Tennessee's 20th Senate district

Tennessee's 20th State Senate district
Senator	Heidi Campbell D – Oak Hill
Demographics	76%  White 12%  Black 6%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	213,602 [1]

Tennessee's 20th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Heidi Campbell since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent Republican Steven Dickerson. ^[2]

Geography

District 20 covers many of Nashville's wealthy inner suburbs in Davidson County, including Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Berry Hill, Belle Meade, Goodlettsville, and parts of outer Nashville proper. ^{[1] [3]}

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 50th, 51st, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 58th, and 60th 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.

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 20 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heidi Campbell	13,292	51.4
	Democratic	Kimi Abernathy	12,575	48.6
Total votes			25,867	100
General election
	Democratic	Heidi Campbell	58,746	51.8
	Republican	Steven Dickerson (incumbent)	54,755	48.2
Total votes			113,501	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 20 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Dickerson (incumbent)	5,222	59.9
	Republican	Ron McDow	3,490	40.1
Total votes			8,712	100
General election
	Republican	Steven Dickerson (incumbent)	52,966	56.3
	Democratic	Erin Coleman	41,172	43.7
Total votes			94,138	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 20 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip North	5,148	74.3
	Democratic	James Baxter	1,784	25.7
Total votes			6,932	100
	Republican	Steven Dickerson	5,378	48.5
	Republican	David Hall	3,325	30.0
	Republican	Rob Mortenson	2,379	21.5
Total votes			11,082	100
General election
	Republican	Steven Dickerson	46,254	54.1
	Democratic	Phillip North	39,280	45.9
Total votes			85,534	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Biden 53.3 – 44.0%
2016	President	Clinton 47.3 – 47.1%
2012	President	Romney 56.1 – 42.4%
	Senate	Corker 65.1 – 29.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 20, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
2. "Senator Heidi Campbell". 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 20". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 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.