Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 20
A district of about 244,000 people, 54% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+14.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Heidi Campbell (D) · won57.4%
- Wyatt Rampy (R)42.6%
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 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 | Heidi Campbell (D) | Wyatt Rampy (R) | 14.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Heidi Campbell (D)Flip | Steven Reid Dickerson (R) | 3.5 |
| 2016 | Steven Reid Dickerson (R) | Erin Coleman (D) | 12.5 |
| 2012 | Steven Reid Dickerson (R) | Phillip L. North (D) | 8.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Dave Hall (R) | 18.0 |
| 2004 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Vic Varallo (R) | 22.7 |
| 1992 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Ben Jones (R) | 18.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John Hicks (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | John Hicks (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | John Hicks (D) | Joseph E. Ellis Jr. (R) | 18.5 |
| 1976 | John Hicks (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 special | Tommye Agee (D) | G. L. Carter (R) | 55.4 |
| 1972 | Jerry Agee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Jerry Agee (D) | John L. Lloyd (R) | 22.9 |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1972 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 20
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 20'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 | D+6.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+5.8 |
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 20.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Denser than 81% 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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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