Tennessee · Tennessee Senate District 9 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Steve Southerland
RepublicanIncumbentCandidateR vs R
Incumbent senator
2026 race · Tennessee Senate District 9
Solid R (R vs R)
Republicans only in NovemberSolid R (R vs R)
Republicans only in November● No Democrat● Steve SoutherlandINC
Background
- Current office
- Tennessee State Senate, SD-9
- Experience
- State legislature
- Past races on file
- 7 (7 won)
Links: Candidate list (source)
Electoral history
Earlier races in Tennessee, newest first, matched by name in the results archive.
- 2022Won
State Senate · SD-9 Nov 8, 2022
R · 82.9% · 39,113 votes
- 2018Won
State Senate · SD-1 Nov 6, 2018
R · 100.0% · 43,262 votes
- 2014Won
State Senate · SD-1 Nov 4, 2014
R · 100.0% · 29,698 votes
- 2014Won
State Senate · SD-1 primary · Aug 7, 2014
R · 100.0% · 19,862 votes
- 2010Won
State Senate · SD-1 Nov 2, 2010
R · 81.4% · 32,310 votes
- 2006Won
State Senate · SD-1 Nov 7, 2006
R · 68.8% · 31,958 votes
- 2002Won
State Senate · SD-1 Nov 5, 2002
R · 100.0% · 25,111 votes
Opponents in 2026
- Chad HuntsmanRepublican