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State Senate Sees New Faces Elected

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
Across the state, several seats in the Tennessee Senate were secured by party nominees with no contender in November. Notable highlights include Katrina Robinson, who defeated incumbent Democrat Reginald Tate in the District 33 Senate race, current state Rep. Raumesh Akbari’s win for Senate District 29, and Rep. Brenda Gilmore’s victory in Senate District 19. In other state Senate news, outgoing Sen. Lee Harris, a Memphis attorney, was elected mayor of Shelby County.

Lee, Dean to Face Off in November for Governor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 3, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Franklin businessman Bill Lee have secured the Democratic and Republican nominations for Tennessee governor, respectively, the Nashville Scene reports. Lee defeated Rep. Diane Black, businessman Randy Boyd and Speaker Beth Harwell, while Dean bested House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh by a significant margin. In Tennessee’s other major statewide race, the contest to replace U.S. Senator Bob Corker, Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Marsha Blackburn easily won their primaries to secure their party nominations.

State and Local Primary Elections Held Today

Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Aug 2, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Tennesseans headed to the polls today to vote in some highly contested statewide and local primaries. Races include Democratic and Republican party nominees for U.S. Senator, governor and Tennessee’s nine congressional districts. The state Division of Elections reported that 626,894 Tennesseans voted in person or absentee during the two-week early voting period which ended July 28, an increase of about 11% from 2014. Unofficial election results for the Aug. 2 primary will be posted on the Secretary of State’s website. 

Memphis Ex-Felon Aims to Educate Others on Voting Rights

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 1, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
After having his voting rights restored recently, ex-felon Kontar Macklin is educating others in Memphis on felony voter disenfranchisement, The Commercial Appeal reports. It took two attempts but Macklin was able to restore his voting rights this year in time to vote in the May primary elections. Now he is trying to reach out to members of his community to help them through the process of having their own rights restored.

Election Day Tomorrow in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 1, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
The 2018 midterm primary Election Day is tomorrow in Tennessee. Find out polling location hours, where to vote and more at the Secretary of State's website.

Early Voting Ends Saturday for Tennessee Primary

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jul 26, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Early voting for the Aug. 2 primary election ends Saturday, so head to the polls now or wait for election day. So far about a half million Tennesseans have cast their ballots, 292,971 in the Republican primary and 147,246 in the Democratic primary, according to the Secretary of State's website, where you can also find your polling place.

DA Sends Warning Letter to House Candidates

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jul 25, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Williamson County District Attorney Kim Helper is warning House District 61 candidates about laws that apply to campaign advertising, the Tennessean reports. "This office has received complaints from 'attack ads,' popping up on social media with allegations that these 'ads' contain misleading or false information about candidates seeking this house seat,” she wrote to the candidates. “Those 'ads' do not include a disclaimer as may be required by the Tennessee Code Annotated.”

Outside Groups Set to Spend Millions in Tennessee Senate Race

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jul 25, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Spending in Tennessee's upcoming senatorial election is expected to ramp up soon. Citing a report in The Hill, the Nashville Post reports that the Senate Leadership Fund, a group that backs Republican Senate candidates, will start placing ads the week of Sept. 11, with more than $4.4 million in airtime already booked. The newspaper further reports that Senate Majority PAC, a group supporting Democrats, has booked $3.4 million in airtime beginning in October.

Tennessee Last in the Nation in Voting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
The state of Tennessee is 50th in the nation in voter turnout and 40th in voter registration, Knoxnews reports. Only 28.5 percent of Tennesseans voted in the 2014 midterm elections, according a PEW Charitable Trust analysis. Of the state’s 95 counties, only five are above the national average of 65 percent in active voter registration numbers.

Opponent Claims Congressional Candidate Used Business to Promote Campaign

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 16, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
A campaign finance complaint filed by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s campaign accuses his opponent for the 2nd District U.S. House seat, state Rep. Jimmy Matlock, of using his business to promote his run, Knoxnews reports. The complaint sites “blatantly self-promotional” ads for Matlock’s tire business, including commercials airing on the same stations as his campaign ads, focused on the candidate himself rather than the business. The ads appeared to be timed to not conflict with campaign commercials and even feature the candidate wearing the same clothing, the complaint alleges. Matlock denies the claims and says his campaign followed the law, citing the company’s upcoming 65th anniversary as the reason for the surge in advertisements.
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