American legislative district
Tennessee 's 21st Senate districtTennessee Senate . It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Yarbro , the current Senate Minority Leader, since 2014.[ 2]
Geography
District 21 is a convoluted district covering much of central Nashville and its inner suburbs in Davidson County , snaking its way from the Nations and Sylvan Park, down to Berry Hill and Grassmere, eastwards to the border of La Vergne . Vanderbilt University and part of the Nashville International Airport is located within the district.[ 3]
The district is located within Tennessee's 5th , 6th , and 7th congressional districts .[ 4]
Recent election results
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.
2018
2014
2014 Tennessee Senate election, District 21[ 5]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jeff Yarbro 6,830
56.7
Democratic
Mary Mancini
5,217
43.3
Total votes
12,047
100
Republican Diana Cuellar
2,960
61.3
Republican
Quincy McKnight
1,523
31.5
Republican
Mwafaq Aljabbary
346
7.2
Total votes
4,829
100
General election
Democratic Jeff Yarbro 25,402
66.6
Republican
Diana Cuellar
12,714
33.4
Total votes
38,116
100
Democratic hold
Federal and statewide results
References
^ "State Senate District 21, TN" . Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ "Senator Jeff Yarbro" . Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ "Tennessee District Maps" . Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020 . ^ a b "Tennessee State Senate District 21" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
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