Tennessee Senate District 11
State Senate District 11; 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 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".
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
Bo Watson
AdvancedRepublican · Incumbent · advanced
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: Government Efficiency 7 for, Civil Rights 1 for, 5 against, Social Programs and Welfare 6 for,
Tim Roberts
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Tim Roberts is a disabled stay-at-home father and husband who obtained a degree in political science in 2016 after more than 15 years in the service industry. He pledges to fight for personal freedoms and to prioritize people's needs over party politics.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Bo Watson (Republican), Tim Roberts (Democratic)
Source: govotehamiltontn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: elect.hamiltontn.gov23