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Tennessee, State Senate, District 21

Tennessee State Senate District 21
Current incumbentJeff Yarbro Democratic Party

Tennessee's twenty-first state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Jeff Yarbro.

Tennessee state senators represent an average of 192,306 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 172,403 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Tennessee State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Tennessee legislators assume office the 15th of January following the election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 30 years old before the general election
  • A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
  • A qualified voter
  • The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
    • Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
    • Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
    • Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
    • Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
    • Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$22,667/year$229/day

Vacancies

In Tennessee, there are two ways a vacancy can be filled in the senate. When twelve months or more remain in a unfilled term, a special election must be held within the allowable time frame set by law. If less than twelve months remain in the term, the current members of the senate must vote on a replacement.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Tennessee State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 6, 2020. The filing deadline is April 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jeff Yarbro (D) won election in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jeff Yarbro (D)
100
55,905

Total votes: 55,905
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jeff Yarbro advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 21 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jeff Yarbro (D)
100
19,402

Total votes: 19,402
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


2014

Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Mary Mancini was defeated by Jeff Yarbro in the Democratic primary. Diana Cuellar defeated Mwafaq Aljabbary and Quincy McKnight in the Republican primary. Yarbro defeated Cuellar in the general election.

Tennessee State Senate District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Yarbro 66.6% 25,402
Republican Diana Cuellar 33.4% 12,714
Total Votes 38,116

Tennessee State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Yarbro 56.7% 6,830
Mary Mancini 43.3% 5,217
Total Votes 12,047

Tennessee State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Cuellar 61.3% 2,960
Quincy McKnight 31.5% 1,523
Mwafaq Aljabbary 7.2% 346
Total Votes 4,829

2010

Elections for the office of Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, 2010. Incumbent Douglas Henry (D) defeated Steven Dickerson (R) in the general election and defeated Jeff Yarbro in the Democratic primary. Dickerson defeated James Chesser in the Republican primary.

Tennessee State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Henry Incumbent 56.6% 27,117
Republican Steven Dickerson 43.4% 20,775
Total Votes 47,892

Tennessee State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2010

Tennessee State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Tennessee State Senate District 21 raised a total of $2,709,154. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $159,362 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Tennessee State Senate District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $645,574 5 $129,115
2012 $6,077 1 $6,077
2010 $1,195,741 4 $298,935
2008 $20,485 1 $20,485
2006 $407,520 3 $135,840
2002 $433,757 3 $144,586
Total $2,709,154 17 $159,362