Tennessee State Senate District 27
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jack Johnson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Jack Johnson (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Jack Johnson (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: HardyRight column: Johnson
- Donor-based spectrum
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- Years since first win
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Candidates on the ballot
- David A HardyDemocratic
- Jack JohnsonIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for Tennessee
History (15 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 55,443
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJack JohnsonWon(incumbent) Republican 55,443100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,014
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEd JacksonWon(incumbent) Republican 35,83765.1% DemocraticSavannah Williamson Democratic 19,17734.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,764
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEd JacksonWon Republican 23,33160.2% DemocraticRandy Lamb Democratic 13,51534.9% OtherTim York Other 1,1392.9% IndependentJames A. Baxter Independent 7792.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,551
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLowe FinneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,88551.2% RepublicanDon McLeary Republican 24,66648.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,128
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLowe FinneyWon Democratic 26,80450.5% RepublicanDon McLeary(incumbent) Republican 26,32449.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,724
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDon McLearyWon Democratic 27,70654.6% RepublicanBobby Carter(incumbent) Republican 23,01845.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,164
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBobby CarterWon(incumbent) Republican 18,23153.4% DemocraticJoe McKnight Democratic 13,90740.7% IndependentHarrell Carter Jr. Independent 2,0265.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,865
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBobby CarterWon Republican 23,59651.5% DemocraticJoe McKnight(incumbent) Democratic 22,26948.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,127
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe McKnightWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,08350.1% RepublicanBobby Carter Republican 14,04449.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,625
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe McKnightWon Democratic 22,88556.3% RepublicanRobert E. Carter Republican 17,74043.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,554
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLowell ThomasWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,90667.2% RepublicanJames S. Wilder Republican 11,64832.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,757
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1979)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentWilliam Jim DavisWon(incumbent) Independent 15,95457.5% DemocraticLyle Reid Democratic 11,80342.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,916
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1979)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentWilliam J. DavisWon(incumbent) Independent 12,70255.4% DemocraticDavid W. Lanier Democratic 10,21444.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,725
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share OtherWilliam J. DavisWon Other 12,65958.3% DemocraticGeorge Gracey(incumbent) Democratic 9,06541.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,615
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Tennessee Senate District 27, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge D. GraceyWon Democratic 14,615100.0%
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
Only part of this chamber is up in a given cycle. Which districts vote on which date is not on file. Last contest in this district on file: 2022.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee State Senate District 27, election results 1968 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/senate/27. 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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tn/sldu:27
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026