Tennessee Senate District 5
State Senate District 5; Tennessee
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The Tennessee Senate District 5 general election in State Senate District 5; Tennessee is on November 3, 2026. 2 candidates are running: David Miller (Democratic) and Jimmy Matlock (Republican). 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 210,629 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 ÷ 210,629) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.23, 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?
Democratic
David Miller is a lifelong educator who has spent more than 35 years teaching in public schools, correctional facilities and a drug-abuse prevention center. He created hands-on vocational and drug education programs and served on the Anderson County School Board.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for
Republican
Jimmy Matlock is a lifelong Tennessean and business owner born in 1959 in Loudon. Following his father, he grew a small service station, Matlock Tire Service, into a multi-location business across East Tennessee.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Government Efficiency 3 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for,
Sources: sos.tn.gov · sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.