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, see

Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district The Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers the areas surrounding downtown Chattanooga, along with various oute ...

'' Tennessee's 28th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican

Joey Hensley Joey Hensley (born July 28, 1955) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing District 28 since January 8, 2013. Hensley served consecutively in the Tennessee General Assembly from January 2003 until J ...

since 2012.

Geography

District 28 covers a rural swath of southern Middle Tennessee, including all of Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, and Wayne Counties. Communities in the district include

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, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Mount Pleasant, Waynesboro,

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, Linden, and part of Spring Hill. The district overlaps with Tennessee's

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and 7th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 64th, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd districts of the

. It borders the state of Alabama.

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.

2020

2016

2012

Federal and statewide results in District 28

References

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