Tennessee Senate District 15

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Paul Bailey Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Paul BaileyRepublican · Incumbent12 years since first win on file

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Last election: Paul Bailey (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul BaileyWon(incumbent)	Republican	45,978100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 66,431
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul BaileyWon(incumbent)	Republican	48,91973.6%	73.6%
DemocraticAngela Hedgecough	Democratic	17,51226.4%	26.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,959
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPaul BaileyWon	Republican	33,67473.3%	73.3%
DemocraticBetty Vaudt	Democratic	10,26322.3%	22.3%
IndependentWilliam L. Draper	Independent	2,0224.4%	4.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 54,194
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharlotte BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,80042.1%	42.1%
RepublicanGary Steakley	Republican	22,61541.7%	41.7%
IndependentJoe B. Wilmoth	Independent	8,77916.2%	16.2%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharlotte BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	40,911100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 53,247
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharlotte BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,94258.1%	58.1%
RepublicanPaul Bailey	Republican	21,69140.7%	40.7%
IndependentRobert E. Grubb	Independent	6141.1%	1.1%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
OtherCharlotte BurksWon	Other	30,25295.2%	95.2%
RepublicanByron A. Looper	Republican	1,5314.8%	4.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,780
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTommy BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,41159.0%	59.0%
RepublicanJames H. Threet	Republican	18,36941.0%	41.0%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTommy BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,160100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTommy BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,030100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTommy BurksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,751100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticT. Tommy CutrerWon	Democratic	26,515100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam D. BairdWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,677100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,501
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam D. BairdWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,78769.4%	69.4%
RepublicanRonnie Page	Republican	8,71430.6%	30.6%

Tennessee Senate District 15, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam D. BairdWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,929100.0%	100.0%

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

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee Senate District 15, election results 1968 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/senate/15. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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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