1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 21
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Douglas E. Gunnels (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy J. Denton (D) by 2.2 points.
Douglas E. GunnelsRepublican · winner
51.1%7,268
Timothy J. DentonDemocrat
48.9%6,961
14,229 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET