TENNESSEE

Your complete directory of Tennessee candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: April 1, 2010
Primary: August 5, 2010

This page was last updated on August 5, 2010

GOVERNOR:

[ Phil Bredesen (D)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Mike McWherter (D) - Businessman & Son of Ex-Gov. Ned McWherter
Bill Haslam (R) - Knoxville Mayor, Businessman & Minor League Baseball Team Owner
Howard Switzer (Green) - Architect, Ex-State Party Co-Chair & '06 Nominee
Bayron Binkley (Independent) - Real Estate Broker, Ex-Banker & Ex-Radio Talk Show Host
Brandon Dodds (Independent) - Optometrist & Gun Rights Activist
Samuel Duck (Independent)
David Gatchell (Independent) - "None of the Above" Ballot Activist & Frequent Candidate
June Griffin (Independent) - Minister, Retired Dental Lab Owner & Frequent Candidate
Toni Hall (Independent)
Floyd Knois (Independent)
Boyce McCall (Independent)
Donald McFolin (Independent)
James Reesor (Independent) - Self-Proclaimed "Crazy Man", '74 Candidate & '99 Nashville Mayor Candidate
Thomas Smith II (Independent) - '98 Candidate
Carl "Twofeathers" Whitaker (Independent) - Native American Indian Movement Chief & '02/'06 Candidate

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2010.

U.S. SENATOR:

Lamar Alexander (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Bob Corker (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Phil Roe (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Clark (D) - Magazine Editor, University Student & Community Activist
Kermit Steck (Constitution) - NE Tennessee Party Chair, Army Veteran & Conservative Activist

District 2:
John "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R)*
Dave Hancock (D)
Jim Headings (Constitution) - Farmer, Pastor & Ex-State Party Vice Chair
Greg Samples (Libertarian) - Alternative Medicine Specialist & Frequent Candidate
D.H. "Andy" Andrew (Independent)
Joe Leinweber Jr. (Independent) - Graduate Student, Conservative Activist, USAF Veteran & Ex-Republican

District 3:
[ Zach Wamp (R)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2010. ]
Chuck Fleischmann (R) - Attorney & Ex-Radio Talk Show Host
John Wolfe Jr. (D) - Attorney, Radio Talk Show Host & '02/'04 Nominee
Mo Kiah (Libertarian) - Quality Control Inspector & Tea Party Activist
Mark DeVol (Independent) - Building Contractor
Greg Goodwin (Independent) - Electrical Engineer & Ex-Republican
Robert Humphries (Independent)
Savas Kyriakidis (Independent) - Attorney

District 4:
Lincoln Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott DesJarlais (R) - Physician
Paul Curtis (Independent)
Jason Desmond (Independent)
James Gray (Independent) - '08 Candidate
Richard Johnson (Independent)
Gerald York (Independent)

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Hall (R) - Building Contractor, Electrician & '08 State Sen. Nominee
John Miglietta (Green) - College Professor, Middle Tennessee Green Party Co-Chair & '08 Candidate
Stephen Collings (Libertarian) - Computer Engineer
William Crook (Independent)
Nathan Harden (Independent) - Musician & Blogger
Jackie Miller (Independent) - Chemical Dependency Counselor & Businesswoman
Eric Schechter (Independent) - College Professor, Mathematician & Peace Activist
John Smith (Independent)
Thomas "Clark" Taylor (Independent) - Broadcast Journalist & Vietnam War Veteran
James Whitfield II (Independent) - Software Consultant & Army Veteran

District 6:
[ Bart Gordon (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Brett Carter (D) - Attorney & Iraq War Veteran
Diane Black (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Nurse
Jim Boyd (Independent) - '06 Gov. Candidate
Brandon Gore (Independent)
Tommy Hay (Independent) - Retired Realtor, Vietnam War Veteran & Tea Party Activist
David Purcell (Independent)
Stephen Sprague (Independent)

District 7:
Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Greg Rabidoux (D) - College Professor, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 8:
[ John Tanner (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Roy Herron (D) - State Sen., Attorney & Ex-Minister
Stephen Fincher (R) - Farmer & Gospel Singer
Donn Janes (Independent) - Software Developer, Navy Veteran & Tea Party Activist
Mark Rawles (Independent)

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Marketing Executive & GOP Activist
Perry Steele (Independent)
Sandra Sullivan (Independent)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Tennessee
Tennessee Democratic Party
Green Party of Tennessee
Libertarian Party of Tennessee
Tennessee Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Tennessee Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bradley County News Weekly
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Cleveland Daily Banner
Elizabethton Star
Franklin Review-Appeal
Knoxville Journal
Knoxville News-Sentinel - (Politics Section)
Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News
McMinnville Southern Standard
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis Flyer (Alternative) - (Politics Section)
Morristown Citizen Tribune
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Nashville City Paper (Alternative)
Nashville Digest
Nashville Scene (Alternative)
Nashville Tennessean
The Oak Ridger
Rhea County Herald-News
Rutherford Courier
Sevierville/Gatlinburg Mountain Press
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Sparta Expositor
TNPoliticsBlog.com
Tullahoma.net
VolunteerVoters.com

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