Tennessee's 27th Senate district

Tennessee's 27th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ed Jackson since 2015, succeeding Democrat Lowe Finney.[2]

Tennessee's 27th
State Senate District
Current senatorEd Jackson (R–Jackson)
Demographics64% White
29% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)183,580[1]

Geography

District 27 spans the state's border along the Mississippi River, also stretching inland to cover the city of Jackson. The district covers all of Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, and Madison Counties; other communities within the district include Dyersburg, Ripley, Tiptonville, Newbern, and Alamo.[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 8th congressional district, and overlaps with the 73rd, 77th, 80th, and 82nd districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Kentucky, Missouri, and Arkansas.[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 27[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Jackson (incumbent) 14,404 70.8
Republican Brandon Dodds 5,951 29.2
Total votes 20,355 100
Democratic Savannah Williamson 3,692 43.0
Democratic Jackie Williams 3,637 42.3
Democratic John York Jr. 1,259 14.7
Total votes 8,588 100
General election
Republican Ed Jackson (incumbent) 35,837 65.1
Democratic Savannah Williamson 19,177 34.9
Total votes 55,014 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 27[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Jackson 11,136 58.9
Republican Brandon Dodds 7,763 41.1
Total votes 18,899 100
General election
Republican Ed Jackson 23,331 60.2
Democratic Randy Lamb 13,515 34.9
Constitution Tim York 1,139 2.9
Independent James Baxter 779 2.0
Total votes 38,764 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 27
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 62.7 – 34.9%
2012 President Romney 58.6 – 40.5%
Senate Corker 63.2 – 33.7%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 27, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "Senator Ed Jackson". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 27". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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