Tennessee's 16th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Tennessee
|district=16
|chamber=Senate
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|CD-16 2012 to 2022
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|representative=Janice Bowling
|party=Republican
|residence=Tullahoma
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|percent_white=87
|percent_black=4
|percent_hispanic=6
|percent_asian=1
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Tennessee's 16th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Janice Bowling since 2012, succeeding Democrat Eric Stewart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s16.html|title=Senator Janice Bowling|publisher=Tennessee General Assembly|access-date=July 17, 2020}}
Geography
District 16 is based in the rural areas to the west of Chattanooga, covering all of Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, and Warren Counties. Communities in the district include Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Winchester, and Gruetli-Laager.{{Cite web|url=http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/Apps/fmlv3/districts.aspx|title=Tennessee District Maps |publisher=Tennessee General Assembly|access-date=July 17, 2020}}
The district overlaps with Tennessee's 4th and 6th congressional districts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|title=How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=July 17, 2020}} It borders the state of Alabama.
Recent election results
Tennessee senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts conducting elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts conducting elections in years of presidential elections.
= Results under old lines (2012–2022) =
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Tennessee Senate election, District 16{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_State_Senate_District_16|title=Tennessee State Senate District 16|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=December 6, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Bowling (incumbent)
| votes = 62,379
| percentage = 76.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sheila Younglove
| votes = 19,687
| percentage = 24.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 82,066
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 Tennessee Senate election, District 16}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Bowling (incumbent)
| votes = 10,235
| percentage = 81.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael Shane Wilcher
| votes = 2,287
| percentage = 18.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12,522
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mike Winton
| votes = 3,342
| percentage = 70.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Alice Demetreon
| votes = 1,414
| percentage = 29.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,756
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Bowling (incumbent)
| votes = 46,846
| percentage = 67.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mike Winton
| votes = 22,205
| percentage = 32.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 69,051
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2012 Tennessee Senate election, District 16}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Lewis
| votes = 2,937
| percentage = 27.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Roller
| votes = 2,902
| percentage = 27.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Justin Walling
| votes = 2,878
| percentage = 27.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Kevin Lawrence
| votes = 1,256
| percentage = 11.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jeff Bottoms
| votes = 670
| percentage = 6.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10,643
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Bowling
| votes = 8,162
| percentage = 60.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ron Stolzfus
| votes = 2,280
| percentage = 16.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Eric Chance
| votes = 2,277
| percentage = 16.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Rod McClellan
| votes = 866
| percentage = 6.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13,585
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Bowling
| votes = 40,139
| percentage = 62.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Lewis
| votes = 23,636
| percentage = 37.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 63,775
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=Federal and statewide results=
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! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YZRfFiCDBEYB7M18fDGLH8IrmyMQGdQKqpOu9lLvmdo/edit#gid=598506807|title= Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=July 17, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-presidential-by-legislative-district-and-most-recent-election-result/|title=2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result|publisher=CNalysis|access-date=June 9, 2021}} |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 75.1 – 23.1% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 72.2 – 24.6% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 63.9 – 34.3% |
| Senate
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Corker 69.2 – 26.8% |
References
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{{Tennessee State Senators}}
Category:Coffee County, Tennessee
Category:DeKalb County, Tennessee
Category:Franklin County, Tennessee
Category:Grundy County, Tennessee