Tennessee's 16th Senate district

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Tennessee's 16th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Janice Bowling
R Tullahoma
Demographics87%  White
4%  Black
6%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)211,347 [1]

Tennessee's 16th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Janice Bowling since 2012, succeeding Democrat Eric Stewart. [2]

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Geography

District 16 is based in the rural areas to the west of Chattanooga, covering all of Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, and Warren Counties. Communities in the district include Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Winchester, and Gruetli-Laager. [3]

The district overlaps with Tennessee's 4th and 6th congressional districts. [4] It borders the state of Alabama. [1]

Recent election results

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.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 16 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janice Bowling (incumbent) 62,379 76.0
Democratic Sheila Younglove19,68724.0
Total votes82,066 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 16 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janice Bowling (incumbent) 10,235 81.7
Republican Michael Shane Wilcher2,28718.3
Total votes12,522 100
Democratic Mike Winton 3,342 70.3
Democratic Alice Demetreon1,41429.7
Total votes4,756 100
General election
Republican Janice Bowling (incumbent) 46,846 67.8
Democratic Mike Winton22,20532.2
Total votes69,051 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 16 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Lewis 2,937 27.6
Democratic Steve Roller2,90227.3
Democratic Justin Walling2,87827.0
Democratic Kevin Lawrence1,25611.8
Democratic Jeff Bottoms6706.3
Total votes10,643 100
Republican Janice Bowling 8,162 60.1
Republican Ron Stolzfus2,28016.8
Republican Eric Chance2,27716.8
Republican Rod McClellan8666.4
Total votes13,585 100
General election
Republican Janice Bowling 40,139 62.9
Democratic Jim Lewis23,63637.1
Total votes63,775 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [6] [7]
2020 President Trump 75.1 – 23.1%
2016 President Trump 72.2 – 24.6%
2012 President Romney 63.9 – 34.3%
Senate Corker 69.2 – 26.8%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 16, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. "Senator Janice Bowling". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tennessee State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.