Tennessee's 9th Senate district

Tennessee's 9th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bell since 2010.[2]

Tennessee's 9th
State Senate District
Senator
  Mike Bell
R–Riceville
Demographics88% White
4% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)192,090[1]

Geography

District 9 is based in rural East Tennessee to the east of Chattanooga, including the city of Cleveland as well as Athens, Sweetwater, Madisonville, Etowah, Decatur, and Benton. The district covers all of McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, and Polk Counties and part of Bradley County. [3]

The district is split between Tennessee's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of North Carolina and Georgia.[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.

2018
2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 9[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell (incumbent) 45,006 77.7
Democratic Carl Lansden 12,887 22.3
Total votes 57,893 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 9[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell (incumbent) 31,748 100
Total votes 31,748 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 9
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 77.1 – 19.6%
2012 President Romney 72.4 – 26.1%
Senate Corker 77.5 – 19.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 9, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "Senator Mike Bell". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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