Tennessee Senate District 11
State Senate District 11; Tennessee
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The Tennessee Senate District 11 general election in State Senate District 11; Tennessee is on November 3, 2026. 2 candidates are running: Bo Watson (Republican) and Tim Roberts (Democratic). Bo Watson is the incumbent. One vote here carries high weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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 whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
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 220,244 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 ÷ 220,244) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.03, 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".
What does this office do?
- 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,
Who is running?
Republican · Incumbent
Bo Watson was first elected to the Tennessee Senate in 2006 and became chairman of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee in 2017. He created the state's AI Advisory Council and chairs the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 6 against, Government Efficiency 7 for, Social Programs and Welfare 6 for,
Democratic
Tim Roberts is a stay-at-home father and husband who earned a political science degree in 2016 after more than 15 years in the service industry. His stated priorities include repealing the grocery tax and the school voucher program and accepting federal Medicaid money.
Sources: sos.tn.gov · sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.