Charles Hutson II
Charles Hutson II (independent) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hutson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Charles Hutson II was born in Jamestown, Tennessee. He began serving in the U.S. Army in 2009. Hutson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2008. His career experience includes working in agriculture as a teacher and farmer. He has been affiliated with the TN Cattleman's Association and the TN Association of Agriculture Educators.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 12
Incumbent Ken Yager defeated Charles Hutson II in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Yager (R) | 85.6 | 77,286 |
 | Charles Hutson II (Independent)  | 14.4 | 12,954 | |
| Total votes: 90,240 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Curtis Kelly (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 12
Curtis Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 12 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Curtis Kelly | 100.0 | 2,933 |
| Total votes: 2,933 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 12
Incumbent Ken Yager defeated Teena Hedrick in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 12 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Yager | 77.3 | 15,662 |
| Teena Hedrick | 22.7 | 4,587 | ||
| Total votes: 20,249 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hutson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles Hutson II completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hutson's responses.
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- We must respect and defend life from conception through a natural death. The unborn, minors, disabled, and the elderly are especially vulnerable and must be protected at all costs. Abortion is murder and we must fight to prevent exceptions from being passed in the state senate. All persons are created by God and have equal value regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, economic status, etc.
- We must protect and defend our right to bear arms. True constitutional carry must be what we have in Tennessee. Any attempts, to take a law abiding citizen's firearm, must receive the same scrutiny as any other legal situations. I'm against red flag laws and do not support any state organization being authorized to seize firearms from citizens without due process.
- Rural healthcare must be a priority for the state senate. We need to drastically expand access to healthcare in rural areas. The state needs to step up to expand healthcare options for mothers, children, the elderly, and low income citizens. Additionally, our EMT and paramedic communities represent the difference between life/death for many on the way to distant hospitals. The state needs to supplement these folks to receive higher pay to ensure we keep them in our rural communities.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 5, 2024
