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 (Major Parties): April 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 19, 2010
Primary: August 5, 2010

This page was last updated on June 23, 2009

GOVERNOR:

[ Phil Bredesen (D)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Gordon Ball (D) - Attorney & '80 Congressional Candidate
Ward Cammack (D) - Businessman
Roy Herron (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Attorney & Ex-Minister
Matt Kisber (D) - State Economic Development Commissioner
Jim Kyle (D) - State Senate Minority Leader & Attorney
Kim McMillan (D) - Ex-State House Majority Leader, Ex-State Cabinet Member & Attorney
Mike McWherter (D) - Businessman & Son of Gov. Ned McWherter
Marsha Blackburn (R) - Congresswoman
Bill Gibbons (R) - Shelby County District Attorney
Bill Haslam (R) - Knoxville Mayor, Businessman & Minor League Baseball Team Owner
Ron Ramsey (R) - State Senate Speaker, Lt. Governor, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Surveyor
Zach Wamp (R) - Congressman & Ex-Real Estate Broker
June Griffin (Independent) - Minister, Retired Dental Lab Owner & Frequent 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)
David Davis (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Mike Donihe (R) - City Building Maintenance Worker & Ron Paul Campaign Activist

District 2:
John "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R)*

District 3:
[ Zach Wamp (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Dewayne Bunch (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Mark DeVol (R) - Building Contractor
Chuck Fleischmann (R) - Attorney & Ex-Radio Talk Show Host
Tim Gobble (R) - Bradley County Sheriff, Ex-Cleveland City Councilman & Ex-Secret Service Agent
Greg Goodwin (R) - Electrical Engineer
Gerald McCormick (R) - State Rep.
Art Rhodes (R) - Attorney, Pension Management Company CEO & Ex-Congressional Aide
Robin Smith (R) - Ex-State GOP Chairwoman
Bo Watson (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Hospital Director Therapy Services & Physical Therapist
Brent Benedict (D) - Computer Programmer, '06 Nominee & '04 State Rep. Candidate
Paula Flowers (D) - Ex-State Insurance Commissioner, Attorney & Civil Engineer

District 4:
Lincoln Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Don Strong (R)

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Bart Gordon (D)*
Dave Evans (R) - Retired Army Reserve Major General, Ex-Defense Department Civilian Official & GOP Activist

District 7:
Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
John Tanner (D)*
Donn Janes (R) - Software Developer & Navy Veteran
Craig Steinfels (R) - Industrial Designer

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Willie Herenton (D) - Memphis Mayor & Ex-Memphis Schools Superintendent

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

WDEF TV-12 (CBS - Chattanooga)
WTVC TV-9 (ABC - Chattanooga)
WBBJ TV-7 (ABC - Jackson)
WJHL TV-11 (CBS - Johnson City)
WATE TV-6 (ABC - Knoxville)
WBIR TV-10 (NBC - Knoxville)
WTNZ TV-43 (FOX - Knoxville)
WMC TV-5 (NBC - Memphis)
WPTY TV-24 (ABC - Memphis)
WREG TV-3 (CBS - Memphis)
WKRN TV-2 (ABC - Nashville)
WSMV TV-4 (NBC - Nashville)
WTVF TV-5 (CBS - Nashville)

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