Tennessee Senate District 17

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mark Pody Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Lindsey Patrick-WrightDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Mark Pody (R) 100.0

Mark PodyRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win on file

Last election: Mark Pody (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativePodyNo published score for Patrick-Wright
Races won and lost: None on file; 6-0
Years since first win on file: Not available; 8

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Lindsey Patrick-WrightDemocratic
Mark PodyIncumbentRepublican

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMark PodyWon(incumbent)	Republican	39,381100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 75,816
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMark PodyWon	Republican	53,36470.4%	70.4%
DemocraticMary Alice Carfi	Democratic	22,45229.6%	29.6%

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMae BeaversWon(incumbent)	Republican	35,454100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 57,369
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMae BeaversWon(incumbent)	Republican	35,92762.6%	62.6%
DemocraticGeorge McDonald	Democratic	21,44237.4%	37.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 59,952
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMae BeaversWon(incumbent)	Republican	34,52557.6%	57.6%
DemocraticRobert T. Rochelle	Democratic	25,42742.4%	42.4%

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMae BeaversWon	Republican	28,62452.8%	52.8%
DemocraticSherry Fisher	Democratic	25,59247.2%	47.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,354
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. RochelleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,32257.9%	57.9%
RepublicanPhillip Warren	Republican	14,03242.1%	42.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,149
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. RochelleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,56954.6%	54.6%
RepublicanJack Bowers	Republican	19,58045.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,483
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. RochelleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,37475.0%	75.0%
IndependentJack A. Long	Independent	6,10924.9%	24.9%

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. RochelleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,453100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,203
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1983)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. RochelleWon	Democratic	23,97368.1%	68.1%
RepublicanCharles A. Wheeler	Republican	11,23031.9%	31.9%

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdward C. BlankWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,649100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,496
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdward C. BlankWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,488100.0%	100.0%
OtherBob Jones	Other	20.0%	0.0%
OtherBrock	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherPage Chamberlain	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherDawson Frierson	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherLeonard Gibson	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherVictor Quinn	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJim Smith	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdward C. BlankWon	Democratic	18,640100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,845
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 17, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoe T. KelleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,843100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	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

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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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