Tennessee's 32nd Senate district

Tennessee's 32nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Paul Rose since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Republican Mark Norris.[2]

Tennessee's 32nd
State Senate District
Senator
  Paul Rose
R–Covington
Demographics73% White
17% Black
3% Hispanic
4% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)205,143[1]

Geography

District 32 is based in the eastern and northern suburbs of Memphis in Shelby and Tipton Counties, covering parts of Memphis proper as well as Bartlett, Collierville, Lakeland, Arlington, Covington, Atoka, and Munford. [3]

The district is located almost entirely within Tennessee's 8th congressional district, with a small section extending into the 9th district. It overlaps with the 81st, 83rd, 88th, 95th, 97th, 98th, and 99th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives,[4] and borders the states of Mississippi and Arkansas.[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.

2020
2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 32[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Rose (incumbent) 17,288 76.4
Republican Scott Throckmorton 5,339 23.6
Total votes 22,627 100
General election
Republican Paul Rose (incumbent) 70,649 69.1
Democratic Julie Byrd Ashworth 31,571 30.9
Total votes 102,220 100
Republican hold

2019 special

In 2018, incumbent Mark Norris was appointed as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, triggering a special election to replace him in March 2019.[6]

2019 Tennessee Senate special election, District 32[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Rose 6,398 60.3
Republican George Chism 1,530 14.4
Republican Heidi Shafer 1,520 14.3
Republican Steve McManus 1,157 10.9
Total votes 10,605 100
General election
Republican Paul Rose 9,149 84.0
Democratic Eric Coleman 1,746 16.0
Total votes 10,895 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 32[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Norris (incumbent) 57,912 100
Total votes 57,912 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 32[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Norris (incumbent) 26,592 88.9
Republican Woody Degan 3,319 11.1
Total votes 29,911 100
General election
Republican Mark Norris (incumbent) 69,818 100
Total votes 69,818 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 32
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Trump 68.1 – 28.4%
2012 President Romney 71.1 – 27.9%
Senate Corker 75.0 – 22.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 32, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. "Senator Paul Rose". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 32". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. Mariah Timms (October 11, 2018). "US Senate confirms Mark Norris as West Tennessee federal judge, leaving state majority leader seat open". Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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