Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 12
A district of about 220,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+66.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Ken Yager (R) · won85.6%
- Charles Hutson II (OTH)14.4%
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 2 times. 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 | Ken Yager (R) | Charles Hutson II (I) | 71.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Ken Yager (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Ken Yager (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Ken Yager (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ken Yager (R)Flip | Becky Ruppe (D) | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Tommy Kilby (D) | Jerry Sharp (R) | 8.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lincoln Davis (D) | Ralph Deporter (R) | 28.8 |
| 1996 | Lincoln Davis (D) | Shirley Duer (R) | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | W. Vanhilleary (R) | 2.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | William Eugene Scandlyn (R) | 16.4 |
| 1976 | Anna Belle Obrien (D)Flip | George W. Potter (R) | 22.8 |
| 1972 | Raymond Shadden (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Raymond Shadden (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1972 Republican primary · 1968 Republican 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 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12'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+60.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+57.1 |
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 12.
Lowest of 33 seats.
Highest of 33 seats.
Lowest of 33 seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lowest of 33 seats.
Less dense than 94% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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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