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 January 11, 2010

GOVERNOR:

[ Phil Bredesen (D)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Gordon Ball (D) - Attorney & '80 Congressional Candidate
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
Bill Gibbons (R) - Shelby County District Attorney
Bill Haslam (R) - Knoxville Mayor, Businessman & Minor League Baseball Team Owner
Joe Kirkpatrick (R) - Marketing Executive, GOP Activist & '06 Candidate
Basil Marceaux (R) - Businessman, Vietnam Veteran & '02/'06 Candidate
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
James Reesor (Independent) - Self-Proclaimed "Crazy Man", '74 Candidate & '99 Nashville Mayor 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
Tommy Crangle (R) - Real Estate Developer & Professional Engineer
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
Kris Holzmeyer (R) - Bpatist Pastor & Author
Van Irion (R) - Biotech Businessman, Attorney, Ex-Medical Researcher & USAF Veteran
Gerald McCormick (R) - State Rep.
Art Rhodes (R) - Attorney, Pension Management Company CEO & Ex-Congressional Aide
Robin Smith (R) - Ex-State GOP Chairwoman
John Matthew Whitley (R) - Surgeon
Jeff Brown (D) - Hamilton County Democratic Chair
Andraé McGary (D) - Chattanooga City Councilman, Pastor, Artist & Community Activist
Mark DeVol (Independent) - Building Contractor

District 4:
Lincoln Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott DesJarlais (R) - Physician
Don Strong (R) - Respiratory Therapist & Conservative Activist

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Patrick Miranda (R) - Businessman & Tea Party Activist
Lonnie Spivak (R) - Graphic Designed & Tea Party Activist
Stephen Collings (Libertarian) - Computer Engineer
Jackie Miller (Independent)

District 6:
[ Bart Gordon (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Terry Ashe (D) - Wilson County Sheriff, Businessman, Farmer & Vietnam War Veteran
Tommy Bragg (D) - Murfreesboro Mayor, Ex-Printing Company Owner & National Guard Veteran
Jere Hargrove (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
John Hood (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Murfreesboro School Board Chair, Banker & Army Veteran
Jack Pratt (D) - Wilson County Property Assessor
Kent Syler (D) - Congressional Aide
Andy Womack (D) - Ex-State Sen., Insurance Agent & '02 Gov. Candidate
Diane Black (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Nurse
Dave Evans (R) - Retired Army Reserve Major General, Ex-Defense Department Civilian Official & GOP Activist
Gary Mann (R) - Realtor & Ex-Psychologist
Kerry Roberts (R) - Bicycle Shop Owner & Tea Party Activist
Jim Tracy (R) - State Sen., Insurance Agent & Ex-NCAA Basketball Referee
Lou Ann Zelenik (R) - Ex-Rutherford County GOP Chair, Construction Company Owner & '08 State Rep. Candidate

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

District 8:
[ John Tanner (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Judy Barker (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
William Godwin (D) - Law Student & Ex-Congressional Intern
Roy Herron (D) - State Sen., Attorney & Ex-Minister
Luther Mercer II (D) - College Professor
Phillip Pinion (D) - Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Navy Veteran
Stephen Fincher (R) - Farmer & Gospel Singer
George Flinn Jr. (R) - Shelby County Commissioner, Radiologist, Radio/TV Station Owner & Navy Veteran
James Hart (R) - Realtor, Eugenics Advocate & Frequent Candidate
Donn Janes (R) - Software Developer & Navy Veteran
Ron Kirkland (R) - Physician & Army Veteran
Craig Steinfels (R) - Industrial Designer

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Willie Herenton (D) - Ex-Memphis Mayor & Ex-Memphis Schools Superintendent
Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright (D) - FedEd Worker & Frequent Candidate
Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Marketing Executive & GOP Activist

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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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)