Tennessee's 26th Senate district

District 26 covers rural West Tennessee to the east of Memphis, including all of Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lawrence, McNairy, and Wayne Counties. Communities in the district include Brownsville, Savannah, Oakland, Henderson, Bolivar, Selmer, Whiteville, and Somerville.^[3]

The district is located largely within Tennessee's 8th congressional district, also extending into the 7th district.^[4] It borders the states of Alabama and Mississippi. At over 4,000 square miles, it is the largest legislative district in the state.^[1]

Tennessee Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms, with odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm years and even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential years.