Tennessee's 6th State Senate district | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||
Senator |
| ||
Demographics | 82% White 9% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Multiracial | ||
Population (2022) | 204,974 [1] |
Tennessee's 6th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Becky Duncan Massey since a 2011 special election to replace fellow Republican Jamie Woodson. [2]
District 6 covers the southern and eastern half of Knox County, including parts of Knoxville as well as nearby suburbs such as Mascot. [1] [3]
The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4]
Senators in Tennessee serve staggered four-year terms, with elections for odd-numbered districts occurring during midterm years and those for even-numbered districts taking place during presidential election years.
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jane George | 7,738 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Sam Brown | 4,375 | 36.1 | |
Total votes | 12,113 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) | 61,286 | 63.1 | |
Democratic | Jane George | 35,785 | 36.9 | |
Total votes | 97,071 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) | 62,688 | 100 | |
Total votes | 62,688 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) | 49,744 | 68.7 | |
Democratic | Evelyn Gill | 22,691 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 72,435 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
---|---|---|
2020 | President | Trump 57.9 – 40.1% |
2016 | President | Trump 60.0 – 34.6% |
2012 | President | Romney 64.0 – 34.3% |
Senate | Corker 70.6 – 23.0% |