Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 2
A district of about 210,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+53.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Tom Hatcher (R) · won78.8%
- Patti Young (D)21.2%
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
16 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 | Tom Hatcher (R) | Patti Young (D) | 57.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Art Swann (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2018 special | Art Swann (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Doug Overbey (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Doug Overbey (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | Bill Jones (D) | 45.5 |
| 2004 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | Wm H. McKamey (D) | 31.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | Vance Carrier (D) | 43.0 |
| 1996 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | Wallace Ketron Jr. (D) | 14.4 |
| 1992 | Jim Holcomb (R) | Wallace Ketron Jr. (D) | 10.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Ruth Montgomery (R)Flip | Vaughn Brewer (D) | 19.7 |
| 1984 | Carl Moore (D) | Thomas E. Kerney (R) | 12.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Carl Moore (D) | Bill Ammons (R) | 4.2 |
| 1976 | Carl Moore (D)Flip | Hayden Baker (R) | 12.0 |
| 1972 | Hayden Baker (R) | J. A. Stout (D) | 27.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Hayden Baker (R) | J. Mack Ray (D) | 31.4 |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1980 Republican primary · 1976 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 2
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 2'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+14.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+14.9 |
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 2.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Less dense than 69% 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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TennesseeR+57.7Not up in 2026
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