Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district

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The Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers the northern and central portions of Monroe County, such as Vonore, Madisonville, and Sweetwater; and the southern and central portions of Loudon County, such as Greenback, Philadelphia, and Loudon. [1] The district has been represented by Lowell Russell, since 2019.

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Tennessee's 21st State
House of Representatives
district
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Map of Tennessee House districts, with the 21st District shaded in blue
Representative
  Lowell Russell
R Vonore
Demographics90.1%  White
1.8%  Black
3.6%  Hispanic
0.5%  Asian
1.7% Other
Population66,465

Demographics

Representatives

RepresentativesPartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyResidence
Douglas Gunnels [3] Republican 1989-200196th, 97th, 98th,

99th, 100th, 101st

Greenback
Russell Johnson [4] 2001-2005102nd, 103rd Loudon
Harry W. Wampler [5] 2005 - 2007104th Lenoir City
Jimmy Matlock [6] 2007 - 2019105th, 106th, 107th,

108th, 109th, 110th

Lenoir City
Lowell Russell [7] January 8, 2019 – present111th, 112th Vonore

Recent election results

The following are the recent election results for the district. The incumbent representative, Russell, has run unopposed in both primaries and general elections since 2020. [8]

2022

2022 Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lowell Russell 18,438 100%
Total votes18,438 100%
Republican hold

2020

2020 Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lowell Russell 29,224 100%
Total votes29,224 100%
Republican hold

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