# Tennessee's 23rd Senate district

Tennessee's 23rd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kerry Roberts since 2023. Prior to redistricting, Roberts had represented the 25th district which was located in the same spot as the current 23rd district.

## Geography

District 23 is based in the rural and suburban areas to the west of Nashville, covering all of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Robertson Counties, and part of Montgomery County. Communities in the district include Springfield, Dickson, Ashland City, Waverly, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Centerville, Pleasant View, White Bluff, and parts of White House, Portland, and Millersville.
The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 66th, 68th, 69th, 74th, and the 78th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives. It borders the state of Kentucky.

## 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.

### 2022

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 18,736 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,736 | 100.00% |
Tennessee's 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 43,126 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,126 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 23,909 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,909 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wade Munday | 9,078 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,078 | 100.00% |
Tennessee's 25th State Senate District General Election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 47,188 | 71.52 |
| | Democratic | Wade Munday | 18,795 | 28.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,983 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 25 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts | 9,832 | 42.2 |
| | Republican | Joshua Evans | 8,819 | 37.8 |
| | Republican | Jim Summerville (incumbent) | 3,701 | 15.9 |
| | Republican | Wayne White | 968 | 4.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,320 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Kerry Roberts | 29,337 | 70.4 |
| | Democratic | Tony Gross | 12,316 | 29.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,653 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 72.9 – 25.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 71.4 – 24.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 64.8 – 33.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Corker 69.7 – 24.9% |