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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 23
Kerry Roberts has no major-party opponent.
Kerry Roberts 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
RepublicanIncumbent
Kerry Roberts
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
David Lee Marcum
The district
Lean R+51: 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
- 226,653
- People per km²
- 36
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 23%
- White, no degree
- 67%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 5%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
100,352 two-party votes · R+51.7 · R+50.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.8%
Kamala Harris (D)24.2%
2022
43,126 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kerry Roberts (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
97,020 two-party votes · R+47.5 · R+52.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.8%
Joe Biden (D)26.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
101,828 votes · R+33.8✓ Jack Johnson (R)66.9%
Kristen Grimm (D)33.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
74,928 two-party votes · R+47.9 · R+50.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
55,098 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jack Johnson (R)83.0%
Amy H Balderrama (G)17.0%