Tennessee's 3rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Rusty Crowe
R–Johnson City
Demographics91% White
3% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)188,774[1]

Tennessee's 3rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rusty Crowe since 1990.[2]

Geography

District 3 is based in Johnson City, the southernmost Tri-Cities, covering all of Unicoi and Washington Counties and most of Carter County. Other communities in the district include Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Erwin, Oak Grove, and Unicoi.[3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results

Tennessee Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential years.

2018

2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 3[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Crowe (incumbent) 50,236 100
Total votes 50,236 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 3[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Crowe (incumbent) 32,508 100
Total votes 32,508 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 3

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Trump 70.9 - 27.4%
Senate Hagerty 71.8 - 26.1%
2016 President Trump 72.5 – 23.4%
2012 President Romney 70.0 – 28.2%
Senate Corker 74.6 – 20.6%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 3, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Senator Rusty Crowe". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Tennessee State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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