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Senators serve four-year terms; about half the seats are on the ballot each election.
Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 33
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
London Lamar has no major-party opponent.
London Lamar 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
DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
London Lamar
Incumbent senator
- Experience
- State legislature
DemocraticCandidate
Tamika L. Abrum
The district
Lean D+68: 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
- 208,788
- People per km²
- 901
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 9%of adults
- White 14%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 69%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
56,007 two-party votes · D+66.4 · D+67.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)83.2%
Donald Trump (R)16.8%
2022
30,555 votes · D+63.9✓ London Lamar (D)80.6%
Frederick D Tappan (R)17.8%
Hastina D Robinson (I)1.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
67,229 two-party votes · D+72.3 · D+67.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)86.1%
Donald Trump (R)13.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
42,992 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Katrina Robinson (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,003 two-party votes · D+74.3 · D+72.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)87.2%
Donald Trump (R)12.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
24,839 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Reginald Tate (D)100.0%