Tennessee's 9th Senate district

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Tennessee's 9th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Steve Southerland
R Morristown
Demographics88%  White
2%  Black
6%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)213,474 [1]

Tennessee's 9th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steve Southerland since 2003. [2] Before 2022 redistricting, the district was mainly located where the current 1st district is now.

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Geography

District 9 is located to the northeast of Knoxville, and stretches to areas outside of the Tri-Cities region. It includes parts of the Morristown Metropolitan Area. It covers Sevier, Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, and Unicoi counties. Some notable cities in the district include Morristown, Newport, Gatlinburg, and Greeneville. [3]

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 and old district name (CD-1 2012–2022)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 1 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Southerland (incumbent) 43,262 100
Total votes43,262 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 1 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Southerland (incumbent) 29,698 100
Total votes29,698 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [5]
2020 President Trump 78.8 - 19.5%
Senate Hagerty 79.5 - 18.2%
2016 President Trump 78.9 – 17.8%
2012 President Romney 73.1 – 25.3%
Senate Corker 78.0 – 18.0%


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References

  1. "State Senate District 9, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "Senators - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. "Senate District 9 – Sen. Steve Southerland". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Tennessee State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 10, 2020.