Tennessee's 8th Senate district

Tennessee's 8th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Frank Niceley since 2012.[2] It is currently the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.

Tennessee's 8th
State Senate District
Senator
  Frank Niceley
R–Strawberry Plains
Demographics95% White
1% Black
2% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)190,153[1]

Geography

District 8 covers much of rural East Tennessee in between Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, including all of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union Counties. Communities in the district include Jefferson City, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Harrogate, Strawberry Plains, Rogersville, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Dandridge, Maynardville, Sneedville, and some of Kingsport.[3]

The district overlaps with Tennessee's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 9th, 11th, 17th, 35th, and 36th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Kentucky and Virginia.[1]

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.

2020
2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 8[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Niceley (incumbent) 59,713 100
Total votes 59,713 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 8[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Niceley (incumbent) 49,440 100
Total votes 49,440 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 8[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Niceley 7,021 44.6
Republican Cynthia Bundren Jackson 5,432 34.5
Republican Jeffrey Brantley 1,817 11.5
Republican Hobart Rice 1,483 9.4
Total votes 15,753 100
General election
Republican Frank Niceley 43,687 100
Total votes 43,687 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 8
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 80.0 – 16.9%
2012 President Romney 73.9 – 24.5%
Senate Corker 76.8 – 19.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 8, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. "Senator Frank S. Niceley". 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 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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