Tennessee's 9th Senate district

Tennessee's 9th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Steve Southerland since 2003.^[2] Before 2022 redistricting, the district was mainly located where the current 1st district is now.

Tennessee's 9th State Senate district
New district name (CD-9) 2022 to present Old district name (CD-1) 2012 to 2022
Senator	Steve Southerland R–Morristown
Demographics	88% White 2% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	213,474[1]

Geography

District 9 is located to the northeast of Knoxville, and stretches to areas outside of the Tri-Cities region. It includes parts of the Morristown Metropolitan Area. It covers Sevier, Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, and Unicoi counties. Some notable cities in the district include Morristown, Newport, Gatlinburg, and Greeneville.^[3]

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 and old district name (CD-1 2012–2022)

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 1^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Southerland (incumbent)	43,262	100
Total votes			43,262	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 1^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Southerland (incumbent)	29,698	100
Total votes			29,698	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[5]
2020	President	Trump 78.8 - 19.5%
	Senate	Hagerty 79.5 - 18.2%
2016	President	Trump 78.9 – 17.8%
2012	President	Romney 73.1 – 25.3%
	Senate	Corker 78.0 – 18.0%