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2002Final results

2002 election for Tennessee Senate District 21

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Douglas Henry Jr. (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Tom Alexander (R) by 26.8 points.

Douglas Henry Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%32,708
Tom AlexanderRepublican
36.6%18,865
51,573 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+7.91970D+12.91994D+26.82002D+32.52006D+13.22010D+33.32014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET