The Green Papers: Tennessee 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Thursday 2 August 2012 (tentative date)
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 (tentative date)
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 (tentative date) 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.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 (tentative date) 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.
 

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Tennessee State and Local Government

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

Tennessee Secretary of State 2012 Candidates.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic     Mark Clayton
  Candidate Democratic     Larry R. Crim
• FEC S2TN00223; 31 Dec 11; Tot $6,200; Dsb $5,416
  Candidate Democratic     Gary G. Davis
  Candidate Democratic     Dave Hancock
  Candidate Democratic     Ashley King
    Democratic     Grover Cleveland Mullins, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC S2TN00249
  Candidate Democratic     Park Overall
  Candidate Democratic     T.K. Owens
  Candidate Democratic     Benjamin Roberts
  Candidate Republican     Fred Anderson
  Candidate Republican     Mark Twain Clemens
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
• FEC S6TN00216; 31 Dec 11; Tot $6,925,165; Dsb $671,366
    Republican     James Patrick Durkan - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC S2TN00207; 31 Dec 11; Tot $9,395; Dsb $6,567
  Candidate Republican     Brenda Shivon Lenard
• FEC S2TN00231; 31 Dec 11; Tot $19,391; Dsb $16,759
  Candidate Republican     Zachary Scott "Zach" Poskevich
• FEC S2TN00215; 31 Dec 11; Tot $33,069; Dsb $23,692
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian)     Shaun E. Crowell
  Candidate Independent     David Gatchell
  Candidate Independent     James Higdon
  Candidate Independent     Michel Long
  Candidate Independent     Troy Stephen Scoggin
    Independent     Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright - apparently not a candidate
• 28 January 2012: Filed with the FEC to run for the Senate Class 1 seat. Also filed for the U.S. House CD 7 seat.
6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC S0TN00060
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: 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.
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Republican (7 Undetermined);
2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  David Philip "Phil" Roe
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Alan P. Woodruff
• FEC H2TN01072; 07 Nov 12; Tot $1,275; Dsb $1,194
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  David Philip "Phil" Roe
• FEC H6TN01388; 31 Dec 11; Tot $420,491; Dsb $232,145
  Candidate Independent     Karen Sherry Bracket
  Candidate Independent     Michael D. Salyer
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Troy C. Goodale
  Candidate Republican     Nicholas Ciparro
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• FEC H8TN02069; 31 Dec 11; Tot $281,813; Dsb $212,974
  Candidate Republican     Joseph "Joe" Leinweber, Jr.
  Candidate Independent     Paul Joseph Coker
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian)     Greg Samples
  Candidate Independent     Brandon Stewart
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Mary Margaret Headrick
• FEC H2TN03144
  Candidate Democratic     William H. "Bill" Taylor, II
• FEC H2TN03136
    Democratic     Carl "Twofeathers" Whitaker - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Ranjit "Ron" Bhalla
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
• FEC H0TN03254; 31 Dec 11; Tot $731,769; Dsb $145,104
    Republican     Jean "Lady 'J'" Howard-Hill - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Chandler Cyle "Scottie" Mayfield, Jr.
• FEC H2TN03151
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Weston "Weston" Wamp
• Son of former Congressman Zach Wamp.
• FEC H2TN03128; 31 Dec 11; Tot $307,646; Dsb $22,504
  Candidate Independent     Matthew Deniston
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Scott Eugene DesJarlais
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Richard Eric "Eric" Stewart
• FEC H2TN04258; 31 Dec 11; Tot $94,129; Dsb $9,100
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Scott Eugene DesJarlais
• FEC H0TN04195; 31 Dec 11; Tot $549,832; Dsb $128,439
  Candidate Republican     Shannon Kelley
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
• FEC H2TN05131; 31 Dec 11; Tot $634,129; Dsb $151,039
  Candidate Republican     Justin Jones
  Candidate Republican     Bob Ries
  Candidate Republican     John W. "Big John" Smith, IV
  Candidate Republican     Brad Staats
  Candidate Republican     Tracy Tarum
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Diane Lynn Black
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Diane Lynn Black
• FEC H0TN06257; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,898,514; Dsb $1,388,317
  Candidate Republican     Lou Ann Zelenik
  Candidate Independent     Robert "Scott" Beasley
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Marsha Blackburn
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Credo Amouzouvik
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Martin
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Marsha Blackburn
• FEC H2TN06030; 31 Dec 11; Tot $911,590; Dsb $510,671
  Candidate Independent     William Akin
  Candidate Independent     Jack Todd Arnold
• FEC H2TN07160; 31 Dec 11; Tot $5,436; Dsb $4,106
  Candidate Independent     Leonard "Lenny" Ladner
    Independent     Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright - apparently not a candidate
• 14 January 2012: Filed a Statement of Organization with the FEC indicating her a party affiliation is Independent. Ran as a Democrat in 2010.
23 January 2012: Filed with the FEC as AKA Mary Taylor-Shelby to run in CD 7.
28 January 2012: Filed with the FEC to run for the Senate Class 1 seat.
6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC H8TN09072; 31 Dec 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Stephen Lee "Steve" Fincher
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     John "Wes" Bradley
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy D. Dixon
  Candidate Democratic     Christa Stoscheck
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Stephen Lee "Steve" Fincher
• FEC H0TN08246; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,277,271; Dsb $347,271
  Candidate Republican     Annette Justice
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     James L. Hart
• Ran as a Republican in 2010. Filed as an Independent with the FEC on 20 January 2011.
• FEC H2TN08077; 31 Dec 11; Tot $572; Dsb $425
  Candidate Independent     Mark Rawles
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• FEC H6TN09068; 31 Dec 11; Tot $291,483; Dsb $146,115
    Democratic     Memphis City School Board Commissioner  Tomeka Rochelle Hart - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC H2TN09141; 31 Dec 11; Tot $20,485; Dsb $2,374
  Candidate Democratic     Tomeka Hart
    Democratic     Memphis City Court Clerk Thomas Long - apparently not a candidate
• 6 April 2012: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Charlotte Bergmann
• FEC H0TN09061; 31 Dec 11; Tot $13,095; Dsb $11,762
  Candidate Republican     former Shelby County Commissioner George S. Flinn, Jr.
• FEC H0TN08287; 31 Dec 11; Tot $512; Dsb $550
  Candidate Republican     Ernest Lunati
  Candidate Republican     Rollin Wilson "Wilson" Stooksberry
• FEC H2TN09158
  Candidate Independent     Herbert A. Bass
  Candidate Independent     Gregory M. Joiner
  Candidate Independent     Brian L. Saulsberry
 
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, 21 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 30 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative USA
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 20 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.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Tennessee Code and Constitution
Election Authority
 • Department of State
 • Division of Elections
 • Tennessee Registry of Election Finance
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Tennessee General Assembly
 • Tennessee General Assembly - House
 • Tennessee General Assembly - Senate
Democratic
 • Tennessee Democratic Party
Republican
 • Tennessee Republican Party
Third Party
 • Conservative Party USA Tennessee
 • Constitution Party of Tennessee
 • 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
 • Southern Standard - McMinnville
 • The Commercial Appeal - Memphis
 • The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro
 • The Elizabethton Star
 • The Knoxville Journal
 • The Knoxville News Sentinel
 • The Mountain Press - Sevierville
 • The Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge
 • The Tennessean - Nashville
 • 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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