Tennessee's 17th Senate district

Tennessee's 17th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mark Pody since a 2017 special election to replace fellow Republican Mae Beavers.^[2]

Tennessee's 17th State Senate district
CD-17 2022 to present CD-17 2012 to 2022
Senator	Mark Pody R–Lebanon
Demographics	73% White 14% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Other 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	217,807[1]

Geography

District 17 covers rural and suburban and urban Middle Tennessee. It covers all of Wilson and the eastern part of Davidson County. Communities in the district includes Mount Juliet, Lebanon, Green Hill and part of Nashville.^[3]

The district is located within Tennessee's 5th and 6th congressional districts.^[4] The Nashville International Airport is mostly located within the district

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 17^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Pody (incumbent)	53,364	70.4
	Democratic	Mary Alice Carfi	22,452	29.6
Total votes			75,816	100
	Republican hold

2017 special

In August 2017, incumbent Republican Mae Beavers resigned to focus on her ultimately unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign, triggering a special election that December.^[6]

2017 Tennessee Senate special election, District 17^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Pody	5,995	51.3
	Democratic	Mary Alice Carfi	5,688	48.7
Total votes			11,683	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 17^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mae Beavers (incumbent)	16,177	59.3
	Republican	Clark Boyd	11,104	40.7
Total votes			27,281	100
General election
	Republican	Mae Beavers (incumbent)	35,454	100
Total votes			35,454	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Trump 71.9 – 26.1%
2016	President	Trump 72.2 – 23.8%
2012	President	Romney 69.1 – 29.5%
	Senate	Corker 73.3 – 22.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 17, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
2. "Senator Mark Pody". 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 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
6. Joel Ebert (August 23, 2017). "Sen. Mae Beavers to resign post to run full time, raise money in Tennessee governor's race". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.