Tennessee's 26th Senate district

Tennessee's 26th
State Senate district
Senator
  Page Walley
R–Somerville
Demographics77% White
17% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Multiracial
Population (2022)216,366[1]

Tennessee's 26th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Walley since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Dolores Gresham.[2]

Geography

District 26 covers rural West Tennessee to the east of Memphis, including all of Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lawrence, McNairy, and Wayne 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 8th congressional district, also extending into the 7th district.[4] It 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.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 26[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Walley 13,076 53.1
Republican Jai Templeton 11,543 46.9
Total votes 24,619 100
General election
Republican Page Walley 62,701 75.9
Democratic Civil Miller-Watkins 19,918 24.1
Total votes 82,619 100
Republican hold

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

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 71.9 – 26.4%
2016 President Trump 70.0 – 27.6%
2012 President Romney 64.1 – 34.7%
Senate Corker 68.1 – 28.4%

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Tennessee State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.