| Tennessee's 26th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 77% White 17% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2022) | 216,366 [1] | ||
Tennessee's 26th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Walley since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Dolores Gresham. [2]
District 26 covers rural West Tennessee to the east of Memphis, including all of Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lawrence, McNairy, and Wayne Counties. Communities in the district include Brownsville, Lexington, Savannah, Oakland, Henderson, Bolivar, Selmer, Whiteville, Somerville, and Parsons. [3]
The district is located largely within Tennessee's 8th congressional district, also extending into the 7th district. [4] It borders the states of Alabama and Mississippi. At over 4,000 square miles, it is the largest legislative district in the state. [1]
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.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Page Walley | 13,076 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Jai Templeton | 11,543 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 24,619 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Page Walley | 62,701 | 75.9 | |
| Democratic | Civil Miller-Watkins | 19,918 | 24.1 | |
| Total votes | 82,619 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dolores Gresham (incumbent) | 9,936 | 52.8 | |
| Republican | Bob Shutt | 8,889 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 18,825 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Dolores Gresham (incumbent) | 54,210 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 54,210 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dolores Gresham (incumbent) | 42,990 | 60.4 | |
| Democratic | Meryl Rice | 28,131 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 71,121 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 71.9 – 26.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 70.0 – 27.6% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 64.1 – 34.7% |
| Senate | Corker 68.1 – 28.4% |
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