1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee Senate District 21
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Douglas Henry Jr. (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Howell III (R) by 7.9 points.
Douglas Henry Jr.Democrat · winner
53.9%20,156
Charles A. Howell IIIRepublican
46.1%17,217
37,373 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET