Brandon Stewart
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Brandon Stewart was a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Tennessee.
Campaign themes
According to Stewart's website, his campaign themes included:
- Education: "A strong education in reading, math and science will only increase our citizens’ academic standing in the world."
- Jobs: "If you create jobs and people earn money to spend, it will jump start our economy. Even short term (2-3 year) government contracts would be better than no jobs."
- Environment: "We need to protect the environment and we need increased regulation on pollution. While I would most like to see a separation of government and business, this is one area where the government needs to step in with a serious stance."[1]
Elections
2012
Stewart was defeated by incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr..[2] Stewart ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd District. He ran as an Independent. He faced incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. (R), Greg Samples (L), and Troy Goodale (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Troy Goodale | 20.6% | 54,522 | |
| Republican |  John J. Duncan, Jr. Incumbent |
74.4% | 196,894 | |
| Green | Norris Dryer | 2.2% | 5,733 | |
| Independent | Brandon Stewart | 1.1% | 2,974 | |
| Libertarian | Greg Samples | 1.7% | 4,382 | |
| Total Votes | 264,505 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
Senators
Marsha Blackburn (R)
Bill Hagerty (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Tim Burchett (R)
District 3
District 4
Scott DesJarlais (R)
District 5
Andy Ogles (R)
District 6
John Rose (R)
District 7
Vacant
District 8
David Kustoff (R)
District 9
Steve Cohen (D)
Republican Party (9)
Democratic Party (1)
Vacancies (1)
