Tennessee's 19th Senate district

Tennessee's 19th State Senate district
Senator	Brenda Gilmore D – Goodlettsville
Demographics	34%  White 50%  Black 11%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	214,571 [1]

Tennessee's 19th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Brenda Gilmore since 2018, succeeding fellow Democrat Thelma Harper. ^[2]

Geography

District 19 is based in downtown Nashville, covering some or all of North Nashville, Antioch, East Nashville, Madison, and Goodlettsville. The district, located in Davidson County, is the only majority-Black Senate district in the state outside of Memphis. ^{[1] [3]}

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 54th, 55th, 58th, and 59th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. ^[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.

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 19 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Gilmore	13,885	64.7
	Democratic	Howard Jones	5,262	24.5
	Democratic	Sandra Moore	1,181	5.5
	Democratic	George Thomas	1,132	5.3
Total votes			21,460	100
General election
	Democratic	Brenda Gilmore	49,586	85.8
	Independent	Christina Callaway	6,271	10.8
	Independent	Rueben Dockery	1,926	3.3
Total votes			57,802	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 19 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thelma Harper (incumbent)	10,520	86.2
	Democratic	Brandon Puttbrese	1,685	13.8
Total votes			12,205	100
General election
	Democratic	Thelma Harper (incumbent)	23,235	75.3
	Republican	Sterlina Inez Brady	4,701	15.2
	Independent	George Thomas	2,899	9.4
Total votes			30,873	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Biden 77.4 – 18.7%
2016	President	Clinton 79.5 – 16.4%
2012	President	Obama 82.0 – 16.5%
	Senate	Clayton 70.3 – 23.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 19, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
2. "Senator Brenda Gilmore". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.