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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 11
Bo Watson has no major-party opponent.
Bo Watson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Simple-majority veto override
A majority of the members elected to each chamber can override the governor's veto.
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Bo Watson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+19: 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
- 211,830
- People per km²
- 182
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 38%
- White, no degree
- 46%of adults
- White 75%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 14%
- 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 President Vote in this district
108,881 two-party votes · R+19.2 · R+17.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)59.6%
Kamala Harris (D)40.4%
2022
45,593 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bo Watson (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
104,582 two-party votes · R+16.4 · R+21.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)58.2%
Joe Biden (D)41.8%
2018 Earlier district lines
78,414 votes · R+30.3✓ Bo Watson (R)65.1%
Randall Price (D)34.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
84,257 two-party votes · R+22.6 · R+24.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)38.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
37,386 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Bo Watson (R)100.0%