The Green Papers: Tennessee 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,700,037 (2.02% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,221,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,181,108
Capital:Nashville
 

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Tennessee State and Local Government

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 2 Republican Senator  Lamar Alexander
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
    Democratic     state Senator  Andy Berke - apparently not a candidate
• 28 April 2009: Announced he will not be a Gubernatorial candidate in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Ward Cammack
    Democratic     Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis - apparently not a candidate
• Congressman CD 4. Announced he would not be a candidate on 31 January 2009.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Roy Herron
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  James F. "Jim" Kyle, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Kim McMillan
  Candidate Democratic     Mike McWherter
  Candidate Republican     Shelby County District Attorney General  William L. "Bill" Gibbons
• 5 January 2009: Announced his candidacy for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Knoxvillle Mayor  Bill Haslam
• 6 January 2009: Announced candidacy
  Candidate Republican     Joe Kirkpatrick
  Candidate Republican     Basil Marceaux, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor and state Senate Speaker  Ron Ramsey
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Zach Wamp
• Congressman CD 3
  Candidate Independent; (Prohibition Party)     June Griffin
  Candidate Independent     James Reesor
  Candidate Independent     Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Open);
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)
CD 1
{map}		 Republican Congressman  David Philip "Phil" Roe
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  David Davis
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Donihe
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  David Philip "Phil" Roe
• FEC H6TN01388: $239,967
CD 2
{map}		 Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• FEC H8TN02069: $171,994
CD 3
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Zach Wamp
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 5 January 2009: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2010. 13 January 2009: Announced he will not run for re-election to Congress.
  Candidate Democratic     Brent Howard Benedict
  Candidate Democratic     Paula Flowers
• FEC H0TN03247: $125,987
  Candidate Republican     Tommy Franklin Crangle
• FEC H0TN03288: $20,750
  Candidate Republican     Mark DeVol
• FEC H0TN03221: $989
  Candidate Republican     Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
• FEC H0TN03254: $372,198
  Candidate Republican     Bradley County Sheriff  Timothy A. "Tim" Gobble
• FEC H0TN03213: $43,497
  Candidate Republican     Greg Goodwin
  Candidate Republican     Kris Alan Holzmeyer
• FEC H0TN03262: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Van Rencelliere Irion
• FEC H0TN03270: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Arthur D. "Art" Rhodes
• FEC H0TN03239: $111,225
  Candidate Republican     Robin Tucker Smith
• FEC H0TN03296: $149,482
    Republican     Congressman  Zach Wamp - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H2TN03052: $8,339
CD 4
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Lincoln Edward Davis
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Lincoln Edward Davis
• FEC H4TN06051: $273,565
  Candidate Republican     Scott Eugene DesJarlais
• FEC H0TN04195: $126,650
  Candidate Republican     Donald Wayne "Don" Strong
• FEC H6TN04176: Financial report not available
CD 5
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
• FEC H2TN05131: $175,556
  Candidate Libertarian; (Pirate)     Stephen William Collings
• FEC H0TN05101: $55
  Candidate Independent     Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Miller
• FEC H0TN05119: Financial report not available
CD 6
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
• FEC H4TN04015: $470,971
  Candidate Republican     David "Dave" Evans
• FEC H0TN06208: $25,800
  Candidate Republican     Gary Dewitt Mann
• FEC H0TN06216: $0
  Candidate Republican     Lou Ann Zelenik
• FEC H0TN06224: Financial report not available
CD 7
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Marsha Blackburn
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Greg Robert Rabidoux
• FEC H0TN07214: $12,871
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Marsha Blackburn
• FEC H2TN06030: $438,307
CD 8
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  John S. Tanner
• First elected: 1988
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John S. Tanner
• FEC H8TN08033: $357,883
  Candidate Republican     Stephen "Steve" Fincher
• FEC H0TN08246: $308,050
  Candidate Republican     James Hart
• FEC H2TN08077: $4,542
  Candidate Republican     Donn Janes
• FEC H0TN08238: $8,242
  Candidate Republican     Craig Richard Steinfels
• FEC H0TN08220: Financial report not available
CD 9
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• FEC H6TN09068: $416,576
  Candidate Democratic     former Mayor of Memphis Willie W. Herenton
• FEC H0TN09046: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Mary D. "Taylor-Shelby" Wright
• a.k.a. Mary D. Taylor-Shelby
• FEC H8TN09072: $40
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 15 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 29 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Pirate: 1 candidate
 • Prohibition Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 4 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Tennessee Code and Constitution
Election Authority
 • Division of Elections
 • Tennessee Registry of Election Finance
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Tennessee General Assembly
Democratic
 • Tennessee Democratic Party
Republican
 • Tennessee Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Tennessee
 • Green Party of Tennessee
 • Libertarian Party of Tennessee
 • Tennessee Right to Life
 • The Unity Party of Tennessee
Media & others
 • Citizen Tribune - Lakeway Region
 • Cleveland Daily Banner
 • DC's Political Report - Tennessee
 • Franklin Review Appeal
 • Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News
 • Politics1.com - Tennessee
 • Rhea County Online - The Herald News - Dayton
 • Shelbyville Times-Gazette
 • The Commercial Appeal - Memphis
 • The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro
 • The Elizabethton Star
 • The Knoxville Journal
 • The Knoxville News Sentinel
 • The Memphis Flyer
 • The Mountain Press - Sevierville
 • The Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge
 • The Tennessean - Nashville
 • Volunteer Voters
 • WATE TV - ABC - Knoxville
 • WBBJ TV - ABC - Jackson
 • WBIR TV - NBC - Knoxville
 • WDEF TV - CBS - Chattanooga
 • WJHL TV - CBS - Johnson City
 • WKRN TV - ABC - Nashville
 • WMC TV - NBC - Memphis
 • WPTY TV - ABC - Memphis
 • WREG TV - Memphis
 • WSMV TV - NBC - Nashville
 • WTNZ TV - FOX - Knoxville
 • WTVC - ABC - Chattanooga
 • WTVF TV - CBS - Nashville
 

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