Tennessee's 18th Senate district

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]

Tennessee's 18th
State Senate District
Senator
  Ferrell Haile
R–Gallatin
Demographics82% White
9% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)220,675[1]

Geography

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

The district is located largely within Tennessee's 6th congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 5th district. It overlaps with the 40th, 44th, 45th, and 60th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives,[4] and borders the state of Kentucky.[1]

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 in District 18
Year Office Results[6]
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.
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