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
CD-28 2022 to present CD-28 2012 to 2022
Senator	Joey Hensley R–Hohenwald
Demographics	82% 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. "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. "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.