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Dennis Clark (Tennessee state representative candidate)
Dennis Clark (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 28. Clark lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2018.
Campaign themes
2016
Clark's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Safer streets
- Excerpt: "Strengthen background checks and work hard to keep guns out of the hands of domestic assaulters, violent criminals, gangs members and the severely mentally ill."
Stronger families and communities
- Excerpt: "Our biggest economic challenge facing Tennessee is raising the incomes for hardworking middle class people who struggle to make ends meet. Dennis will continue to work to expand educational opportunities for working adults to complete their education and break down barriers for individuals to the join the workforce and earn a decent and completive living wage."
Smarter children
- Excerpt: "Make high quality education a priority for every child regardless of race, economic status and what part of town they live in., through proper and equitable funding measures."
Elections
2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28
Yusuf Hakeem defeated Lemon Williams Jr. in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yusuf Hakeem (D) | 80.2 | 16,730 |
 | Lemon Williams Jr. (R) | 19.8 | 4,125 | |
| Total votes: 20,855 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28
Yusuf Hakeem defeated Melody Shekari, Brandon Woodruff, Dennis Clark, and Jackie Anderson Thomas in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yusuf Hakeem | 37.9 | 2,767 |
 | Melody Shekari | 22.4 | 1,637 | |
| Brandon Woodruff | 16.3 | 1,188 | ||
| Dennis Clark | 12.0 | 874 | ||
| Jackie Anderson Thomas | 11.5 | 839 | ||
| Total votes: 7,305 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28
Lemon Williams Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lemon Williams Jr. | 100.0 | 1,251 |
| Total votes: 1,251 | |||
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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 Joanne Favors ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Joanne Favors Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Joanne Favors defeated Dennis Clark in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joanne Favors Incumbent |
82.13% | 3,948 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Clark | 17.87% | 859 | |
| Total Votes | 4,807 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 28
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Tennessee State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dennis Clark, "Issues," accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
