Tennessee's 26th Senate district

Tennessee's 26th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dolores Gresham since 2009; Gresham is not seeking re-election in 2020.[2]

Tennessee's 26th
State Senate District
Current senatorDolores Gresham (R–Somerville)
Demographics76% White
20% Black
2% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)191,399[1]

Geography

District 26 covers rural West Tennessee to the east of Memphis, including all of Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, and McNairy Counties. Communities in the district include Brownsville, Lexington, Savannah, Oakland, Henderson, Bolivar, Selmer, Whiteville, Somerville, and Parsons.[3]

The district is located largely within Tennessee's 7th congressional district, also extending into the 8th district. It overlaps with the 71st, 72nd, 80th, 82nd, and 94th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives,[4] and borders the states of Alabama and Mississippi. At over 4,000 square miles, it is the largest legislative district in the state.[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 26[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jai Templeton
Republican Page Walley
Total votes
General election
Republican TBD
Democratic Civil Miller-Watkins
Total votes

2016
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 26[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dolores Gresham (incumbent) 9,936 52.8
Republican Bob Shutt 8,889 47.2
Total votes 18,825 100
General election
Republican Dolores Gresham (incumbent) 54,210 100
Total votes 54,210 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dolores Gresham (incumbent) 42,990 60.4
Democratic Meryl Rice 28,131 39.6
Total votes 71,121 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 26
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 70.0 – 27.6%
2012 President Romney 64.1 – 34.7%
Senate Corker 68.1 – 28.4%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 26, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. "Senator Dolores R. Gresham". 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. "Tennessee State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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