Tennessee's 6th Senate district

Tennessee's 6th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Becky Duncan Massey since a 2011 special election to replace fellow Republican Jamie Woodson.[2]

Tennessee's 6th
State Senate district
Senator
  Becky Duncan Massey
R–Knoxville
Demographics84% White
10% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)194,092[1]

Geography

District 6 covers the southern and eastern half of Knox County, including parts of Knoxville as well as nearby suburbs such as Mascot.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4]

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 6[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jane George 7,738 63.9
Democratic Sam Brown 4,375 36.1
Total votes 12,113 100
General election
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 61,286 63.1
Democratic Jane George 35,785 36.9
Total votes 97,071 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 62,688 100
Total votes 62,688 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent) 49,744 68.7
Democratic Evelyn Gill 22,691 31.3
Total votes 72,435 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 6
Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 57.9 – 40.1%
2016 President Trump 60.0 – 34.6%
2012 President Romney 64.0 – 34.3%
Senate Corker 70.6 – 23.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 6, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Senator Becky Duncan Massey". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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