Tennessee's 7th Senate district

Tennessee's 7th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Richard Briggs since his 2014 primary defeat of fellow Republican Stacey Campfield.^[2]

Tennessee's 7th State Senate district
CD-7 2022 to present CD-7 2012 to 2022
Senator	Richard Briggs R–Knoxville
Demographics	81% White 6% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	205,185[1]

Geography

District 7 covers a gerrymandered swath of Knox County, including parts of downtown Knoxville as well as nearby suburbs such as Farragut.^[1][3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, and 89th 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)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 7^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Briggs (incumbent)	38,558	55.6
	Democratic	Jamie Ballinger	30,826	44.4
Total votes			69,384	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 7^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Briggs	14,056	69.8
	Republican	Stacey Campfield (incumbent)	4,864	24.2
	Republican	Mike Alford	1,204	6.0
Total votes			20,124	100
General election
	Republican	Richard Briggs	27,942	65.3
	Democratic	Cheri Siler	14,880	34.7
Total votes			42,822	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 52.8 – 44.8%
2016	President	Trump 56.0 – 37.4%
2012	President	Romney 62.0 – 35.9%
	Senate	Corker 68.3 – 24.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 7, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
2. "Senator Richard Briggs". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
5. "Tennessee State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.