Tennessee's 6th Senate district

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Tennessee's 6th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Becky Duncan Massey
R Knoxville
Demographics82%  White
9%  Black
3%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)204,974 [1]

Tennessee's 6th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Becky Duncan Massey since a 2011 special election to replace fellow Republican Jamie Woodson. [2]

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Geography

District 6 covers the southern and eastern half of Knox County, including parts of Knoxville as well as nearby suburbs such as Mascot. [1] [3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4]

Recent election results

Senators in Tennessee serve staggered four-year terms, with elections for odd-numbered districts occurring during midterm years and those for even-numbered districts taking place during presidential election years.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 6 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane George 7,738 63.9
Democratic Sam Brown4,37536.1
Total votes12,113 100
General election
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 61,286 63.1
Democratic Jane George35,78536.9
Total votes97,071 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 6 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 62,688 100
Total votes62,688 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 6 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 49,744 68.7
Democratic Evelyn Gill22,69131.3
Total votes72,435 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [6] [7]
2020 President Trump 57.9 – 40.1%
2016 President Trump 60.0 – 34.6%
2012 President Romney 64.0 – 34.3%
Senate Corker 70.6 – 23.0%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 6, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Senator Becky Duncan Massey". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tennessee State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.