Tennessee State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Tennessee Senate District 4
A district of about 219,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+58.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bobby Harshbarger (R) · won76.8%
- Dalia M. Price (OTH)23.2%
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
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Bobby Harshbarger (R) | Dalia M. Price (I) | 53.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jon C. Lundberg (R) | Amber Riddle (D) | 58.1 |
| 2016 | Jon C. Lundberg (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Mike Faulk (R) | Michael Williams (I) | 0.4 |
| 2004 | Michael Williams (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Mitchell R. Williams (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Michael Williams (R)Flip | Danny Wallace (D) | 7.5 |
| 1992 | Danny Wallace (D) | Frank S. Niceley (R) | 1.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Lynn G. Lawson (R) | Gwen M. Myers (D) | 39.3 |
| 1984 | J. B. Shockley (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Ben W. Hooper II (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Ben W. Hooper II (R) | John Rucker (D) | 20.7 |
| 1974 special | Ben W. Hooper II (R) | John Rucker (D) | 9.3 |
| 1972 | J. Kenneth Porter (R) | M. E. Rogers (D) | 53.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John F. Dugger (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1988 Republican primary · 1976 Republican primary · 1974 Republican primary · 1972 Republican 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 4
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 4's area in each.
- U.S. House
- TN-1 100%
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+58.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+59.7 |
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 4.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Denser than 50% 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