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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 19
Charlane Oliver has no major-party opponent.
Charlane Oliver 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
DemocraticIncumbent
Charlane Oliver
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+58: 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
- 206,033
- People per km²
- 668
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 31%
- Hispanic 15%
- Black 44%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
69,200 two-party votes · D+56.3 · D+57.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)78.1%
Donald Trump (R)21.9%
2022
36,622 votes · D+66.4✓ Charlane Oliver (D)83.2%
Pime Hernandez (R)16.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
72,862 two-party votes · D+63.0 · D+58.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)81.5%
Donald Trump (R)18.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
57,802 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brenda Gilmore (D)85.8%
Christina Callaway (I)10.8%
Rueben Dockery (I)3.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
56,082 two-party votes · D+65.3 · D+63.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)82.7%
Donald Trump (R)17.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
30,873 votes · D+66.3✓ Thelma M Harper (D)75.3%
Sterlina Inez Brady (R)15.2%
George Thomas (I)9.4%