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
Senator
  Richard Briggs
R–Knoxville
Demographics81% White
8% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)197,842[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.

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 in District 7
Year Office Results[6]
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.
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