Tennessee State Senate District 21

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jeff Yarbro Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Jeff YarbroDemocratic · Incumbent12 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Jeff Yarbro (Democratic) won by 53.4 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Jeff YarbroIncumbentDemocratic

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 43,099
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff YarbroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,06176.7%	76.7%
IndependentRueben Dockery	Independent	10,03823.3%	23.3%

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff YarbroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	55,905100.0%	100.0%

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeff YarbroWon	Democratic	25,40266.6%	66.6%
RepublicanDiana Cuellar	Republican	12,71433.4%	33.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,892
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas HenryWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,11756.6%	56.6%
RepublicanSteven Dickerson	Republican	20,77543.4%	43.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 55,585
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	36,83466.3%	66.3%
RepublicanBob Krumm	Republican	18,75133.7%	33.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 51,573
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	32,70863.4%	63.4%
RepublicanTom Alexander	Republican	18,86536.6%	36.6%

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	29,710100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 60,863
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	34,35256.4%	56.4%
RepublicanSharon Bell	Republican	26,51143.6%	43.6%

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	21,639100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,815
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1984 to 1991)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	32,809100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.0%	0.0%

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	30,080100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,874
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	19,85999.9%	99.9%
OtherVerna Fausey	Other	20.0%	0.0%
OtherCharles Galbreath	Other	20.0%	0.0%
OtherJohn Ambrose	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherCharles Baker	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJelks Cabaniss	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherGeorge Christianson	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherKenneth Levine	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJohn Loy	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherFred Pancoast	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherBob Pickard	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherAnn Roos	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherWilfred Thorntwait	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherRay Tiller	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,729
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1979)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	22,93092.7%	92.7%
OtherAndrew Pasayan	Other	1,7997.3%	7.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,373
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDouglas Henry Jr.Won	Democratic	20,15653.9%	53.9%
RepublicanCharles A. Howell III	Republican	17,21746.1%	46.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,129
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Tennessee Senate District 21, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank C. GorrellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,09256.3%	56.3%
RepublicanLillie Hollabaugh	Republican	14,03743.7%	43.7%

1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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