Tennessee's 22nd Senate district

Tennessee's 22nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Powers since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Republican Mark Green.[2]

Tennessee's 22nd
State Senate District
Current senatorBill Powers (R–Clarksville)
Demographics67% White
17% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
4% Other
Population (2018)217,864[1]

Geography

District 22 is based in Clarksville, covering all of Houston, Montgomery, and Stewart Counties. Other communities in the district include Needmore, Dover, Erin, and Tennessee Ridge.[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 67th, 68th, 74th, and 75th 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.

2020
2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Powers (incumbent)
Republican Doug Englen
Total votes
General election
Republican TBD
Democratic Ronnie Glynn
Total votes

2019 special

In November 2018, incumbent Mark Green was elected to Tennessee's 7th congressional district, leaving the 22nd Senate district open. Former senator Rosalind Kurita was appointed as a caretaker until a special election for the seat could be held in April 2019.[6]

2019 Tennessee Senate special election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Powers 2,782 37.3
Republican Jeff Burkhart 2,513 33.7
Republican Betty Burchett 1,297 17.4
Republican Jason Knight 868 11.6
Total votes 7,460 100
General election
Republican Bill Powers 6,461 53.6
Democratic Juanita Charles 5,352 44.4
Independent Doyle Clark 155 1.3
Independent David Cutting 84 0.7
Total votes 12,052 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Green (incumbent) 6,183 84.2
Republican Lori Smith 1,163 15.8
Total votes 7,346 100
General election
Republican Mark Green (incumbent) 41,497 67.0
Democratic David Cutting 20,406 33.0
Total votes 61,903 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Green 31,963 53.1
Democratic Tim Barnes (incumbent) 28,257 46.9
Total votes 60,220 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results in District 22
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Trump 58.4 – 36.2%
2012 President Romney 54.6 – 43.9%
Senate Corker 60.1 – 35.0%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 22, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "Senator Shane Reeves". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. Lee Erwin (January 14, 2019). "Rosalind Kurita appointed as interim State Senator". Clarksville Now. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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