Tennessee State Senate District 13

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dawn White Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Dawn WhiteRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Dawn White (R) 64.7, Kelly Northcutt (D) 35.3

Angela Evans WynnDemocratic

Last election: Dawn White (Republican) won by 29.4 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: WhiteRight column: Wynn

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeWhiteNo published score for Wynn
Races: Won 5 of 5; None listed
Years since first win: 8; Not available

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Candidates on the ballot

Angela Evans WynnDemocratic
Dawn WhiteIncumbentRepublican

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Official results for Tennessee

History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 49,363
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDawn WhiteWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,93664.7%	64.7%
DemocraticKelly Northcutt	Democratic	17,42735.3%	35.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 64,127
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDawn WhiteWon	Republican	36,59457.1%	57.1%
DemocraticKelly Northcutt	Democratic	25,97440.5%	40.5%
IndependentGinger Smith	Independent	1,5592.4%	2.4%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill KetronWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,489100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 58,476
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill KetronWon(incumbent)	Republican	40,99870.1%	70.1%
DemocraticDebbie Matthews	Democratic	17,47829.9%	29.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 54,256
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill KetronWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,45758.0%	58.0%
DemocraticVince B. Springer	Democratic	22,79942.0%	42.0%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill KetronWon	Republican	26,96054.2%	54.2%
DemocraticBobby Sands	Democratic	22,76945.8%	45.8%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFoster E. ElseaWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,263100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,997
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFoster E. ElseaWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,11660.3%	60.3%
DemocraticJane W. Dawkins	Democratic	15,88139.7%	39.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,965
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFoster E. ElseaWon	Republican	17,68365.6%	65.6%
DemocraticJim Lewis(incumbent)	Democratic	9,28234.4%	34.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,883
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim LewisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,54250.3%	50.3%
RepublicanFoster E. Elsea	Republican	17,34149.7%	49.7%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim LewisWon	Democratic	17,81350.8%	50.8%
RepublicanBill W. Carter	Republican	17,28749.3%	49.3%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTommy BurksWon	Democratic	23,256100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,438
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticVernon NealWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,433100.0%	100.0%
OtherAubrey Ducker	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJames Jones	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJames Lacy	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJoe W. Luther	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherLuke Medley	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticVernon NealWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,832100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 13, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticVernon NealWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,483100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026