Tennessee's 3rd Senate district

Tennessee's 3rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rusty Crowe since 1990.^[2]

Tennessee's 3rd State Senate district
CD-3 2022 to present CD-3 2012 to 2022
Senator	Rusty Crowe R–Johnson City
Demographics	89% White 3% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	207,579[1]

Geography

District 3 is based in Johnson City, the southernmost Tri-Cities, covering all of Johnson, Washington, and Carter County. Other communities in the district include Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Erwin, Oak Grove, and Unicoi.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.^[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)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 3^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rusty Crowe (incumbent)	50,236	100
Total votes			50,236	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 3^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rusty Crowe (incumbent)	32,508	100
Total votes			32,508	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Trump 70.9 - 27.4%
	Senate	Hagerty 71.8 - 26.1%
2016	President	Trump 72.5 – 23.4%
2012	President	Romney 70.0 – 28.2%
	Senate	Corker 74.6 – 20.6%