Tennessee's 25th Senate district

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Tennessee's 25th
State Senate district
Tennessee Senate District 25 (2010).png
Senator
  Kerry Roberts
R–Springfield
Demographics89% White
4% Black
4% Hispanic
0% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)204,257[1]

Tennessee's 25th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kerry Roberts since his 2014 primary defeat of fellow Republican Jim Summerville; prior to redistricting, Roberts had represented the 18th district.[2]

Geography[]

District 25 is based in the rural and suburban areas to the west of Nashville, covering all of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, and Robertson Counties. Communities in the district include Springfield, Dickson, Ashland City, Waverly, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Centerville, Pleasant View, White Bluff, and parts of White House, Portland, and Millersville.[3]

The district overlaps with Tennessee's 5th, 6th, and 7th congressional districts, and with the 66th, 69th, 74th, and 78th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Kentucky.[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 25[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kerry Roberts (incumbent) 47,188 71.5
Democratic Wade Munday 18,795 28.5
Total votes 65,983 100
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 25[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kerry Roberts 9,832 42.2
Republican Joshua Evans 8,819 37.8
Republican Jim Summerville (incumbent) 3,701 15.9
Republican Wayne White 968 4.2
Total votes 23,320 100
General election
Republican Kerry Roberts 29,337 70.4
Democratic Tony Gross 12,316 29.6
Total votes 41,653 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 25[]

Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 71.4 – 24.9%
2012 President Romney 64.8 – 33.6%
Senate Corker 69.7 – 24.9%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 25, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Kerry Roberts". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tennessee State Senate District 25". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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