Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 18
A district of about 216,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+42.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Ferrell Haile (R) · won67.6%
- Walter S. Chandler (D)24.7%
- John Gentry (OTH)4.2%
- Laura A. Black (OTH)3.5%
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 | Ferrell Haile (R) | Walter S. Chandler (D) | 42.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Ferrell Haile (R) | John Gentry (I) | 44.4 |
| 2016 | Ferrell Haile (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Ferrell Haile (R) | Maria A. Brewer (D) | 38.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Diane Black (R) | Jim Hawkins (D) | 30.3 |
| 2004 | Diane Black (R) | Jo Ann Graves (D) | 3.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jo Ann Graves (D) | Ferrell Haile (R) | 17.6 |
| 1996 | Jo Ann Graves (D)Flip | Don Wright (R) | 0.7 |
| 1992 | Don Wright (R) | Charles Hill Beaty (D) | 0.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Charles Kenneth Wilson (I) | 86.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Joe L. Crockett (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Bill Boner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | James H. Roberson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | James H. Roberson (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 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 18
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 18's area in each.
- U.S. House
- TN-7 97%
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+57.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+54.7 |
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 18.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Denser 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.
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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