# Tennessee's 32nd Senate district

Tennessee's 32nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Paul Rose since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Republican Mark Norris.

## Geography

District 32 is based in the eastern and northern suburbs of Memphis in Shelby as well as Lauderdale and Tipton Counties, covering parts of Memphis proper as well as Covington, Atoka, Munford, and most of Bartlett.
The district is located almost entirely within Tennessee's 8th congressional district, with a small section extending into the 9th district. It overlaps with the 81st, 83rd, 88th, 95th, 97th, 98th, and 99th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and borders the states of Mississippi and Arkansas.

## 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

2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 32 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Rose (incumbent) | 17,288 | 76.4 |
| | Republican | Scott Throckmorton | 5,339 | 23.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,627 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Paul Rose (incumbent) | 70,649 | 69.1 |
| | Democratic | Julie Byrd Ashworth | 31,571 | 30.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,220 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2019 special

In 2018, incumbent Mark Norris was appointed as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, triggering a special election to replace him in March 2019.
2019 Tennessee Senate special election, District 32 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Rose | 6,398 | 60.3 |
| | Republican | George Chism | 1,530 | 14.4 |
| | Republican | Heidi Shafer | 1,520 | 14.3 |
| | Republican | Steve McManus | 1,157 | 10.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,605 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Paul Rose | 9,149 | 84.0 |
| | Democratic | Eric Coleman | 1,746 | 16.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,895 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 32 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Norris (incumbent) | 57,912 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,912 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 32 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Norris (incumbent) | 26,592 | 88.9 |
| | Republican | Woody Degan | 3,319 | 11.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,911 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mark Norris (incumbent) | 69,818 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,818 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 65.4 – 33% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 68.1 – 28.4% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 71.1 – 27.9% |
| 2012 | Senate | Corker 75.0 – 22.0% |