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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 21
Jeff Yarbro has no major-party opponent.
Jeff Yarbro has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Simple-majority veto override
A majority of the members elected to each chamber can override the governor's veto.
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Jeff Yarbro
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+27: 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
- 189,592
- People per km²
- 1,173
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 58%
- White, no degree
- 20%of adults
- White 59%
- Hispanic 19%
- Black 12%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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 President Vote in this district
78,977 two-party votes · D+24.7 · D+26.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.4%
Donald Trump (R)37.6%
2022
43,099 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jeff Yarbro (D)76.7%
Rueben Dockery (I)23.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
82,107 two-party votes · D+34.9 · D+30.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.5%
Donald Trump (R)32.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
55,905 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jeff Yarbro (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
59,813 two-party votes · D+30.7 · D+28.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)65.4%
Donald Trump (R)34.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
38,116 votes · D+33.3✓ Jeff Yarbro (D)66.6%
Diana Cuellar (R)33.4%