Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district

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.

Tennessee's 21st State House of Representatives district
Map of Tennessee House districts, with the 21st District shaded in blue
Representative	Lowell Russell R–Vonore
Demographics	90.1% White 1.8% Black 3.6% Hispanic 0.5% Asian 1.7% Other
Population	66,465

Demographics

• 90.1% of the district is Caucasian^[2]
• 1.8% of the district is African American^[2]
• 3.6% of the district is Hispanic^[2]
• 0.5% of the district is Asian-American^[2]
• 1.5% of the district is mixed^[2]
• 0.2% of district is other^[2]

Representatives

Representatives	Party	Years of Service	General Assembly	Residence
Douglas Gunnels[3]	Republican	1989-2001	96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st	Greenback
Russell Johnson[4]		2001-2005	102nd, 103rd	Loudon
Harry W. Wampler[5]		2005 - 2007	104th	Lenoir City
Jimmy Matlock[6]		2007 - 2019	105th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, 110th	Lenoir City
Lowell Russell[7]		January 8, 2019 – present	111th, 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lowell Russell	18,438	100%
Total votes			18,438	100%
	Republican hold

2020

2020 Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lowell Russell	29,224	100%
Total votes			29,224	100%
	Republican hold