Civil Miller-Watkins
Civil Miller-Watkins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 1, 2024.
Biography
Civil Miller-Watkins graduated from Bolivar Central High. Miller-Watkins earned a Bachelor of Science in sociology from University of Tennessee at Martin in 1992, as well as a Bachelor of Science in social work in 1994, and a master's degree in education in 2023 from the same university. Her career experience includes working as a middle school teacher. Miller-Watkins was the vice-chair of the Board of Education for Fayette County Public Schools.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Incumbent Marsha Blackburn defeated Gloria Johnson, Tharon Chandler, Pamela Moses, and Hastina Robinson in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marsha Blackburn (R) | 63.8 | 1,918,743 |
 | Gloria Johnson (D) | 34.2 | 1,027,461 | |
 | Tharon Chandler (Independent)  | 0.9 | 28,444 | |
 | Pamela Moses (Independent) | 0.8 | 24,682 | |
 | Hastina Robinson (Independent) | 0.3 | 8,278 | |
| Total votes: 3,007,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party)
- Marshal Weaver (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Gloria Johnson defeated Marquita Bradshaw, Lola Denise Brown, and Civil Miller-Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gloria Johnson | 70.2 | 143,962 |
 | Marquita Bradshaw | 21.8 | 44,657 | |
 | Lola Denise Brown | 4.9 | 10,027 | |
 | Civil Miller-Watkins | 3.1 | 6,420 | |
| Total votes: 205,066 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Lee McCants (D)
- Dylan Fain (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Incumbent Marsha Blackburn defeated Tres Wittum in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsha Blackburn | 89.5 | 367,799 |
 | Tres Wittum | 10.5 | 43,244 | |
| Total votes: 411,043 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 26
Page Walley defeated Civil Miller-Watkins in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Page Walley (R) | 75.9 | 62,701 |
| Civil Miller-Watkins (D) | 24.1 | 19,918 | |
| Total votes: 82,619 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 26
Civil Miller-Watkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 26 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Civil Miller-Watkins | 100.0 | 5,322 |
| Total votes: 5,322 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 26
Page Walley defeated Jai Templeton in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 26 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Page Walley | 53.2 | 12,892 |
 | Jai Templeton | 46.8 | 11,328 | |
| Total votes: 24,220 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016. Incumbent Jamie Jenkins (R) did not seek re-election.
Ron M. Gant defeated Daniel Harris in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ron M. Gant |
76.67% | 20,006 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Harris | 23.33% | 6,088 | |
| Total Votes | 26,094 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Daniel Harris defeated Civil Miller-Watkins in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daniel Harris |
54.00% | 965 | |
| Democratic | Civil Miller-Watkins | 46.00% | 822 | |
| Total Votes | 1,787 | |||
Ron M. Gant defeated Rusty N. Coffman and Thomas Cooper in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ron M. Gant |
68.21% | 5,381 | |
| Republican | Rusty N. Coffman | 22.68% | 1,789 | |
| Republican | Thomas Cooper | 9.11% | 719 | |
| Total Votes | 7,889 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Miller-Watkins’ campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
"Kitchen Table Issues" Education:
Health Care:
Economy:
A Vision for a Stronger America:
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” |
| —Civil Miller-Watkins' campaign website (2024)[7] | ||
2020
Civil Miller-Watkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Civil Miller-Watkins for U.S. Senate Tennessee, "Meet Civil," accessed July 18, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Civil Miller-Watkins' campaign website, “Home,” accessed July 18, 2024
