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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 3
Rusty Crowe has no major-party opponent.
Rusty Crowe 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
Rusty Crowe
Incumbent senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+48: 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
- 211,169
- People per km²
- 83
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 29%
- White, no degree
- 64%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 3%
- 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
93,092 two-party votes · R+48.9 · R+47.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.4%
Kamala Harris (D)25.6%
2022
52,336 votes · R+49.9✓ Rusty Crowe (R)75.0%
Kate Craig (D)25.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
90,911 two-party votes · R+46.3 · R+50.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.1%
Joe Biden (D)26.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
50,236 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rusty Crowe (R)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
74,028 two-party votes · R+52.8 · R+55.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)23.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
32,508 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Rusty Crowe (R)100.0%