| Tennessee's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 95% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 190,153 [1] | ||
Tennessee's 8th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Frank Niceley since 2012. [2] It is currently the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.
District 8 covers much of rural East Tennessee in between Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, including all of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union Counties. Communities in the district include Jefferson City, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Harrogate, Strawberry Plains, Rogersville, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Dandridge, Maynardville, Sneedville, and some of Kingsport. [3]
The district overlaps with Tennessee's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 9th, 11th, 17th, 35th, and 36th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4] It borders the states of Kentucky and Virginia. [1]
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Niceley (incumbent) | 59,713 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 59,713 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Niceley (incumbent) | 49,440 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 49,440 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Frank Niceley | 7,021 | 44.6 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Bundren Jackson | 5,432 | 34.5 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Brantley | 1,817 | 11.5 | |
| Republican | Hobart Rice | 1,483 | 9.4 | |
| Total votes | 15,753 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Frank Niceley | 43,687 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 43,687 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 81.8 – 17% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 80.0 – 16.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 73.9 – 24.5% |
| Senate | Corker 76.8 – 19.2% |
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