Tennessee State Senate District 9

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Steve Southerland Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Steve SoutherlandRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Steve Southerland (Republican) won by 65.8 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Steve SoutherlandIncumbentRepublican

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 47,174
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve SoutherlandWon(incumbent)	Republican	39,11382.9%	82.9%
DemocraticSara Thompson	Democratic	8,06117.1%	17.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 57,893
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BellWon(incumbent)	Republican	45,00677.7%	77.7%
DemocraticCarl Lansden	Democratic	12,88722.3%	22.3%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BellWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,748100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike BellWon	Republican	31,628100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDewayne BunchWon	Republican	34,414100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,477
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff MillerWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,19560.3%	60.3%
DemocraticRonnie Moore	Democratic	17,28239.8%	39.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,350
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff MillerWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,96263.7%	63.7%
DemocraticDonna J. Hubbard	Democratic	11,38836.3%	36.3%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff MillerWon	Republican	28,46567.3%	67.3%
DemocraticLarry Guy	Democratic	13,86432.8%	32.8%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLou PattenWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,327100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLou PattenWon	Republican	19,28454.3%	54.3%
DemocraticCharles Tollett	Democratic	16,25445.7%	45.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,193
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1983)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBen LongleyWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,93456.6%	56.6%
DemocraticRobert B. Wilson III	Democratic	15,25943.4%	43.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,934
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBen LongleyWon	Republican	19,73158.1%	58.1%
DemocraticRobert T. Byrd III(incumbent)	Democratic	14,20341.9%	41.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,894
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert T. Byrd IIIWon	Democratic	16,16652.3%	52.3%
RepublicanCalvin L. Cannon(incumbent)	Republican	14,72847.7%	47.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,351
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCalvin L. CannonWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,74759.8%	59.8%
DemocraticDavid K. Watson	Democratic	12,60440.2%	40.2%

Tennessee Senate District 9, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCalvin L. CannonWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,989100.0%	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 9, election results 1968 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/senate/9. 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