Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 22
A district of about 226,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+17.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bill Powers (R) · won61.0%
- Karen Reynolds (D)39.0%
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; 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 | Bill Powers (R) | Karen Reynolds (D) | 21.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Bill Powers (R) | Ronnie Glynn (D) | 24.2 |
| 2016 | Mark E. Green (R) | David L. Cutting (D) | 34.1 |
| 2012 | Mark E. Green (R) | Tim Barnes (D) | 6.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tim Barnes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Rosalind Kurita (D) | Brenda Radford (R) | 13.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Rosalind Kurita (D) | Wallace M. Redd Jr. (R) | 23.9 |
| 1996 | Rosalind Kurita (D)Flip | Carroll Rice (R) | 0.5 |
| 1992 | Carroll Rice (R) | Riley Darnell (D) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Riley Darnell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Riley Darnell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Riley Darnell (D) | Alton R. Boyd (R) | 22.9 |
| 1976 | Halbert Harvill (D) | Irene H. Rocos (R) | 48.8 |
| 1972 | Halbert Harvill (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Halbert Harvill (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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
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 22.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Denser than 66% 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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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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38% college gradsR+24.9Held 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