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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 15, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
In a new profile of U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, she recounts that she was told by political insiders that running for office was a waste of time and money, Humphrey on the Hill reports. The story recounts Blackburn’s downplaying of her role as a female leader, even though she has broken many barriers as a female member of Congress. She was the first woman ever elected to Congress by Tennessee voters – the only female members before her were appointed or had won in special elections.
Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jun 14, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Gubernatorial candidates addressed issues facing the legal profession during the TBA Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, co-hosted by The Commercial Appeal, USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee. Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh, both Democrats, joined Republicans Randy Boyd, a Knoxville entrepreneur and former state economic development commissioner, and House Speaker Beth Harwell at the event, held during the TBA's Annual Convention in Memphis. See photos from the candidate forum.

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jun 13, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
A new report shows U.S. Rep. Diane Black has skipped 93 votes in Congress this year alone while campaigning for governor of Tennessee, The Tennessean reports. She is second only to Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota, who is also running for governor in his home state, in missed votes. The report notes that many of the votes include perfunctory actions, but some bills she missed include one that provided funding to the military, one that sanctioned Iran for politically jailing U.S. citizens and one that reformed the way royalties are distributed to musicians and music labels.
Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jun 12, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

Co-hosted by The Commercial Appeal, USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 29, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
President Donald Trump is visiting Tennessee today in support of U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s Senate campaign, The Tennessean reports. People traveled from all over the country to line up outside Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium to see the president, who is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m.
Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 24, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
Nashville voters are going to the polls today for the special election to replace Mayor Megan Barry, The Tennessean reports. Thirteen candidates qualified for the race. If no candidate manages to capture 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates will go into a runoff election taking place on June 28. Polls close at 7 p.m.
Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
The AOC today posted election results from judicial elections on the May 1 ballot in counties across the state. Candidates running unopposed included Sullivan County’s William K. Rogers for Circuit Court Part II; Jim Gass, who ran to represent Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties in District 4 for Circuit Court Part II; and Ben E. Bennett, who ran for General Sessions Part II in District 16, which serves Cannon and Rutherford Counties. Carter S. Moore won District 4’s contested race for Circuit Court Part I, Kyle E. Hendrick won for Hamilton County’s Circuit Court Division IV, Barry R. Tidwell won for District 16’s Circuit Court Division III, and David R. Howard won for Sumner County’s General Sessions Division II. Davidson County alone held four races, and the winners were: Angie Blackshear Dalton, Circuit Court Judge Division II; Anne C. Martin, Chancellor; Ana L. Escobar, General Sessions Division III; and Sam Coleman, General Sessions Division X.
Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 3, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
Officials say that a Knox County Election Commission site crashed on election night due to a “deliberate, widespread” cyberattack, Knoxnews reports. Vote tallies were not affected by the attack, however, it did prevent officials from displaying election results to the public. Knox County’s IT Director Richard Moran said he’s seen similar attacks before, but never on election night.
Posted by: Barry Kolar on May 2, 2018
News Type: Election 2018

New faces will fill many elected positions across Tennessee this year, following primary voting on Tuesday. Here are some of the major voting results:

• In Shelby County, the Commission will feature eight new faces. Five incumbents are term limited, two chose not to seek a second term and an eighth, incumbent Republican Steve Basar, was upset in the GOP primary by challenger Brandon Morrison, the Memphis Daily News reports. In the race for county mayor, state senator Lee Harris captured the Democratic nomination and will face Republican David Lenoir in the general election this August.

• In Davidson County, the transit referendum drew the most attention – and an overwhelming no vote – but Metro voters also chose a number of candidates in the Democratic primary who are unopposed in the general election, the Tennessean reports. Among those getting the nod from voters were Chancery Court judicial candidate Anne Martin, Criminal Court judicial candidate Angelita Blackshear Dalton, General Sessions judicial candidates Ana Escobar and Sam Coleman and Juvenile Court clerk candidate Lonnell Matthews Jr.

• In Williamson County, there will also be big changes, as three incumbent commissioners lost primary races.

• In Knoxville, attention is focused on the Knox County mayoral election, where only 17 votes separate the top two GOP candidates. Former WWE wrestler Glenn Jacobs -- known by the stage name Kane – holds the slim lead over Knox County Commissioner Brad Anders. Read full Knox area results from the Knoxville News Sentinel.

• In Northeast Tennessee, the Times News provides a rundown of election results, while radio station WNPC has results from Cocke and Jefferson County GOP primaries, including the Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court race, in which Carter Moore outpaced Lu Ann (Hatcher) Ballew, who had earlier been fired from her Child Support Magistrate position after ordering the name of an eight-month-old baby be changed from “Messiah.”

• The Secretary of State’s office has additional results from primary elections across the state.

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2018
News Type: Election 2018
The Shelby County Republican Party has removed property assessor candidate Keith Alexander from its membership roll and refunded his sustaining member donation after he was tied to white nationalist groups, The Commercial Appeal reports. Previous comments Alexander made on a white nationalist group’s radio show have resurfaced recently, prompting the backlash. Shelby GOP Chair Lee Mills said he would like Alexander to be removed from the ballot and replaced with his Republican primary opponent, should Alexander win today’s election.

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