| Tennessee's 31st State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 58% White 30% Black 6% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 209,620 [1] | ||
Tennessee's 31st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brent Taylor since 2022. [2]
District 31 covers parts of Memphis and its immediate suburbs to the east, including most of Germantown and Cordova, the western edge of Collierville, and some of unincorporated Shelby County. [1] [3]
The district overlaps with Tennessee's 8th and 9th congressional districts, and with the 83rd, 84th, 85th, 90th, 91st, 93rd, 95th, 96th, and 97th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4]
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 | % | |
| Democratic | Gabby Salinas | 7,737 | 48.0 | |
| Democratic | David Weatherspoon | 6,890 | 42.7 | |
| Democratic | M. Rodanial Ray Ransom | 1,499 | 9.3 | |
| Total votes | 16,126 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 40,504 | 50.9 | |
| Democratic | Gabby Salinas | 39,086 | 49.1 | |
| Total votes | 79,590 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 39,646 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 39,646 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 53.2 – 45.1% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 50.4 – 45.5% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 60.2 – 38.8% |
| Senate | Corker 67.0 – 30.0% |
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