Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 10
A district of about 225,000 people, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+20.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Todd Gardenhire (R) · won61.2%
- Missy Crutchfield (D)38.8%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Tennessee State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Todd Gardenhire (R) | Missy Crutchfield (D) | 22.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Todd Gardenhire (R) | Glenn Scruggs (D) | 6.3 |
| 2016 | Todd Gardenhire (R) | Khristy Wilkinson (D) | 11.7 |
| 2012 | Todd Gardenhire (R) | Andrae McGary (D) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Andy Berke (D) | Oscar Brown (R) | 42.2 |
| 2004 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Basil Marceaux (R) | 43.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Kenneth J. Meyer (R) | 26.3 |
| 1996 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Carol Hagan (R) | 28.8 |
| 1992 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Grady E. Gant (R) | 3.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William H. Ortwein (D) | Gene Hunt (R) | 0.7 |
| 1976 | William H. Ortwein (D)Flip | William Carter (R) | 0.2 |
| 1972 | Daniel W. Oehmig (R) | J. Pope Dyer (D) | 15.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Daniel W. Oehmig (R) | Alf R. Tony Orear (D) | 13.8 |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1976 Republican primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 10
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 10's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+8.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+10.1 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Tennessee. The black marker is District 10.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Less dense than 62% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2230% college gradsR+17.2Not up in 2026District 17
39% college gradsR+25.2Held RDistrict 14
27% college gradsR+30.4Not up in 2026District 32
31% Black · 24% college gradsR+23.9Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET