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Tennessee › Tennessee State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee State Senate District 29
Raumesh Akbari has no major-party opponent.
Raumesh Akbari 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
Raumesh Akbari
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+65: 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
- 198,330
- People per km²
- 246
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 20%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 72%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
62,253 two-party votes · D+63.9 · D+65.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)82.0%
Donald Trump (R)18.0%
2022
30,204 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Raumesh Akbari (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
76,654 two-party votes · D+68.5 · D+64.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)84.3%
Donald Trump (R)15.7%
2018 Earlier district lines
52,530 votes · D+67.0✓ Raumesh Akbari (D)83.5%
Tom Stephens (R)16.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
70,741 two-party votes · D+71.9 · D+69.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.9%
Donald Trump (R)14.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
33,830 votes · D+63.8✓ Lee Harris (D)81.9%
James R Finney (R)18.1%