Tennessee's 18th Senate district

Tennessee's 18th State Senate district
CD-18 2022 to present CD-18 2012 to 2022
Senator	Ferrell Haile R–Gallatin
Demographics	81% White 8% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	208,441[1]

Tennessee's 18th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ferrell Haile, the current Senate president pro tempore, since 2012.^[2]

Geography

District 18 is based in Sumner County in the northern suburbs of Nashville, also covering Trousdale County. Communities in the district include Hendersonville, Gallatin, Hartsville, Portland, and some of Goodsville, White House, and Millersville.^[3]

The district is located completely within Tennessee's 6th congressional district.^[4] It borders the state of Kentucky.^[1]

Recent election results

Tennessee senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts conducting elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts conducting elections in years of presidential elections.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 18^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ferrell Haile (incumbent)	68,141	72.2
	Independent	John Gentry	26,261	27.8
Total votes			94,402	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 18^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ferrell Haile (incumbent)	64,220	100
Total votes			64,220	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 18^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ferrell Haile	8,627	48.2
	Republican	Jeff Coker	7,527	42.1
	Republican	J. H. Tony Allers	1,370	7.7
	Republican	Brock Ewell	367	2.1
Total votes			17,891	100
General election
	Republican	Ferrell Haile	49,472	69.2
	Democratic	Maria Brewer	21,970	30.8
Total votes			71,442	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 66.1 – 32%
2016	President	Trump 67.7 – 28.2%
2012	President	Romney 67.9 – 30.8%
	Senate	Corker 72.9 – 22.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 18, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
2. "Senator Ferrell Haile". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.