Basil Marceaux Sr.

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Basil Marceaux

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Basil Marceaux (independent) ran for election for Governor of Tennessee. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	64.9	1,129,390
		Jason Martin (D)	32.9	572,818
		John Gentry (Independent)	0.9	15,395
		Constance Every (Independent)	0.6	10,277
		Deborah Rouse (Independent)	0.2	3,772
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.1	2,380
		Charles Morgan (Independent)	0.1	1,862
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux (Independent)	0.1	1,568
	Submit photo	Alfred O'Neil (Independent)	0.1	1,216
		Michael Scantland (Independent)	0.0	815
		Lemichael Wilson (L) (Write-in)	0.0	386
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,739,882
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hosie Holomon III (Independent)
• Jake Johns (Independent)
• Wendell Jackson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Jason Martin defeated JB Smiley Jr. and Carnita Atwater in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Martin	39.4	101,552
		JB Smiley Jr.	38.8	100,062
		Carnita Atwater	21.8	56,227

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Casey Nicholson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

Incumbent Bill Lee advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	100.0	494,362

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 494,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Hagerman (R)
• Patricia Anne Morrison (R)
• Curtis Carney (R)

2020

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Meg Gorman, Amber Hysell, Keith Douglas Sweitzer, and Scott James in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	67.3	215,571
		Meg Gorman (D)	30.5	97,687
		Amber Hysell (Independent)	1.6	5,043
		Keith Douglas Sweitzer (Independent)	0.6	1,990
	Submit photo	Scott James (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 320,299
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Deniston (Independent)
• Nancy Jackson Baxley (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Meg Gorman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meg Gorman	100.0	28,578

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,578
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	100.0	69,890

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,890
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sandy Casey (R)
• Basil Marceaux (R)
• Jim Elkins (R)

2018

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Karl Dean defeated Craig Fitzhugh and Mezianne Vale Payne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karl Dean	75.1	279,324
		Craig Fitzhugh	19.4	72,263
		Mezianne Vale Payne	5.4	20,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	36.7	289,699
		Randy Boyd	24.3	191,940
		Diane Black	23.0	181,719
		Beth Harwell	15.3	120,910
		Kay White	0.4	3,181
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux	0.2	1,270

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 788,719
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2014

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014

Marceaux ran for election to the office of Governor of Tennessee in 2014. Marceaux did not win the Republican nomination in the primary on August 7. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Primary results

Tennessee Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Haslam	87.7%	570,997
Mark "Coonrippy" Brown	6.8%	44,165
Donald Ray McFolin	3.5%	22,968
Basil Marceaux, Sr.	2%	13,117
Total Votes		651,247
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State.

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Marceaux ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 27. Marceaux was defeated by incumbent Richard Floyd in the August 2 primary election.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Richard Floyd Incumbent	91%	7,897
Basil Marceaux, Sr.	9%	782
Total Votes		8,679

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Basil Marceaux did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign donors

2014

Comprehensive donor information for Marceaux is available dating back to 2014. Based on available campaign finance records, Marceaux raised a total of $0 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.

Noteworthy events

10-day sentence for behavior during court appearance

In an April 2012 hearing with the Hamilton County Criminal Court over a traffic violation, Marceaux was sentenced to 10 days of work at Hamilton County's Silverdale Correctional Facility for deriding the judge. According to Judge Rebecca Stern's statement,

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The defendant's conduct included a verbal display of disagreement with the court's ruling, telling the court that was 'out of order' and that when the defendant wins an election the court 'is going down.'

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