Tennessee's 3rd Senate district

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate district
CD-3 2022 to present CD-3 2012 to 2022
Senator	Rusty Crowe R–Johnson City
Demographics	89% White 3% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	207,579[1]

Tennessee's 3rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rusty Crowe since 1990.^[2]

Geography

District 3 is based in Johnson City, the southernmost Tri-Cities, covering all of Johnson, Washington,and Carter County. Other communities in the district include Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Erwin, Oak Grove, and Unicoi.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.^[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)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 3^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rusty Crowe (incumbent)	50,236	100
Total votes			50,236	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 3^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rusty Crowe (incumbent)	32,508	100
Total votes			32,508	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Trump 70.9 - 27.4%
	Senate	Hagerty 71.8 - 26.1%
2016	President	Trump 72.5 – 23.4%
2012	President	Romney 70.0 – 28.2%
	Senate	Corker 74.6 – 20.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 3, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
2. "Senator Rusty Crowe". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.