Tennessee's 9th Senate district

Tennessee's 9th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steve Southerland since 2003.[2]

Tennessee's 9th
State Senate district
Senator
  Steve Southerland
R–Morristown
Demographics88% White
4% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)192,090[1]

Geography

District 9 is located to the northeast of Knoxville, and stretches to areas outside of the Tri-Cities region. It includes parts of the Morristown Metropolitan Area. It covers Sevier, Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, and Unicoi counties. Some notable cities in the district include Morristown, Newport, Gatlinburg, and Greeneville.[3]

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 9[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell (incumbent) 45,006 77.7
Democratic Carl Lansden 12,887 22.3
Total votes 57,893 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 9[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell (incumbent) 31,748 100
Total votes 31,748 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 9
Year Office Results[5][6]
2020 President Trump 78.0 – 20.6%
2016 President Trump 77.1 – 19.6%
2012 President Romney 72.4 – 26.1%
Senate Corker 77.5 – 19.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 9, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "Senators - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. "Senate District 9 – Sen. Steve Southerland". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. "Tennessee State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  6. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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