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Tennessee's 28th Senate district

For the 28th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives, see Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district

Tennessee's 28th
State Senate district
Senator
  Joey Hensley
R–Hohenwald
Demographics82% White
8% Black
6% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)211,583[1]

Tennessee's 28th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joey Hensley since 2012.[2]

Geography

District 28 covers a rural swath of southern Middle Tennessee, including all of Giles, Lewis, Marshall, and Maury Counties, and includes part of Williamson County. Communities in the district include Columbia, Pulaski, Mount Pleasant, Hohenwald, and most of Spring Hill.[3]

The district overlaps with Tennessee's 4th and 5th congressional districts.[4] It borders the state of Alabama.[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 28[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Hensley (incumbent) 65,050 78.4
Independent James Gray 17,872 21.6
Total votes 82,925 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 28[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Hensley (incumbent) 51,251 74.6
Independent Joey Norman 17,460 25.4
Total votes 68,711 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 28[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Hensley 12,589 76.6
Republican Dean Dickey 3,847 23.4
Total votes 16,436 100
General election
Republican Joey Hensley 37,361 55.2
Democratic Tyler Cobb 30,375 44.8
Total votes 67,736 100
Republican gain from new constituency

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 73.8 – 24.8%
2016 President Trump 73.1 – 23.9%
2012 President Romney 65.9 – 32.6%
Senate Corker 67.1 – 28.3%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 28, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Joey Hensley". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Tennessee State Senate District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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