The Green Papers: Tennessee 2022 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Thursday 4 August 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Thursday 7 April 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
Thursday 4 August 2022 - 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 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 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 
2020 Census:6,916,897 (2.23% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
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


2022 Election Calendar from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Nominating petitions from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

4 August 2022 Primary Returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Results from a media source.


8 November 2022 General Election certified returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 11 January 2023 per the certified vote.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn
Previously served in the U.S. House, 2003-2019; first elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     Dylan Lee Fain
FEC S4TN00500
  Candidate Republican     Senator Marsha Blackburn
FEC S8TN00337

Class 2 Republican Senator Bill Hagerty
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Independent     Jason Jerrell Smith

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Republican Governor William "Bill" Lee
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated
 Candidate list (10, 4 write-ins)
  Elected Republican 1,129,390 64.91% Governor William "Bill" Lee
  Candidate Democratic 572,818 32.92% Jason Brantley Martin
  Candidate Independent 15,395 0.88% John Gentry
  Candidate Independent 10,277 0.59% Constance M. Every
  Candidate Independent 3,772 0.22% Deborah Rouse
  Candidate Independent 2,380 0.14% Richard S. "Rick" Tyler
  Candidate Independent 1,862 0.11% Charles Van Morgan
  Candidate Independent 1,568 0.09% Basil Marceaux
  Candidate Independent 1,216 0.07% Alfred Wayne O'Neil
  Candidate Independent 815 0.05% Michael E. Scantland
  Candidate Write-in 386 0.02% Lemichael D. Wilson
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Curtis Carney
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Stephen C. Maxwell
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kameron Parker Scott
Total 1,739,882 100.00%  

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Republican (7 Renominated);
2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Diana Lynn Harshbarger
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 147,241 78.32% Member of Congress Diana Lynn Harshbarger
FEC H0TN01118; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,000,622; Dsb $1,322,051
  Candidate Democratic 37,049 19.71% Cameron L. Parsons
FEC H2TN01106
  Candidate Independent 2,466 1.31% Richard G. Baker
FEC H0TN01191
  Candidate Independent 1,247 0.66% Ahmed Matthew "Matt" Makrom
FEC H2TN01122
Total 188,003 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Tim Burchett
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 141,089 67.91% Member of Congress Tim Burchett
FEC H8TN02119; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,427,401; Dsb $1,194,821
  Candidate Democratic 66,673 32.09% Mark Desmond Harmon
FEC H2TN02120; 31 Dec 22; Tot $85,153; Dsb $80,091
Total 207,762 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 136,639 68.38% Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
FEC H0TN03254; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,058,051; Dsb $924,871
  Candidate Democratic 60,334 30.19% Mary E. "Meg" Gorman
FEC H2TN03219; 31 Dec 22; Tot $62,514; Dsb $68,550
  Candidate Independent 1,736 0.87% Richard S. "Rick" Tyler
FEC H6TN04218
  Candidate Independent 1,121 0.56% Thomas Michael Rumba
FEC H2TN03250
Total 199,830 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (7) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 122,401 70.57% Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais
FEC H0TN04195; 31 Dec 22; Tot $174,860; Dsb $161,447
  Candidate Democratic 44,648 25.74% Russell Wayne "Wayne" Steele
FEC H8TN04123; 31 Dec 22; Tot $11,085; Dsb $11,231
  Candidate Independent 2,834 1.63% Michael Howell "Mike" Winton
FEC H4TN06184
  Candidate Independent 1,806 1.04% Clyde Benson
FEC H2TN04290
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 708 0.41% David Leighton Jones
FEC H2TN04324
  Candidate Independent 585 0.34% Tharon Chandler
FEC H6TN07146
  Candidate Independent 455 0.26% Joseph "Krishnadas" Magyer
FEC H4TN04221
Total 173,437 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Member of Congress James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 25 January 2022: "Today I am announcing that I will not run for re-election to Congress. After 32 years in office, I will be leaving Congress next year."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 123,558 55.84% former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles
FEC H2TN05446; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,281,921; Dsb $882,750
  Candidate Democratic 93,648 42.32% state Senator Heidi Campbell
FEC H2TN05438; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,089,821; Dsb $1,084,278
  Candidate Independent 2,090 0.94% Derrick Brantley
FEC H2TN05412
  Candidate Independent 1,132 0.51% former Maury County Commissioner Daniel J. "I.O." Cooper
FEC H2TN05487
  Candidate Independent 847 0.38% Richard Alan "Rick" Shannon, Jr.
FEC H2TN05313
Total 221,275 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress John W. Rose
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 129,388 66.33% Member of Congress John W. Rose
FEC H8TN06094; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,055,441; Dsb $1,677,493
  Candidate Democratic 65,675 33.67% Randal Dean Cooper
FEC H2TN06162; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,952; Dsb $4,392
Total 195,063 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Mark E. Green
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 108,421 59.96% Member of Congress Mark E. Green
FEC H8TN07076; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,763,092; Dsb $1,913,673
  Candidate Democratic 68,973 38.14% Jacquelyn Odessa "Odessa" Kelly
FEC H2TN05305
  Candidate Independent 3,428 1.90% Steven J. Hooper
FEC H2TN07210
Total 180,822 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress David Kustoff
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 155,602 73.99% Member of Congress David Kustoff
FEC H2TN07103; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,913,469; Dsb $1,467,248
  Candidate Democratic 51,102 24.30% Lynnette P. Williams
FEC H2TN08184; 15 Jul 22; Tot $1,025; Dsb $775
  Candidate Independent 2,541 1.21% James L. Hart
FEC H2TN08077; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,489; Dsb $4,386
  Candidate Independent 1,070 0.51% Ronnie Henley
FEC H2TN08200
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kirk D. Carter
Total 210,315 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Democratic 93,800 70.04% Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
FEC H6TN09068; 31 Dec 22; Tot $546,322; Dsb $313,773
  Candidate Republican 35,123 26.23% Charlotte Bergmann
FEC H0TN09061; 31 Dec 22; Tot $400,705; Dsb $49,009
  Candidate Independent 3,349 2.50% former Shelby County Commissioner George Shea Flinn, Jr.
FEC H0TN08287; 31 Dec 22; Tot $150,000; Dsb $139,545
  Candidate Independent 1,160 0.87% Dennis Jeffrey Clark
FEC H0TN09111
  Candidate Independent 485 0.36% Edward Paul "Paul" Cook
FEC H4TN09097
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Bobby Lyons
Total 133,918 100.00%  
 

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, 11 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.
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 27 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 6 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.


 


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