Tennessee's 26th Senate district

Tennessee's 26th State Senate district
CD-26 2022 to present CD-26 2012 to 2022
Senator	Page Walley R–Somerville
Demographics	77% 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. "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. "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.