Tennessee's 21st Senate district

Tennessee's 21st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Yarbro, the current Senate Minority Leader, since 2014.[2]

Tennessee's 21st
State Senate District
Senator
  Jeff Yarbro
D–Nashville
Demographics57% White
21% Black
14% Hispanic
5% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)224,215[1]

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, and back north to the East Nashville communities near Shelby Park. Vanderbilt University and the Nashville International Airport are both located within the district.[1][3]

The district is located entirely within Tennessee's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[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
2018 Tennessee Senate election, District 21[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Yarbro (incumbent) 55,905 100
Total votes 55,905 100
Democratic hold

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 in District 21
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Clinton 63.9 – 29.9%
2012 President Obama 61.2 – 36.7%
Senate Clayton 47.4 – 44.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 21, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "Senator Jeff Yarbro". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "Tennessee District Maps". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. "Tennessee State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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