Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent

Dawn White

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 249,519
Gender |

48.9% Male

51.1% Female

Race |

64.5% White

16.3% Black

3.9% Asian

0.5% Native American

0.1% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 12.5% Hispanic
Median household income | $69,838
High school graduation rate | 92%
College graduation rate | 32.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Tennessee State Senate District 13 is represented by Dawn White (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee state senators represented an average of 209,419 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 192,306 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the chamber
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2018
* 4.3 2014
* 4.4 2010
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the chamber[edit]

Members of the Tennessee State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Tennessee legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[1]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must be:[2]

* A U.S. citizen
* 30 years old before the general election
* A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
* A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
* A qualified voter

* The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
* Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
* Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
* Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
* Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
* Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$24,316/year| For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $61/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $295/day. Tied to federal rate. Unvouchered.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Tennessee General Assembly, there are two ways a vacancy can be filled. When twelve months or more remain in an unfilled term, a special election must be held within the allowable time frame set by law. If less than twelve months remain in a term, members of the legislative body in the county that the vacancy occurred must vote on a replacement.[3]

See sources: Tennessee Const. Art. 2, Sec. 15

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

The Davidson County Chancery Court blocked the General Assembly's Senate redistricting map on April 6, 2022. The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling blocking the state Senate map on April 13. Gov. Lee had signed the new legislative districts into law on February 6.[4] On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended state legislative proposals for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposals and all Democrats opposing them.[5] The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20, 2022.[6] On January 26, 2022, the Tennessee Senate approved the state House plan.[7] These maps take effect for Tennessee's 2022 legislative elections.

On December 14, 2021, the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Redistricting released five state Senate plans and four congressional plans submitted by the public.[8] The Tennessee House Select Committee on Redistricting voted to approve a proposal for House districts, HB 1035, on December 17, 2021.[9] The ad-hoc Senate committee released a state Senate plan on January 13.[10]

How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[11]

The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[11]

### Tennessee State Senate District 13
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### Tennessee State Senate District 13
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

General election

##### General election for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn White and Kelly Northcutt are running in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dawn White (R)

| Kelly Northcutt (D)

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Kelly Northcutt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Kelly Northcutt |

100.0

| 5,149

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 5,149

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn White advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Dawn White |

100.0

| 11,080

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 11,080

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Dawn White defeated Kelly Northcutt and Ginger Smith in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Dawn White (R)  |

57.1

| 36,594

| Kelly Northcutt (D) |

40.5

| 25,974

| Ginger Smith (Independent)  |

2.4

| 1,559

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 64,127

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Kelly Northcutt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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✔ |

| Kelly Northcutt |

100.0

| 8,217

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 8,217

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Dawn White defeated Ernest Burgess in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Dawn White |

58.2

| 10,639

| Ernest Burgess |

41.8

| 7,635

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 18,274

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### 2014[edit]

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Bill Ketron was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ketron was unopposed in the general election.[12][13]

### 2010[edit]

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2010. Incumbent Bill Ketron (R) defeated Debbie Matthews (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[14]

Tennessee State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Bill Ketron Incumbent | 70.1% | 40,998
| Democratic  |  Debbie Matthews  | 29.9% | 17,478
Total Votes | 58,476

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2002 to 2018, candidates for Tennessee State Senate District 13 raised a total of $1,908,062. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $136,290 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Tennessee State Senate District 13

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $279,938 | 3 | $93,313
2014 | $154,442 | 1 | $154,442
2012 | $116,687 | 1 | $116,687
2010 | $287,002 | 2 | $143,501
2008 | $68,795 | 1 | $68,795
2006 | $555,074 | 2 | $277,537
2004 | $11,075 | 1 | $11,075
2002 | $435,049 | 3 | $145,016
Total | $1,908,062 | 14 | $136,290

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Tennessee State Legislature
* Tennessee State Senate
* Tennessee House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Tennessee State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Tennessee Constitution, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Qualifications for elected offices in Tennessee," accessed February 16, 2021
3. ↑ Tennessee Legislature, "Tennessee Constitution," accessed May 22, 2014 (Article II, Section 15)
4. ↑ The Tennessean, "Gov. Bill Lee signs redistricting bills dividing Davidson County into three congressional districts," February 7, 2022
5. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Tennessee redistricting maps sent to full Senate for vote," January 19, 2022
6. ↑ The Tennessean, "Tennessee senators approve new congressional, Senate districts; House to vote Monday," January 20, 2022
7. ↑ The Tennessean, "Senate clears final redistricting map, Memphis and Knoxville House Democrats drawn together," January 26, 2022
8. ↑ The Tennessean, "Senate redistricting panel hears public proposals without releasing committee draft," December 14, 2021
9. ↑ Williamson Herald, "Tennessee House panel adopts new redistricting plan," December 20, 2021
10. ↑ Axios, "Subdued Tennessee Senate redistricting maps released," January 14, 2022
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 All About Redistricting, "Tennessee," accessed May 5, 2015
12. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
13. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
14. ↑ "Official State Senate Results, 2010," accessed October 24, 2013

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Current members of the Tennessee State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy McNally

Majority Leader:Jack Johnson

Senators

District 1

Steve Southerland (R)

District 2

Art Swann (R)

District 3

Rusty Crowe (R)

District 4

Jon Lundberg (R)

District 5

Randy McNally (R)

District 6

Becky Massey (R)

District 7

Richard Briggs (R)

District 8

Frank Niceley (R)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

Todd Gardenhire (R)

District 11

Bo Watson (R)

District 12

Ken Yager (R)

District 13

Dawn White (R)

District 14

Shane Reeves (R)

District 15

Paul Bailey (R)

District 16

Janice Bowling (R)

District 17

Mark Pody (R)

District 18

Ferrell Haile (R)

District 19

Brenda Gilmore (D)

District 20

Heidi Campbell (D)

District 21

Jeff Yarbro (D)

District 22

Bill Powers (R)

District 23

Jack Johnson (R)

District 24

John Stevens (R)

District 25

Kerry Roberts (R)

District 26

Page Walley (R)

District 27

Ed Jackson (R)

District 28

Joey Hensley (R)

District 29

Raumesh Akbari (D)

District 30

Sara Kyle (D)

District 31

Brian Kelsey (R)

District 32

Paul Rose (R)

District 33

London Lamar (D)

Republican Party (26)

Democratic Party (6)

Vacancies (1)

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