Tennessee's 12th Senate district

Tennessee's 12th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ken Yager since 2008.^[2]

Tennessee's 12th State Senate district
CD-12 2022 to present CD-12 2012 to 2022
Senator	Ken Yager R–Kingston
Demographics	93% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	215,432[1]

Geography

District 12 covers Campbell, Clay, Fentress, Macon, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Roane, and Scott Counties in rural East Tennessee. Communities in the district include Dayton, LaFollette, Harriman, Kingston, Rockwood, Oneida, Coalfield, Jamestown, Byrdstown, and part of Oak Ridge.^[3]

The district is located within Tennessee's 2nd, 3rd, and 6th congressional districts.^[4] It borders the state of Kentucky.^[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.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 12^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yager (incumbent)	69,042	100
Total votes			69,042	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 12^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yager (incumbent)	55,219	100
Total votes			55,219	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 12^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yager (incumbent)	51,076	100
Total votes			51,076	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 80.7 – 17.6%
2016	President	Trump 78.4 – 18.4%
2012	President	Romney 72.2 – 26.3%
	Senate	Corker 76.5 – 19.6%