Tennessee's 22nd Senate district

Tennessee's 22nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bill Powers since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Republican Mark Green.^[2]

Tennessee's 22nd State Senate district
CD-22 2022 to present CD-22 2012 to 2022
Senator	Bill Powers R–Clarksville
Demographics	61% White 20% Black 11% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Other 5% Multiracial
Population (2022)	218,450[1]

Geography

District 22 is based in Clarksville, and covers most of, Montgomery County. Other communities in the district include Cunningham and Needmore.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 67th, 68th and 75th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[4] It borders the state of Kentucky.^[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 22^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Powers (incumbent)	8,337	52.7
	Republican	Doug Englen	7,468	47.3
Total votes			15,805	100
General election
	Republican	Bill Powers (incumbent)	49,767	62.1
	Democratic	Ronnie Glynn	30,383	37.9
Total votes			80,150	100
	Republican hold

2019 special

In November 2018, incumbent Mark Green was elected to Tennessee's 7th congressional district, leaving the 22nd Senate district open. Former senator Rosalind Kurita was appointed as a caretaker until a special election for the seat could be held in April 2019.^[6]

2019 Tennessee Senate special election, District 22^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Powers	2,782	37.3
	Republican	Jeff Burkhart	2,513	33.7
	Republican	Betty Burchett	1,297	17.4
	Republican	Jason Knight	868	11.6
Total votes			7,460	100
General election
	Republican	Bill Powers	6,461	53.6
	Democratic	Juanita Charles	5,352	44.4
	Independent	Doyle Clark	155	1.3
	Independent	David Cutting	84	0.7
Total votes			12,052	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 22^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Green (incumbent)	6,183	84.2
	Republican	Lori Smith	1,163	15.8
Total votes			7,346	100
General election
	Republican	Mark Green (incumbent)	41,497	67.0
	Democratic	David Cutting	20,406	33.0
Total votes			61,903	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 22^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Green	31,963	53.1
	Democratic	Tim Barnes (incumbent)	28,257	46.9
Total votes			60,220	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Trump 57.4 – 39.8%
2016	President	Trump 58.4 – 36.2%
2012	President	Romney 54.6 – 43.9%
	Senate	Corker 60.1 – 35.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 22, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. "Senator Shane Reeves". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. Lee Erwin (January 14, 2019). "Rosalind Kurita appointed as interim State Senator". Clarksville Now. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.