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Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Republican held the seat for Republicans, winning by 5.4 points over Democratic.
Staggered SenateSimple-majority veto override
RepublicanRepublican · winner
52.7%38,466
DemocraticDemocrat
47.3%34,517
33% of the expected vote counted · 72,983 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joni Cochran
- 2%
- Mark Pody
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+18.0
The candidates
Republican (R)
Democratic (D)