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Tennessee's 10th Senate district

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Tennessee's 10th
State Senate district

Senator
  Todd Gardenhire
RChattanooga
Demographics71% White
15% Black
8% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Multiracial
Population (2022)212,858[1]

Tennessee's 10th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Todd Gardenhire since 2012, succeeding Democrat Andy Berke.[2]

Geography

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District 10 is based in part of Chattanooga, covering most of the city proper the district includes the counties of Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie Counties. It also includes part of Hamilton County which is where Chattanooga.[3]

The district is located largely within Tennessee's 4th congressional district, with the Chattanooga portion in the 3rd district.[4] It borders the state of Georgia.[1]

Recent election results

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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)

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2020

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2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 10[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Gardenhire (incumbent) 45,049 53.2
Democratic Glenn Scruggs 39,688 46.8
Total votes 84,737 100
Republican hold

2016

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2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 10[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Khristy Wilkinson 2,662 43.6
Democratic Nick Wilkinson 2,111 34.6
Democratic Ty O'Grady 1,335 21.9
Total votes 6,108 100
General election
Republican Todd Gardenhire (incumbent) 39,308 55.9
Democratic Khristy Wilkinson 31,043 44.1
Total votes 70,351 100
Republican hold

2012

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2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 10[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrae McGary 4,302 61.6
Democratic David Testerman 1,705 24.4
Democratic Quenston Coleman 979 14.0
Total votes 6,986 100
Republican Todd Gardenhire 8,022 50.1
Republican Greg Vital 7,982 49.9
Total votes 16,004 100
General election
Republican Todd Gardenhire 36,557 54.3
Democratic Andrae McGary 30,745 45.7
Total votes 67,302 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Trump 50.6 – 47.2%
2016 President Trump 52.1 – 43.0%
2012 President Romney 52.3 – 46.0%
Senate Corker 61.9 – 34.6%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 10, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Todd Gardenhire". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Tennessee State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 15, 2020.