Tennessee's 1st Senate district

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Tennessee's 1st
State Senate district
Tennessee Senate District 1 (2010).png
Senator
  Steve Southerland
R–Morristown
Demographics89% White
2% Black
6% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)191,702[1]

Tennessee's 1st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steve Southerland since 2002.[2]

Geography[]

District 1 covers much of rural East Tennessee between Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, including all of Cocke, Greene, and Hamblen Counties and part of Sevier County. Communities in the district include Morristown, Greeneville, Newport, Tusculum, Mosheim, and northern Sevierville.[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 17th 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.

2018[]

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland (incumbent) 43,262 100
Total votes 43,262 100
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland (incumbent) 29,698 100
Total votes 29,698 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1[]

Year Office Results[6]
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%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 1, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Steve Southerland". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tennessee State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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