| Tennessee's 18th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 81% White 8% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2022) | 208,441 [1] | ||
Tennessee's 18th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ferrell Haile, the current Senate president pro tempore, since 2012. [2]
District 18 is based in Sumner County in the northern suburbs of Nashville, also covering Trousdale County. Communities in the district include Hendersonville, Gallatin, Hartsville, Portland, and some of Goodsville, White House, and Millersville. [3]
The district is located completely within Tennessee's 6th congressional district. [4] It borders the state of Kentucky. [1]
Tennessee senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts conducting elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts conducting elections in years of presidential elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ferrell Haile (incumbent) | 68,141 | 72.2 | |
| Independent | John Gentry | 26,261 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 94,402 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ferrell Haile (incumbent) | 64,220 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 64,220 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ferrell Haile | 8,627 | 48.2 | |
| Republican | Jeff Coker | 7,527 | 42.1 | |
| Republican | J. H. Tony Allers | 1,370 | 7.7 | |
| Republican | Brock Ewell | 367 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 17,891 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ferrell Haile | 49,472 | 69.2 | |
| Democratic | Maria Brewer | 21,970 | 30.8 | |
| Total votes | 71,442 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 66.1 – 32% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 67.7 – 28.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 67.9 – 30.8% |
| Senate | Corker 72.9 – 22.7% |
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