Tennessee State Senate District 23

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kerry Roberts Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

David Lee MarcumIndependent

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

Kerry RobertsRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

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

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Left column: MarcumRight column: Roberts

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeRobertsNo published score for Marcum
Races: None listed; Won 3 of 4
Years since first win: Not available; 4

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Candidates on the ballot

Kerry RobertsIncumbentRepublican
David Lee MarcumIndependent

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKerry RobertsWon(incumbent)	Republican	43,126100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 101,828
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack JohnsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	68,11866.9%	66.9%
DemocraticKristen Grimm	Democratic	33,71033.1%	33.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,098
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack JohnsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	45,73283.0%	83.0%
GreenAmy H. Balderrama	Green	9,36617.0%	17.0%

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack JohnsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	64,89199.6%	99.6%
Melanie Hollis	Write-in	2880.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 78,831
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack JohnsonWon	Republican	46,72259.3%	59.3%
DemocraticMary A. Parker	Democratic	32,10940.7%	40.7%

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim BrysonWon	Republican	55,870100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,127
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMarsha BlackburnWon	Republican	26,13866.8%	66.8%
DemocraticDean Baxter	Democratic	12,98933.2%	33.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 53,953
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKeith JordanWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,70358.8%	58.8%
DemocraticGary C. Ledbetter	Democratic	22,25041.2%	41.2%

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKeith JordanWon	Republican	12,78952.4%	52.4%
DemocraticGreg Lewis	Democratic	11,63947.6%	47.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,429
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam A. RichardsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,91450.5%	50.5%
RepublicanRobert L. Holloway Jr.	Republican	18,51549.5%	49.5%

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam A. RichardsonWon	Democratic	21,511100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,058
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny CrowWon	Republican	21,61451.4%	51.4%
DemocraticJames E. Sullivan(incumbent)	Democratic	20,44448.6%	48.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,035
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames E. SullivanWon	Democratic	23,44166.9%	66.9%
RepublicanJohn Spivey	Republican	11,59433.1%	33.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,452
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam J. PeelerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,90868.7%	68.7%
RepublicanLibby Fryer	Republican	9,54431.3%	31.3%

Tennessee Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam J. PeelerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,656100.0%	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

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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee State Senate District 23, election results 1968 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/senate/23. Retrieved October 31, 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