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 5, 2012
Primary: August 2, 2012

This page was last updated on April 23, 2012

GOVERNOR:

Bill Haslam (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2014.

U.S. SENATOR:

Bob Corker (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Fred Anderson (R)
Mark Twain Clemens (R)
Brenda Lenard (R) - Tea Party Activist & Graduate Student
Zach Poskevich (R) - Software Developer & Army Veteran
Mark Clayton (D) - Insurance Agent, Army Veteran & '08 Candidate
Larry Crim (D) - Psychologist & Businessman
Gary Davis (D) - '08 Candidate
Dave Hancock (D) - '10 US Rep. Candidate
Ashley King (D)
Park Overall (D) - Actress & Community Activist
T.K. Owens (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Ex-TV News Reporter, '08 Candidate & '10 State Sen. Candidate
Benjamin Roberts (D) - Construction Contractor
Shaun Crowell (Libertarian) - Veterinarian & Businessman
David Gatchell (Independent) - "None of the Above" Ballot Activist & Frequent Candidate
James Higdon (Independent)
Michel Long (Independent)
Troy Scoggin (Independent)

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Phil Roe (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Alan Woodruff (D) - Attorney, Financial Consultant & Chemical Engineer
Karen Brackett (Independent) - Ex-Nuclear Fuel Worker & '10 State Rep. Candidate
Michael Salyer (Independent) - Truck Driver & Tea Party Activist

District 2:
John "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R)*
Nick Ciparro (R) - '10 State Sen. Candidate
Joe Leinweber Jr. (R) - Graduate Student, Conservative Activist, USAF Veteran & '10 Candidate
Troy Goodale (D) - College Professor
Paul Coker (Independent)
Greg Samples (Libertarian) - Alternative Medicine Specialist & Frequent Candidate
Brandon Stewart (Independent)

District 3:
Chuck Fleischmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Bhalla (R) - Businessman & GOP Activist
Scottie Mayfield (R) - Dairy Corporation CEO
Weston Wamp (R) - Venture Capitalist & Son of Ex-Congressman Zach Wamp
Mary Headrick (D) - Physician & Ex-Computer Programmer
Bill Taylor (D) - Businessman
Matthew Deniston (Independent) - Iraq War Veteran, Farmer & Solar Panel Salesman

District 4:
Scott DesJarlais (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Shannon Kelley (R)
Eric Stewart (D) - State Sen., Ex-Franklin County Commissioner & Insurance Agency Owner

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Justin Jones (R)
Bob Ries (R) - Businessman, Army Veteran & '10 Candidate
"Big John" Smith IV (R) - Police Officer & '10 Candidate
Brad Staats (R)
Tracy Tarum (R) - Avionics Technician, USAF Veteran & '10 Candidate

District 6:
Diane Black (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Lou Ann Zelenik (R) - Construction Company Owner, GOP Activist, '10 Candidate & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Robert "Scott" Beasley (Independent)

District 7:
Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Credo Amouzouvik (D) - Iraq War Veteran
Chris Martin (D)
William Akin (Independent)
Jack Arnold (Independent) - Law School Student & Iraq War Veteran
Lenny Ladner (Independent) - Truck Driver, Gun Rights Activist, '10 Candidate & '08 US Sen. Candidate

District 8:
Stephen Fincher (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Annette Justice (R) - Youth Offender Counselor
John "Wes" Bradley (D)
Timothy Dixon (D)
Christa Stoscheck (D) - College Professor
James Hart (Independent) - Realtor, Eugenics Advocate & Frequent Candidate
Mark Rawles (Independent) - Sales Manager & '10 Candidate

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tomeka Hart (D) - Memphis City School Board Member & Memphis Urban League President
Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Marketing Executive, GOP Activist & '10 Nominee
George Flinn (R) - Ex-Shelby County Commissioner, Radiologist, TV Station Owner, Navy Veteran & '10 Candidate
Ernest Lunati (R) - Frequent Candidate
Wilson Stooksberry (R) - Health Club Owner & Afghan War Veteran
Herbert Bass (Independent)
Gregory Joiner (Independent)
Brian Saulsberry (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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