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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 21
Lowell Russell has no major-party opponent.
Lowell Russell has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Lowell Russell
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+57: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 67,192
- People per km²
- 63
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 23%
- White, no degree
- 67%of adults
- White 85%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 2%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
36,896 votes · R+62.2✓ Lowell Russell (R)81.1%
Kenneth R Moore (D)18.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
36,137 two-party votes · R+58.1 · R+56.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.0%
Kamala Harris (D)21.0%
2022
18,442 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lowell Russell (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
29,224 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lowell Russell (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
32,484 two-party votes · R+55.0 · R+59.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.5%
Joe Biden (D)22.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
25,661 two-party votes · R+56.7 · R+58.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)21.7%