Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 14
A district of about 217,000 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+30.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Shane Reeves (R) · won68.0%
- E. R. Smith (D)32.0%
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. 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 | Shane Reeves (R) | E. R. Smith (D) | 36.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Shane Reeves (R) | Chase Clemons (D) | 43.7 |
| 2016 | Jim Tracy (R) | Gayle Jordan (D) | 48.8 |
| 2012 | Jim Tracy (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Eric Stewart (D) | Mike Niederhauser (R) | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Jerry Cooper (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jerry Cooper (D) | Ron Stoltzfus (I) | 43.7 |
| 1996 | Jerry Cooper (D) | Ron Stoltzfus (R) | 30.8 |
| 1992 | Jerry Cooper (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jerry Cooper (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Jerry Cooper (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Ernest Crouch (D) | Pedro A. Paz (R) | 0.3 |
| 1976 | Ernest Crouch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Ernest Crouch (D) | Walter T. Woods Jr. (R) | 32.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ernest Crouch (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1968 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 14
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 14'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+13.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+12.8 |
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 14.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Less dense than 56% 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 1031% college gradsR+20.0Not up in 2026District 22
30% college gradsR+17.2Not up in 2026District 5
31% college gradsR+35.9Held RDistrict 17
39% college gradsR+25.2Held R
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