Tennessee's 6th Senate district

Tennessee's 6th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Becky Duncan Massey since a 2011 special election to replace fellow Republican Jamie Woodson.^[2]

Tennessee's 6th State Senate district
CD-6 2022 to present CD-6 2012 to 2022
Senator	Becky Duncan Massey R–Knoxville
Demographics	82% White 9% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	204,974[1]

Geography

District 6 covers the southern and eastern half of Knox County, including parts of Knoxville as well as nearby suburbs such as Mascot.^[1][3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[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 old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 6^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane George	7,738	63.9
	Democratic	Sam Brown	4,375	36.1
Total votes			12,113	100
General election
	Republican	Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent)	61,286	63.1
	Democratic	Jane George	35,785	36.9
Total votes			97,071	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 6^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent)	62,688	100
Total votes			62,688	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 6^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Duncan Massey (incumbent)	49,744	68.7
	Democratic	Evelyn Gill	22,691	31.3
Total votes			72,435	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 57.9 – 40.1%
2016	President	Trump 60.0 – 34.6%
2012	President	Romney 64.0 – 34.3%
	Senate	Corker 70.6 – 23.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 6, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Senator Becky Duncan Massey". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.