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 4th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Jon Lundberg Jon Lundberg (born June 26, 1961 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate for the 4th district. He was first elected to the 105th Tennessee General Assembly (2007–2008). He serves ...

since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican

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Geography

District 4 is based in Kingsport and

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, the northern two cities in the Tri-Cities area, also including the nearby communities of Bloomingdale, Colonial Heights, Blountville, and Mountain City. The district, located in the far northeastern tip of the state, covers all of

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and Sullivan Counties as well as a small part of Carter County. The district is located entirely within

Tennessee's 1st congressional district Tennessee's 1st congressional district is the congressional district of northeast Tennessee, including all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson County ...

, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts of the

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. It borders the states of

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and

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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 4

List of members representing the district

References

{{Tennessee State Senators 4 Carter County, Tennessee Johnson County, Tennessee Sullivan County, Tennessee