Tennessee 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Tennessee 2018 General Election

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Tennessee
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Thursday 2 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Thursday 5 April 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Thursday 2 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 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. In some counties, polls may open as late as 9a in the prevailing time zone.
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST / 8:00a-7:00p CST (1400-0100 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. In some counties, polls open at 9a in the prevailing time zone.

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)
Capital:	Nashville

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Tennessee State and Local Government

2018 Election Calendar and Nominating petitions from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

2 August 2018 Primary
Returns from the Tennessee Division of Elections.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018 General Election
State and Federal General Election from the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Results for Governor remain unofficial until certified by the General Assembly in January).



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Republican	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 26 September 2017: "After much thought, consideration and family discussion ... I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires ...."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (8)

		Republican	1,227,483	54.71%	Congressman Marsha Blackburn • CD 7. 4 October 2017: Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2018. • FEC S8TN00337; 26 Nov 18; Tot $14,594,080; Dsb $16,302,928

		Democratic	985,450	43.92%	former Governor Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen • FEC S8TN00386; 26 Nov 18; Tot $19,621,658; Dsb $19,136,023

		Independent	9,455	0.42%	former Morgan County Commissioner Trudy A. Austin • FEC S8TN00428
		Independent	8,717	0.39%	former Nashville Mayor Dean Hill • FEC S8TN00444
		Independent	5,084	0.23%	Kris L. Todd • FEC S8TN00469
		Independent	3,398	0.15%	John "Jae" Carico • FEC S8TN00436
		Independent; (Republican)	2,226	0.10%	Robert Breton "Breton" Phillips • FEC S8TN00477; 19 Nov 18; Tot $5,549; Dsb $5,549
		Independent	1,927	0.09%	Kevin Lee McCants • FEC S8TN00451
Total			2,243,740	100.00%

Class 2		Republican	Senator Lamar Alexander • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 18 December 2018: "I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020."

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor William "Bill" Haslam • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (28, 1 write-in)

		Republican	1,336,106	59.56%	Bill Lee

		Democratic	864,863	38.55%	former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean

		Independent; (Libertarian)	5,198	0.23%	Sherry L. Clark
		Independent	4,687	0.21%	Mark Wright
		Independent	3,631	0.16%	Patrick Whitlock
		Independent; (Green)	3,070	0.14%	Yvonne Neubert
		Independent; (Libertarian)	2,969	0.13%	Heather Scott
		Independent	2,841	0.13%	Mark "Coonrippy" Brown
		Independent	2,444	0.11%	Joe B. Wilmoth
		Independent; (Libertarian)	1,550	0.07%	George Blackwell Smith, IV
		Independent; (Libertarian)	1,502	0.07%	Cory King
		Independent; (Libertarian)	1,396	0.06%	Tracy C. Yaste Tisdale
		Independent; (Libertarian)	1,217	0.05%	Justin Cornett
		Independent	1,096	0.05%	Chad Riden
		Independent	1,059	0.05%	Robert Sawyers, Sr.
		Independent; (Libertarian)	1,012	0.05%	Vinnie Vineyard
		Independent	981	0.04%	Rick Tyler • Also running for House CD 3.
		Independent; (Libertarian)	869	0.04%	Gabriel Fancher
		Independent; (Libertarian)	814	0.04%	Sean Bruce Fleming
		Independent; (Libertarian)	800	0.04%	Alfred Shawn Rapoza
		Independent	755	0.03%	Jessie D. McDonald
		Independent	739	0.03%	Toney Randall Mitchell
		Independent; (Libertarian)	726	0.03%	Mike Toews
		Independent; (Libertarian)	652	0.03%	Matthew Koch
		Independent; (Libertarian)	613	0.03%	Jeremy Allen Stephenson
		Independent	609	0.03%	Tommy Ray McAnally
		Independent; (Libertarian)	588	0.03%	Jaron D. Weidner
		Independent; (Libertarian)	496	0.02%	William Andrew "Andrew" Helmstetter

		Write-in	11	0.00%	Eddie Murphy
Total			2,243,294	100.00%

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (4 Renominated, 3 Open); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman David Philip "Phil" Roe • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	172,835	77.06%	Congressman David Philip "Phil" Roe • FEC H6TN01388; 26 Nov 18; Tot $357,824; Dsb $588,740

		Democratic	47,138	21.02%	Martin Olsen • FEC H8TN01079; 26 Nov 18; Tot $159,061; Dsb $160,842

		Independent	4,309	1.92%	Michael D. Salyer • FEC H2TN01098
Total			224,282	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. • First elected in a special election (re: to fill the vacancy seat following the death of his father, John J. Duncan) and in a concurrent regular election to a full term: 8 November 1988 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 31 July 2017: Announced that he would not seek re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Republican	172,856	65.94%	Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett • FEC H8TN02119; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,092,858; Dsb $925,733

		Democratic	86,668	33.06%	Renee Hoyos • FEC H8TN02176; 26 Nov 18; Tot $347,145; Dsb $328,476

		Independent; (Libertarian)	967	0.37%	William Gregory "Greg" Samples • FEC H8TN02192; 31 Dec 17; Tot $950; Dsb $391
		Independent	657	0.25%	Jeffrey Alan Grunau • FEC H8TN02267
		Independent; (Republican)	637	0.24%	Marc Robert Whitmire • FEC H8TN02184; 30 Sep 18; Tot $4,180; Dsb $2,137
		Independent	349	0.13%	Keith A. LaTorre • FEC H8TN02275
Total			262,134	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	156,512	63.68%	Congressman Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • FEC H0TN03254; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,260,633; Dsb $559,695

		Democratic	84,731	34.48%	Danielle Mitchell • FEC H8TN03208; 26 Nov 18; Tot $293,286; Dsb $272,728

		Independent	4,522	1.84%	Rick Tyler • Also running for Governor. • FEC H6TN04218
Total			245,765	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Scott Eugene DesJarlais • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	147,323	63.38%	Congressman Scott Eugene DesJarlais • FEC H0TN04195; 26 Nov 18; Tot $544,685; Dsb $264,181

		Democratic	78,065	33.58%	Mariah Nicole Phillips • FEC H8TN04099; 31 Dec 18; Tot $586,594; Dsb $578,770

		Independent	7,056	3.04%	Michael "Mike" Shupe • FEC H8TN04115

		Write-in; (Independent)	7	0.00%	Russell Wayne "Wayne" Steele • FEC H8TN04123
Total			232,451	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	177,923	67.85%	Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • FEC H2TN05131; 26 Nov 18; Tot $558,933; Dsb $750,154

		Republican	84,317	32.15%	Jody M. Ball • FEC H6TN05314; 15 Jul 18; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Write-in	8	0.00%	Marshal Weaver • FEC H8TN05302
Total			262,248	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6 Open		Republican	Congressman Diane Lynn Black • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 2 August 2017: Ran for but lost her party's nomination for Governor in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Republican	172,810	69.47%	former state Agriculture Commissioner John W. Rose • FEC H8TN06094; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,209,042; Dsb $5,189,304

		Democratic	70,370	28.29%	Dawn Barlow • FEC H8TN06128; 26 Nov 18; Tot $44,570; Dsb $43,317

		Independent; (Libertarian)	3,426	1.38%	David Ross • FEC H6TN06163
		Independent	2,134	0.86%	Lloyd Dunn • FEC H8TN06110; 26 Nov 18; Tot $327; Dsb $0
Total			248,740	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7 Open		Republican	Congressman Marsha Blackburn • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 4 October 2017: Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2018. 2 August 2018: Received her party's nomination for the Class 1 Senate Seat.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Republican	170,071	66.86%	state Senator Mark E. Green • 7 April 2017: Nominated for Secretary of the Army in the Trump Administration. 5 May 2017: Withdrew his nomination for Secretary of the Army. 9 May 2017: Possible candidate for Governor in 2018. 2 June 2017: Not running for Governor. 5 October 2017: Running for Congress in CD 7. • FEC H8TN07076; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,426,455; Dsb $2,355,422

		Democratic	81,661	32.10%	Justin Kanew • FEC H8TN07068; 26 Nov 18; Tot $494,482; Dsb $489,740

		Independent	1,582	0.62%	Leonard D. "Lenny" Ladner • FEC H2TN07194
		Independent	1,070	0.42%	Brent Legendre • FEC H8TN07118
Total			254,384	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman David Kustoff • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	168,030	67.66%	Congressman David Kustoff • FEC H2TN07103; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,790,916; Dsb $1,802,208

		Democratic	74,755	30.10%	Erika Stotts Pearson • FEC H6TN08250; 30 Sep 18; Tot $4,637; Dsb $3,320

		Independent	5,560	2.24%	James Hart • FEC H2TN08077; 31 Dec 18; Tot $101; Dsb $311
Total			248,345	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	145,139	79.98%	Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • FEC H6TN09068; 31 Dec 18; Tot $532,415; Dsb $408,227

		Republican	34,901	19.23%	Charlotte Bergmann • FEC H8TN09114; 26 Nov 18; Tot $74,143; Dsb $71,915

		Independent	1,436	0.79%	Leo AwGoWhat • FEC H8TN09122
Total			181,476	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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 13 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 17 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 46 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 3 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.