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Brandon Dodds
Brandon Dodds (Republican Party) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 27. Dodds lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2018.
Elections
2018
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 27
Incumbent Ed Jackson defeated Savannah Williamson in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Jackson (R) | 65.1 | 35,837 |
| Savannah Williamson (D) | 34.9 | 19,177 | ||
| Total votes: 55,014 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 27
Savannah Williamson defeated Jackie Williams and John York Jr. in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 27 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Savannah Williamson | 43.0 | 3,692 | |
| Jackie Williams | 42.3 | 3,637 | ||
| John York Jr. | 14.7 | 1,259 | ||
| Total votes: 8,588 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 27
Incumbent Ed Jackson defeated Brandon Dodds in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 27 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Jackson | 70.8 | 14,404 |
 | Brandon Dodds | 29.2 | 5,951 | |
| Total votes: 20,355 | |||
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2014
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Randy Lamb was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ed Jackson defeated Brandon Dodds in the Republican primary. James A. Baxter ran as an independent candidate. Tim York ran as a Constitution Party candidate. Jackson defeated Lamb, Baxter and York in the general election.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ed Jackson |
60.2% | 23,331 | |
| Democratic | Randy Lamb | 34.9% | 13,515 | |
| Constitution | Tim York | 2.9% | 1,139 | |
| Independent | James A. Baxter | 2% | 779 | |
| Total Votes | 38,764 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ed Jackson |
58.9% | 11,136 |
| Brandon Dodds | 41.1% | 7,763 |
| Total Votes | 18,899 | |
2010
Dodds faced Mike McWherter (D), Bill Haslam (R), Howard Switzer and 12 independent candidates in the general election on November 2, 2010. Haslam won the election.[3]
| Governor of Tennessee, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Haslam |
65% | 1,041,545 | |
| Democratic | Mike McWherter | 33.1% | 529,851 | |
| Independent | Carl Twofeathers Whitaker | 0.4% | 6,536 | |
| Independent | Brandon Dodds | 0.3% | 4,728 | |
| Independent | Bayron Binkley | 0.3% | 4,663 | |
| Independent | June Griffin | 0.2% | 2,587 | |
| Independent | Linda K. Perry | 0.1% | 2,057 | |
| Green | Howard Switzer | 0.1% | 1,887 | |
| Independent | Samuel D. Duck | 0.1% | 1,755 | |
| Independent | Thomas Smith, II | 0.1% | 1,207 | |
| Independent | Toni K. Hall | 0.1% | 993 | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 0.1% | 859 | |
| Independent | Boyce T. McCall | 0.1% | 828 | |
| Independent | James Reesor | 0.1% | 809 | |
| Independent | Mike Knois | 0% | 600 | |
| Independent | Donald R. McFolin | 0% | 583 | |
| Write-In | Various | 0% | 61 | |
| Total Votes | 1,601,549 | |||
| Election results via U.S. Election Atlas | ||||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Dodds' endorsements include the following:[4]
- Jackson Madison County TEA Party
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee State Senate District 27
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018
- Governor of Tennessee
- Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010
External links
- Brandon Dodds on Facebook
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Doddsforgov.com 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from February 7, 2011.
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Unofficial Election Results November 2, 2010," accessed November 15, 2010 and December 23, 2010
- ↑ Facebook, "Brandon Dodds for TN State Senate," accessed July 17, 2014
