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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 15
Sam McKenzie has no major-party opponent.
Sam McKenzie has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Sam McKenzie
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+37: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 71,595
- People per km²
- 909
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 28%
- White, no degree
- 38%of adults
- White 61%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 26%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
18,071 votes · D+35.9✓ Sam McKenzie (D)68.0%
Justin Hirst (R)32.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
17,375 two-party votes · D+34.7 · D+36.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)67.3%
Donald Trump (R)32.7%
2022
10,209 votes · D+42.0✓ Sam McKenzie (D)71.0%
Pete Drew (R)29.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
18,045 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sam McKenzie (D)72.9%
Troy B Jones (—)27.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
18,809 two-party votes · D+42.4 · D+37.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)71.2%
Donald Trump (R)28.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
14,726 two-party votes · D+37.7 · D+35.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)68.9%
Donald Trump (R)31.1%