Tennessee's 3rd Senate district

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Tennessee's 3rd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Rusty Crowe
R – Johnson City
Demographics89%  White
3%  Black
3%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)207,579 [1]

Tennessee's 3rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rusty Crowe since 1990. [2]

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Geography

District 3 is based in Johnson City, the southernmost Tri-Cities, covering all of Johnson, Washington, and Carter County. Other communities in the district include Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Erwin, Oak Grove, and Unicoi. [3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4] It borders the state of North Carolina. [1]

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.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 3 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rusty Crowe (incumbent) 50,236 100
Total votes50,236 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 3 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rusty Crowe (incumbent) 32,508 100
Total votes32,508 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [6]
2020 President Trump 70.9 - 27.4%
Senate Hagerty 71.8 - 26.1%
2016 President Trump 72.5 – 23.4%
2012 President Romney 70.0 – 28.2%
Senate Corker 74.6 – 20.6%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 3, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Senator Rusty Crowe". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Tennessee State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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