Tennessee 2012 General Election

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Tennessee
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Thursday 2 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,375,431	(2.06% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:	5,700,037	(2.02% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Nashville
Thursday 2 August 2012 polling hours 8:00a EDT (1200 UTC) / 8:00a CDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 8:00a EST (1300 UTC) / 8:00a CST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county.

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Tennessee 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Tennessee Secretary of State 2012 November Candidates.

6 November 2012 returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	1,462,330	59.48%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (11 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	960,709	39.08%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Independent; (Libertarian)	18,623	0.76%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	6,515	0.26%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Constitution	6,022	0.24%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253

		Independent; (Justice Party)	2,639	0.11%	former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
		Independent; (American Third Position)	1,739	0.07%	Merlin Lloyd Miller • Vice President: Virginia Deane Abernethy • FEC P20004693; 30 Sep 12; Tot $3,778; Dsb $3,778
Total			2,458,577	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August Primary

		Republican	1,506,443	64.89%	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. • FEC S6TN00216; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,990,305; Dsb $4,965,370

		Democratic	705,882	30.41%	Mark E. Clayton • FEC S8TN00279

		Green	38,472	1.66%	Martin Gene Pleasant • FEC S2TN00355

		Independent; (Libertarian)	20,936	0.90%	Shaun E. Crowell • FEC S2TN00256; 05 Dec 12; Tot $25,162; Dsb $23,084

		Constitution	18,620	0.80%	Kermit Steck • FEC S2TN00363

		Independent	8,085	0.35%	James Higdon • FEC S2TN00322
		Independent	8,080	0.35%	Michel Joseph Long • FEC S2TN00330
		Independent	7,148	0.31%	Troy Stephen Scoggin • FEC S2TN00348
		Independent	6,523	0.28%	David Gatchell • FEC S6TN00299

		Write-in	470	0.02%	Angelia Stinnett
		Write-in	409	0.02%	Jacob Maurer
		Write-in; (Democratic)	218	0.01%	Larry Crim • FEC S2TN00223; 30 Sep 12; Tot $43,355; Dsb $36,423
		Write-in	117	0.01%	Jim Maynard
		Write-in	23	0.00%	Margie Nell Penn
		Write-in; (Democratic)	18	0.00%	Gary Gene Davis • FEC S2TN00082
		Write-in	14	0.00%	Lee Stewart
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Christopher Schappert
		Write-in	5	0.00%	Allen Hoenicke
		Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Mary D. Wright • FEC S0TN00060
		Write-in; (Republican)	0	0.00%	Fred R. Anderson • FEC S2TN00306
		Write-in	0	0.00%	De Wayne A. Jones
Total			2,321,477	100.00%

Class 2		Republican	Senator Lamar Alexander • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

		*Republican*			*Senator Lamar Alexander* • 1 December 2012: Announced.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor William "Bill" Haslam • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (7 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman David Philip "Phil" Roe • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	182,252	76.04%	Congressman David Philip "Phil" Roe • FEC H6TN01388; 26 Nov 12; Tot $699,506; Dsb $546,068

		Democratic	47,663	19.89%	Alan P. Woodruff • FEC H2TN01072; 26 Nov 12; Tot $25,446; Dsb $24,182

		Independent	4,837	2.02%	Karen Sherry Brackett • FEC H2TN01080

		Green	2,872	1.20%	Robert N. "Bob" Smith • FEC H6TN01495

		Independent	2,048	0.85%	Michael D. Salyer • FEC H2TN01098
Total			239,672	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	196,894	74.44%	Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. • FEC H8TN02069; 26 Nov 12; Tot $643,743; Dsb $511,700

		Democratic	54,522	20.61%	Troy Christopher Goodale • FEC H2TN02021; 26 Nov 12; Tot $16,234; Dsb $16,966

		Green	5,733	2.17%	Norris Dryer • FEC H2TN02112

		Independent; (Libertarian)	4,382	1.66%	William Gregory "Greg" Samples • FEC H4TN02035
		Independent	2,974	1.12%	Brandon Stewart
Total			264,505	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	157,830	61.43%	Congressman Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • FEC H0TN03254; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,404,829; Dsb $1,384,497

		Democratic	91,094	35.46%	Mary Margaret Headrick • FEC H2TN03144; 26 Nov 12; Tot $118,782; Dsb $116,623

		Independent	7,905	3.08%	Matthew Deniston • FEC H2TN03177

		Write-in	62	0.02%	Lady J. Jean Howard-Hill
		Write-in	18	0.01%	Richard Hall
Total			256,909	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Scott Eugene DesJarlais • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	128,568	55.76%	Congressman Scott Eugene DesJarlais • FEC H0TN04195; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,257,859; Dsb $1,257,630

		Democratic	102,022	44.24%	state Senator Richard Eric "Eric" Stewart • FEC H2TN04258; 26 Nov 12; Tot $710,407; Dsb $700,575
Total			230,590	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	171,621	65.23%	Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • FEC H2TN05131; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,204,934; Dsb $624,082

		Republican	86,240	32.78%	Richard Bradley "Brad" Staats • FEC H2TN05271; 26 Nov 12; Tot $77,718; Dsb $68,600

		Green	5,222	1.98%	John Peter Miglietta • FEC H8TN05252; 26 Nov 12; Tot $540; Dsb $1,038

		Write-in	12	0.00%	Sean Puckett
Total			263,095	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Diane Lynn Black • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	184,383	76.43%	Congressman Diane Lynn Black • FEC H0TN06257; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,510,023; Dsb $3,209,373

		Independent	34,766	14.41%	Robert "Scott" Beasley • FEC H2TN06121

		Green	21,633	8.97%	Patrick John "Pat" Riley • FEC H2TN06147

		Write-in; (Democratic)	455	0.19%	Rachel Robinson • FEC H2TN06139
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Michael H. Thompson
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Mary Amanda Keifer
Total			241,241	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Marsha Blackburn • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	182,730	71.02%	Congressman Marsha Blackburn • FEC H2TN06030; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,761,031; Dsb $1,350,094

		Democratic	61,679	23.97%	Credo Comlan Amouzouvik • FEC H2TN07178

		Green	4,640	1.80%	Howard Michael Switzer • FEC H2TN07202

		Independent	4,256	1.65%	Jack Todd Arnold • FEC H2TN07160; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,075; Dsb $17,805
		Independent	2,740	1.06%	William Ryan Akin • FEC H2TN07186
		Independent	1,261	0.49%	Leonard D. "Lenny" Ladner • FEC H2TN07194
Total			257,306	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Stephen Lee "Steve" Fincher • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	190,923	68.33%	Congressman Stephen Lee "Steve" Fincher • FEC H0TN08246; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,245,463; Dsb $846,901

		Democratic	79,490	28.45%	Timothy D. "Tim" Dixon • FEC H2TN08127; 26 Nov 12; Tot $22,955; Dsb $21,797

		Independent; (Republican)	6,139	2.20%	James L. Hart • Ran as a Republican in 2010. Filed as an Independent with the FEC on 20 January 2011. • FEC H2TN08077; 31 Dec 12; Tot $4,159; Dsb $3,853
		Independent	2,870	1.03%	Mark J. Rawles • FEC H0TN08329; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $25
Total			279,422	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 2 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	188,422	75.07%	Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • FEC H6TN09068; 26 Nov 12; Tot $831,436; Dsb $813,938

		Republican	59,742	23.80%	former Shelby County Commissioner George S. Flinn, Jr. • FEC H0TN08287; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,593,351; Dsb $1,559,958

		Independent	1,448	0.58%	Brian L. Saulsberry • FEC H2TN09166
		Independent	1,372	0.55%	Gregory M. Joiner • FEC H2TN09174

		Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Kimberlee Elaine Smith • FEC H2TN09190
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Herbert A. Bass
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Isaac Richmond
Total			250,987	100.00%

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): 2 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 7 candidates
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Third Position: 1 candidate
	• Justice Party: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 23 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 21 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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.