Tennessee's 29th Senate district

Tennessee's 29th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Raumesh Akbari since 2018, succeeding fellow Democrat Lee Harris.[2]

Tennessee's 29th
State Senate District
Senator
  Raumesh Akbari
D–Memphis
Demographics21% White
73% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)190,798[1]

Geography

District 29 is based in Memphis, following the Mississippi River to cover parts of South and Downtown Memphis – including much of historic Beale Street – as well as Millington and other unincorporated Shelby County suburbs to the north.[3]

The district is located almost entirely within Tennessee's 9th congressional district, with a very small section extending into the 8th district. It overlaps with the 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th, 90th, 91st, 93rd, and 99th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives,[4] and borders the states of Mississippi and Arkansas.[1]

2018
2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 29[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raumesh Akbari 14,861 58.4
Democratic Justin Ford 10,577 41.6
Total votes 25,438 100
General election
Democratic Raumesh Akbari 43,851 83.5
Republican Tom Stephens 8,679 16.5
Total votes 52,530 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 29[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee Harris 10,517 42.5
Democratic Ricky Dixon 6,882 27.8
Democratic Ophelia Ford (incumbent) 6,756 27.3
Democratic Herman Sawyer 611 2.5
Total votes 24,766 100
Republican Jim Finney 3,111 82.0
Republican Anthony Herron, Jr. 682 18.0
Total votes 3,793 100
General election
Democratic Lee Harris 27,707 81.9
Republican Jim Finney 6,123 18.1
Total votes 33,830 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 29
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Clinton 83.3 – 14.3%
2012 President Obama 85.5 – 13.7%
Senate Clayton 72.7 – 22.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 29, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "Senator Raumesh Akbari". 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 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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