Tennessee Senate District 31
State Senate District 31; Tennessee
My vote power
High
Election date
August 6, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 203,907 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 203,907) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.38, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Brent Taylor
AdvancedRepublican · Incumbent · advanced
Brent Taylor has served since 2023 in the Tennessee Senate representing District 31, succeeding Brian Kelsey. Born in northern Mississippi, he lives in Eads and earned a degree in mortuary science from Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Records: Anti-Corruption 5 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 3 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for,
David Weatherspoon
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
David Weatherspoon is a chaplain who grew up on a farm in Hickman County, Tennessee, and double majored in religion and education at Belmont University. He was ordained and earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Brent Taylor (Republican), David Weatherspoon (Democratic)
Source: electionsshelbytn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov · sos.tn.gov