Tennessee's 10th Senate district

Tennessee's 10th State Senate district
CD-10 2022 to present CD-10 2012 to 2022
Senator	Todd Gardenhire R – Chattanooga
Demographics	71%  White 15%  Black 8%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	212,858 [1]

Tennessee's 10th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Todd Gardenhire since 2012, succeeding Democrat Andy Berke. ^[2]

Geography

District 10 is based in part of Chattanooga, covering most of the city proper the district includes the counties of Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie Counties. It also includes part of Hamilton County which is where Chattanooga. ^[3]

The district is located largely within Tennessee's 4th congressional district, with the Chattanooga portion in the 3rd district. ^[4] It borders the state of Georgia. ^[1]

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 10 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Gardenhire (incumbent)	45,049	53.2
	Democratic	Glenn Scruggs	39,688	46.8
Total votes			84,737	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 10 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Khristy Wilkinson	2,662	43.6
	Democratic	Nick Wilkinson	2,111	34.6
	Democratic	Ty O'Grady	1,335	21.9
Total votes			6,108	100
General election
	Republican	Todd Gardenhire (incumbent)	39,308	55.9
	Democratic	Khristy Wilkinson	31,043	44.1
Total votes			70,351	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 10 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrae McGary	4,302	61.6
	Democratic	David Testerman	1,705	24.4
	Democratic	Quenston Coleman	979	14.0
Total votes			6,986	100
	Republican	Todd Gardenhire	8,022	50.1
	Republican	Greg Vital	7,982	49.9
Total votes			16,004	100
General election
	Republican	Todd Gardenhire	36,557	54.3
	Democratic	Andrae McGary	30,745	45.7
Total votes			67,302	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President	Trump 50.6 – 47.2%
2016	President	Trump 52.1 – 43.0%
2012	President	Romney 52.3 – 46.0%
	Senate	Corker 61.9 – 34.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 10, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
2. "Senator Todd Gardenhire". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2020.