United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2012

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2012 U.S. Senate Elections in Tennessee

Candidates • Polls • Election History

November 6 Election Winner: Bob Corker

Incumbent prior to election: Bob Corker

Cook Political Report Race Rating      Solid R (Prior to election)

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2012 U.S. House Elections

Voters in Tennessee will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was April 5, 2012. The primary elections will be held on August 2, 2012.

The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Bob Corker (R). First elected in 2006, Corker is running for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

Democratic Primary

• Mark Clayton
• Larry Crim
• Gary Davis
• Dave Hancock
• Ashley King
• Park Overall
• T.K. Owens

Republican primary

• Bob Corker: Incumbent
• Brenda Lenard
• Mark Twain Clemens: Unemployed
• Fred Anderson
• Zach Poskevich: Technology consultant, Army veteran

Independents

• Shaun Crowell
• David Gatchell
• James Higdon
• Michel Long
• Troy Scoggin

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations:

     Solid Democratic
     Likely Democratic
     Lean Democratic

     Tossup

     Lean Republican
     Likely Republican
     Solid Republican

Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Tennessee Senate
Month	Rating
March 22, 2012
March 1, 2012
January 26, 2012
December 22, 2011
December 1, 2011

Election history

2008

On November 4, 2008, Lamar Alexander won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Robert D. Tuke, Edward L. Buck, Christopher G. Fenner, Daniel Towers Lewis, Chris Lugo, Ed Lawhorn, and David Gatchell in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lamar Alexander Incumbent	65.1%	1,579,477
	Democratic	Robert D. Tuke	31.6%	767,236
	Independent	Edward L. Buck	1.3%	31,631
	Independent	Christopher G. Fenner	0.5%	11,073
	Independent	Daniel Towers Lewis	0.4%	9,367
	Independent	Chris Lugo	0.4%	9,170
	Independent	Ed Lawhorn	0.4%	8,986
	Independent	David Gatchell	0.3%	7,645
Total Votes				2,424,585

2006

On November 7, 2006, Bob Corker won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Harold E. Ford, Jr., Ed Choate, David Gatchell, Emory “Bo” Heyward, Gary Keplinger, Christopher Joseph Lugo, James Anthony Gray, Gloria D. Reagon Price, and Mary Taylor Shelby in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Corker	50.7%	929,911
	Democratic	Harold E. Ford, Jr.	48%	879,976
	Independent	Ed Choate	0.6%	10,831
	Independent	David Gatchell	0.2%	3,746
	Independent	Emory “Bo” Heyward	0.2%	3,580
	Independent	Gary Keplinger	0.2%	3,033
	Independent	Christopher Joseph Lugo	0.1%	2,589
	Independent	James Anthony Gray	0%	14
	Independent	Gloria D. Reagon Price	0%	13
	Independent	Mary Taylor Shelby	0%	1
	Independent		0%	1
Total Votes				1,833,695

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2012
• United States Senate elections, 2012