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Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2011

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In 2011, three special elections were held for the Tennessee General Assembly. These elections were called to fill vacancies in the Tennessee State Senate, Districts 6 and 18, and the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 98.

How vacancies are filled

In Tennessee, there are two ways a vacancy can be filled in the General Assembly. When twelve months or more remain in a unfilled term, a special election must be held within the allowable time frame set by law. If less than twelve months remain in a term, members of the legislative house in which the vacancy occurred must vote on a replacement[1].

Partisan breakdown

The current partisan breakdown of the Senate is as follows:

Party As of May 2013
     Democratic Party 13
     Republican Party 20
Total 33

The current partisan breakdown of the House is as follows:

Party As of May 2013
     Democratic Party 28
     Republican Party 70
     Carter County Republican 1
Total 99

Special elections

March 1, 2011





November 8, 2011



See also

References

  1. ↑ The Tennessean "Political notebook," November 28, 2010
  2. ↑ WSMV, "State Senate Special Election To Be Held Tuesday," March 7, 2011
  3. ↑ Tennessee Special Election Results, Senate District 18
  4. ↑ Knoxnews.com, "Kerry Roberts Wins State Senate Primary; Antonio Parkinson Wins House Primary," January 21, 2011
  5. ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Special election set to replace Tennessee state Rep. Ulysses Jones," November 23, 2010
  6. ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Activist, firefighter Antonio Parkinson wins Tenn. House Dist. 98 seat," January 20, 2011
  7. ↑ Metro Pulse, "Undecideds Hold the Lead in 6th District State Senate Race," August 10, 2011
  8. ↑ Metro Pulse, "In the Running: Meet the Candidates for 6th District State Senate," August 24, 2011
  9. ↑ Knox County, Election Commission, Special Election for State Senate, District Six
  10. ↑ Knox County, Unofficial Results, November 8, 2011
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