Pody Wins Tennessee Senate District 17 Seat
Republican Mark Pody defeated Democrat Lindsey Patrick-Wright in the Tennessee State Senate District 17 race on November 4, 2026.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections
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Mark Pody won Tennessee State Senate District 17 by defeating Lindsey Patrick-Wright, receiving 38,466 votes to her 34,517. Susan Lynn, Clark Boyd and Michael Hale also won their State House races in Districts 57, 46 and 40.
Why it matters
The results determine who will represent these Tennessee districts when the 116th General Assembly convenes. The contests were decided by voters in Wilson County and a portion of Davidson County that falls within District 17.
Pody received 33,324 votes in Wilson County and 5,142 in the Davidson County portion of District 17, while Patrick-Wright won 21,830 in Wilson and 12,687 in Davidson. Turnout in Wilson County reached 50.1 percent, with the extraction not addressing prior-cycle comparisons.
The players
Mark Pody
Pody is a Republican state senator whose victory in District 17 returns him to the Tennessee Senate.
Lindsey Patrick-Wright
Patrick-Wright is the Democratic candidate who ran for the Tennessee State Senate District 17 seat and lost to Pody.
The details
Pody's win came in District 17, where Patrick-Wright carried the Davidson County portion but lost Wilson County by a wide margin. Lynn defeated Matt Burchfield 16,323 to 12,189 in House District 57, Boyd beat Dominic Howard 17,187 to 8,951 in District 46, and Hale topped Daniel Hawthorne 14,592 to 4,323 in District 40.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: Election day; Pody, Lynn, Boyd and Hale won their races.
January 12, 2027: Legislators are sworn in at noon as the 116th General Assembly convenes.
Season Trajectory
The results determine the membership of the 116th General Assembly, which convenes on January 12, 2027 under Tennessee's regular biennial schedule. Pody's return to the Senate and the new House members will shape committee assignments when lawmakers begin their session.
The winners will represent Tennessee residents in District 17 and the House districts when the General Assembly takes up legislation next year. Voters in these districts will have new representatives shaping state policy from the start of the 2027 session.
The takeaway
Election results on November 4, 2026 determine who will write Tennessee law in the 116th General Assembly. Readers in these districts can track their new representatives once the session begins in January 2027.
What happens next
All legislators will be sworn in when the 116th General Assembly convenes at noon on January 12, 2027.
Further reading
Explore more on Elections for context on Tennessee's legislative contests.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Main Street Media of Tennessee -.
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