Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

's 2nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican

Art Swann Arthur "Art" Morton Swann (born October 17, 1952) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 2nd district since December 1, 2017. Prior to being appointed to the state senate to replace Doug O ...

since his 2017 appointment to replace fellow Republican Doug Overbey.

Geography

District 2 lies to the southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville, covering all of Blount County, Tennessee, Blount County, Monroe County, Tennessee, Monroe County, Polk County, Tennessee, Polk County, and a small portion of Bradley County, Tennessee, Bradley County. Communities in the district include Maryville, Tennessee, Maryville, Madisonville, Tennessee, Madisonville, and Sweetwater, Tennessee, Sweetwater. The district is split between Tennessee's Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2nd and Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional districts, and overlaps with the 8th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. The district borders the states of North Carolina and Georgia (U.S. State), 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.

Results under old lines (2012–2022)

2020

2018

Following Republican Doug Overbey's appointment as United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Eastern District of Tennessee in 2017, fellow Republican

was appointed to replace him. Per Tennessee state law, Swann had to run in an off-cycle election in 2018 to retain the seat for the remainder of Overbey's term.

2016

2012

Federal and statewide results

References

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