Tennessee's 23rd Senate district

Tennessee's 23rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kerry Roberts since 2023. Prior to redistricting, Roberts had represented the 25th district which was located in the same spot as the current 23rd district.^[2]

Tennessee's 23rd State Senate district
New district name (CD-23) 2022 to present Old district name (CD-25) 2012 to 2022
Senator	Kerry Roberts R–Springfield
Demographics	86% White 4% Black 5% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	216,927[1]

Geography

District 23 is based in the rural and suburban areas to the west of Nashville, covering all of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Robertson Counties, and part of Montgomery County. Communities in the district include Springfield, Dickson, Ashland City, Waverly, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Centerville, Pleasant View, White Bluff, and parts of White House, Portland, and Millersville.

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 66th, 68th, 69th, 74th, and the 78th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[3] It borders the state of Kentucky.

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 new lines and new district name (CD-23 2022–2032)

2022

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Roberts (incumbent)	18,736	100.00%
Total votes			18,736	100.00%

Tennessee's 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Roberts (incumbent)	43,126	100.00%
Total votes			43,126	100.00%
	Republican hold

Results under old lines and old district name (CD-25 2012–2022)

2018

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Roberts (incumbent)	23,909	100.00%
Total votes			23,909	100.00%

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wade Munday	9,078	100.00%
Total votes			9,078	100.00%

Tennessee's 25th State Senate District General Election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Roberts (incumbent)	47,188	71.52
	Democratic	Wade Munday	18,795	28.49
Total votes			65,983	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 25^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Roberts	9,832	42.2
	Republican	Joshua Evans	8,819	37.8
	Republican	Jim Summerville (incumbent)	3,701	15.9
	Republican	Wayne White	968	4.2
Total votes			23,320	100
General election
	Republican	Kerry Roberts	29,337	70.4
	Democratic	Tony Gross	12,316	29.6
Total votes			41,653	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[5][6]
2020	President	Trump 72.9 – 25.3%
2016	President	Trump 71.4 – 24.9%
2012	President	Romney 64.8 – 33.6%
	Senate	Corker 69.7 – 24.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 23, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
2. "Senator Kerry Roberts". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
4. "Tennessee State Senate District 25". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
5. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
6. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.