Tennessee's 30th Senate district

Tennessee's 30th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sara Kyle since 2015, succeeding her husband, fellow Democrat Jim Kyle.^[2]

Tennessee's 30th State Senate district
CD-30 2022 to present CD-30 2012 to 2022
Senator	Sara Kyle D–Memphis
Demographics	25% White 60% Black 9% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	196,973[1]

Geography

District 30 is based in Memphis, covering much of the city's Downtown, North, and East neighborhoods.^[1][3]

The district is located almost entirely within Tennessee's 9th congressional district, with a small section extending into the 8th district.^[4]

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 30^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Kyle (incumbent)	10,173	71.9
	Democratic	M. LaTroy Williams	3,980	28.1
Total votes			14,153	100
General election
	Democratic	Sara Kyle (incumbent)	43,895	100
Total votes			43,895	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 30^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Kyle (incumbent)	7,607	75.4
	Democratic	Beverly Marrero	2,479	24.6
Total votes			10,086	100
General election
	Democratic	Sara Kyle (incumbent)	39,668	100
Total votes			39,668	100
	Democratic hold

2014 special

In 2014, Sara Kyle won a special election to succeed her husband, Jim Kyle, who ran for a judge position in Shelby County.

2014 Tennessee Senate special election, District 30^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Kyle	18,377	69.9
	Republican	George Shea Finn	7,044	26.8
	Independent	David Vinciarelli	858	3.3
Total votes			26,279	100
	Democratic hold

2012

In 2012, redistricting pit 28th district incumbent Jim Kyle against 30th district incumbent Beverly Marrero, a contest Kyle won.

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 30^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kyle (incumbent)	7,368	55.4
	Democratic	Beverly Marrero (incumbent)	5,931	44.6
Total votes			13,299	100
General election
	Democratic	Jim Kyle (incumbent)	47,822	100
Total votes			47,822	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Biden 80.1 – 18.0%
2016	President	Clinton 80.0 – 17.3%
2012	President	Obama 81.5 – 17.8%
	Senate	Clayton 69.4 – 25.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 30, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
2. "Senator Sara Kyle". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.