For the 28th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives, see Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district
State: | Tennessee |
District: | 28 |
Chamber: | Senate |
Representative: | Joey Hensley |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Hohenwald |
Percent White: | 82 |
Percent Black: | 8 |
Percent Hispanic: | 6 |
Percent Asian: | 1 |
Population: | 211,583[1] |
Population Year: | 2022 |
Percent Multiracial: | 3 |
Tennessee's 28th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joey Hensley since 2012.[2]
District 28 covers a rural swath of southern Middle Tennessee, including all of Giles, Lewis, Marshall, and Maury Counties, and includes part of Williamson County. Communities in the district include Columbia, Pulaski, Mount Pleasant, Hohenwald, and most of Spring Hill.[3]
The district overlaps with Tennessee's 4th and 5th congressional districts.[4] It borders the state of Alabama.[1]
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.
Year | Office | Results[5] [6] |
---|---|---|
2020 | President | Trump 73.8 – 24.8% |
2016 | President | Trump 73.1 – 23.9% |
2012 | President | Romney 65.9 – 32.6% |
Senate | Corker 67.1 – 28.3% |