Tennessee's 31st Senate district

Tennessee's 31st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brent Taylor since 2022.^[2] During redistricting in 2022, it was drawn in a more Republican friendly part of Shelby County.

Tennessee's 31st State Senate district
CD-31 2022 to present CD-31 2012 to 2022
Senator	Brent Taylor R–Memphis
Demographics	70% White 18% Black 4% Hispanic 6% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	204,216[1]

Geography

District 31 covers parts of Memphis and its immediate suburbs to the east, including most of Germantown and most of Collierville, and some of unincorporated Shelby County.^[1][3]

The district overlaps with Tennessee's 8th and 9th congressional districts.^[4]

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 (2022–present)

2022

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Taylor	24,854	100
Total votes			24,854	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruby Powell-Dennis	12,207	100
Total votes			12,207	100

Tennessee's 31st State Senate District General Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Taylor	45,289	66.28%
	Democratic	Ruby Powell-Dennis	23,041	33.72%
Total votes			68,330	100%

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 31^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabby Salinas	7,737	48.0
	Democratic	David Weatherspoon	6,890	42.7
	Democratic	M. Rodanial Ray Ransom	1,499	9.3
Total votes			16,126	100
General election
	Republican	Brian Kelsey (incumbent)	40,504	50.9
	Democratic	Gabby Salinas	39,086	49.1
Total votes			79,590	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 31^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Kelsey (incumbent)	39,646	100
Total votes			39,646	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Biden 53.2 – 45.1%
2016	President	Trump 50.4 – 45.5%
2012	President	Romney 60.2 – 38.8%
	Senate	Corker 67.0 – 30.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 31, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
2. "Senator Brent Taylor". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 31". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.