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2002 Tennessee Elections
Tennessee state elections in 2002 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Partisan primary, Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Governor of Tennessee, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 1, 2002. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 5 ballot. United States Congress Senate Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. senator Fred Thompson decided to retire. Former Republican governor Lamar Alexander won the open seat, defeating Congressman Bob Clement. Results August 1, 2002, Primary Results House of Representatives Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts. Results Gubernatorial Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Tennessee Elections
Tennessee state elections in 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Partisan primary, Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 5, 2004. Presidential election President of the United States In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the United States Electoral College, Electoral College. In the general election, Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican President of the United States, President George W. Bush won the state with 56.81% of the to Democratic Party (United States), Democratic candidate John Kerry, John Kerry's 42.51%. The presidential primaries were held on February 10, 2004. Incumbent President George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. John Kerry won the Democratic primary. Results February 10, 2004, Primary Results United States Congress House of Representatives Tennessee elected nine U.S. repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congressional District
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional body. Countries with congressional districts include the United States and the Philippines. Terminology Terminology for congressional districts vary by nations. The term "congressional district" is largely used in the United States and is distinctive from legislative districts. In the United States, congressional districts were inscribed into the Constitution to ensure representation based on population. Conversely, state legislation declares that "legislative representation be (built upon) non-population related principles such as representation of counties, cities, or other geographical and political unit". Apportionment and delimitation Apportionment Apportionment is the process by which seats in a congressional body are allocated amongst constituencies entitled to representation su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Cooper
James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson, Cheatham County, Tennessee, Cheatham, and Dickson County, Tennessee, Dickson Counties) from 2003 to 2023. He is a Southern Democrat and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, and represented from 1983 to 1995. His district included all of Nashville. He chaired the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the United States House Committee on Armed Services, House Armed Services Committee, and sat on the Committee on Oversight and Reform, United States House Committee on the Budget, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, more committees than any other member of Congress. At the end of his tenure, he was also the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation. Coope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 United States Senate Election In Tennessee
The 2002 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Fred Thompson decided to retire. Former Republican Governor Lamar Alexander won the open seat. Republican primary Candidates * Lamar Alexander Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1 ..., former United States Secretary of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education, former Governor of Tennessee * Ed Bryant, U.S. Representative * Mary Taylor-Shelby, perennial candidate * June Griffin, activist * Michael Brent Todd * James E. DuBose * Christopher G. Fenner Results Democratic primary Candidates * Bob Clement, U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1978 * Gary G. Davis, perennial candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Bowling
Janice Bowling is an American politician in Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ... and senator for Tennessee's Tennessee's 16th Senate district, 16th State Senate district. Bowling is a United States Republican Party, Republican. Bowling has been a public official and community activist in her hometown of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Political positions and actions Marriage license gender restrictions As a member of the Tennessee State Senate, Bowling sponsored a bill restricting the issuance of Tennessee marriage licenses to only marriages between a man and a woman, citing the Supreme Court's "Lemon Test." Bowling's bill argued that state marriage licenses should be issued only to secular marriages, which are licenses between a man and a woman. Although Bowling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Davis
Lincoln Edward Davis (born September 13, 1943) is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. Early life, education and career Davis has spent most of his life in Fentress County, a mostly rural county in the state's coal-mining region. He graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1966 with a degree in agriculture. Davis, who now lives in the rural Fentress County village of Pall Mall, also owns a construction business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments, and offices. Davis and his wife Lynda, a now retired elementary school teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren. Early political career Davis began his political career in 1978, when he was elected mayor of Byrdstown. Midway through his term as mayor, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he served two terms. He represented the 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
The 2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the next governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Don Sundquist was term-limited and was prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. To succeed him, former Democratic Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen, who had run against Sundquist in 1994, narrowly defeated Republican United States Congressman Van Hilleary in the general election. With this win, Bredesen flipped the state back into Democratic control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Democrats. Republican primary Candidates * Van Hilleary, Representative from Tennessee's 4th congressional district * Jim Henry, former Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives * Bob Tripp * Dave Kelley * Jessie D. McDonald Results Democratic primary Candidates * Phil Bredesen, former mayor of Nashville, 1994 Democratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Hilleary
William Vanderpool "Van" Hilleary (born June 20, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hilleary ran for Governor of Tennessee in 2002, narrowly losing to Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen. Early life and career Hilleary was born in Dayton, Tennessee, the seat of Rhea County, and raised in nearby Spring City, where his family operated a textile manufacturing concern. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1981 where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He participated in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Tennessee and served on active duty from 1982 to 1984 and has been a member of the Air Force Reserve since that time. Hilleary graduated from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. He served two volunteer tours of duty during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wolfe Jr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Tennessee
The 1994 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1994, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Following the 1994 elections, Republicans gained 2 seats, putting the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority. The last time Republicans won a majority in the House delegation was in 1972. Overview By district District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 See also * 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee * 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee * 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election * 1994 United States elections References {{DEFAULTSORT:United States House Of Representatives Elections In Tennessee, 1994 Tennessee 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Wamp
Zachary Paul Wamp (born October 28, 1957) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes large parts of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. Early life and education Wamp was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, and grew up in East Ridge, Tennessee, a community adjacent to Chattanooga, where his father worked as an architect. He attended The Lutheran School, a Lutheran elementary school. Later, with his two brothers, he attended The McCallie School, an all-male prep school in Chattanooga, as a day student, from the age of 11 until he graduated in 1976. He was president of the student council, active in athletics, and was the MVP of the varsity basketball team at McCallie in 1976. He was baptized, raised and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He spent his freshman year at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977–78 and briefly returned in 1979–80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Tennessee
The 1988 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1988, to determine who will represent the U.S. state, state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Following the 1988 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic Party (United States), Democratic majority. Overview By district See also * 1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee * 1988 United States elections References {{TN-FedRep United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1988 1988 United States House of Representatives elections, Tennessee 1988 Tennessee elections, United States House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
