Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 24
A district of about 214,000 people, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+57.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- John Stevens (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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. 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 | John Stevens (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | John Stevens (R) | Yahweh Yahweh (I) | 75.7 |
| 2016 | John Stevens (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | John Stevens (R) | Brad Thompson (D) | 12.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Roy B. Herron (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Roy B. Herron (D) | Dennis J. Doster (R) | 30.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Roy B. Herron (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Roy B. Herron (D) | Jim Stevens (R) | 32.9 |
| 1992 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | Garry Lee Phillips (R) | 30.3 |
| 1976 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1976 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 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24'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+58.7 |
| U.S. Senate | R+59.8 |
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 24.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Less dense than 97% 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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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