| Tennessee's 6th State Senate district | |||
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| 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]
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 | 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 | % | |
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| Republican | Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) | 62,688 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 62,688 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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] |
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| 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% |
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