shane Reeves since a 2018 special election to replace fellow Republican Jim Tracy. ^[2]

Geography

District 14 stretches from eastern Murfreesboro to Lynchburg in Middle Tennessee, covering part of Rutherford County and all of Bedford, Cannon, and Moore Counties. Other communities in the district include Shelbyville and Woodbury. ^[3]

The district is located mainly within Tennessee's 4th congressional district but also is within the 5th congressional district. ^[4]

Recent election results

Tennessee Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential years.

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 14 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Reeves (incumbent)	62,351	71.8
	Democratic	Chase Clemons	24,440	28.2
Total votes			86,791	100
	Republican hold

2018 special

In March 2018, a special election was held to replace Republican Jim Tracy, who resigned in 2017 to become Tennessee State Director of USDA Rural Development. ^[6]

2018 Tennessee Senate special election, District 14 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Reeves	2,094	64.5
	Republican	Joe Carr	1,150	35.5
Total votes			3,244	100
General election
	Republican	Shane Reeves	13,139	71.7
	Democratic	Gayle Jordan	5,179	28.3
Total votes			18,318	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 14 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tracy (incumbent)	10,817	81.6
	Republican	Steve Lane	1,681	12.7
	Republican	Matt Randolph	754	5.7
Total votes			13,252	100
General election
	Republican	Jim Tracy (incumbent)	53,082	74.4
	Democratic	Gayle Jordan	18,259	25.6
Total votes			71,341	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 14 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tracy (incumbent)	11,174	86.7
	Republican	Matt Randolph	1,707	13.3
Total votes			12,881	100
General election
	Republican	Jim Tracy (incumbent)	50,235	100
Total votes			50,235	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Trump 68.6 – 29.3%
2016	President	Trump 69.8 – 26.3%
2012	President	Romney 66.9 – 31.7%
	Senate	Corker 69.8 – 25.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 14, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
2. "Senator Shane Reeves". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. Joel Ebert (November 6, 2017). "After Trump appointment, Jim Tracy resigns from state Senate, triggers special election". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.