Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 28
A district of about 215,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+46.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Joey Hensley (R) · won74.8%
- James Dallas (D)25.2%
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
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 | Joey Hensley (R) | James Dallas (D) | 49.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Joey Hensley (R) | James Gray (I) | 56.9 |
| 2016 | Joey Hensley (R) | Joey Norman (I) | 49.2 |
| 2012 | Joey Hensley (R) | Ty Cobb (D) | 10.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jim Kyle (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Jim Kyle (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jim Kyle (D) | Rod Deberry (R) | 31.0 |
| 1996 | Jim Kyle (D) | Warren Young (R) | 27.8 |
| 1992 | Jim Kyle (D) | James M. Brown Jr. (R) | 45.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jim Kyle (D) | Tom Douglas (R) | 52.8 |
| 1984 | Jim Kyle (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | Joe Crawford (R) | 1.9 |
| 1976 | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | Al Simpson (R) | 28.6 |
| 1972 | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | Chris T. Ellis (R) | 32.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | David L. Shirley (R) | 42.5 |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1984 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1976 Republican 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 28
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 28'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+43.9 |
| U.S. Senate | R+42.9 |
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 28.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 78% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2323% college gradsR+50.6Held RDistrict 3
29% college gradsR+48.2Held RDistrict 2
25% college gradsR+53.9Not up in 2026District 18
32% college gradsR+42.2Not 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