Tennessee's 9th Senate district


Tennessee's 9th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bell since 2011.

Geography

District 9 is based in rural East Tennessee to the east of Chattanooga, including the city of Cleveland as well as Athens, Sweetwater, Madisonville, Etowah, Decatur, and Benton. The district covers all of McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, and Polk Counties and part of Bradley County.
The district is split between Tennessee's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. It borders the states of North Carolina and Georgia.

Recent election results

Tennessee Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential years.

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 9