Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 32
A district of about 202,000 people, 31% Black, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+23.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Paul Rose (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
16 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 | Paul Rose (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Paul Rose (R) | Julie Byrd Ashworth (D) | 38.2 |
| 2016 | Mark Norris (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Mark Norris (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Mark Norris (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Mark Norris (R) | Pete Parker (D) | 37.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Mark Norris (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Tom Leatherwood (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Tom Leatherwood (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Jeff Bloomfield (D) | 21.3 |
| 1984 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Rosella O. McClain (D) | 35.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Joe L. Linton (D) | 28.8 |
| 1976 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Joe C. Matthews (D) | 31.9 |
| 1972 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Hawthorne Wallis (D) | 65.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 special | Hugh W. Stanton Jr. (R) | Hawthorne Wallis (D) | 63.3 |
| 1968 | Bill Riggins (R) | Hugh W. Stanton Jr. (D) | 9.0 |
Primaries: 1988 Republican primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1970 Republican primary · 1968 Republican 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 32
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32'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+7.9 |
| U.S. Senate | R+9.4 |
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 32.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Less dense than 59% 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 2523% Black · 22% college gradsR+41.2Held RDistrict 10
31% college gradsR+20.0Not up in 2026District 11
38% college gradsR+18.5Held RDistrict 17
39% college gradsR+25.2Held 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