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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 21

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jimmy Matlock (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Andrew F. Bennett III (D) by 57.3 points.

Jimmy MatlockRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%20,343
21.4%5,527
25,870 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+7.51986R+2.21988R+21.02006R+57.32012R+57.32014R+57.02016

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