Greg Samples

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Greg Samples

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

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Greg Samples (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District. Samples lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Campaign themes

2012

According to Samples' website, his campaign themes included:

• Healthcare: "Government should insure a free, competitive market place where all Americans have access to the health care of their choice...allowing millions of people to take control of their own health with real prevention and cost effective solutions."
• Taxes: "In the long term, these spending acts are completely unsustainable."
• Foreign policy: "Nothing is more important to the safety of the people than a prudent foreign policy."

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	65.9	172,856
		Renee Hoyos (D)	33.1	86,668
	Submit photo	Greg Samples (Independent)	0.4	967
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.3	657
		Marc Whitmire (Independent)	0.2	637
	Submit photo	Keith LaTorre (Independent)	0.1	349

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	72.4	22,220
		Joshua Williams	23.1	7,077
		Joseph Schenkenfelder	4.5	1,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	48.2	47,875
		Jimmy Matlock	36.1	35,855
	Submit photo	Ashley Nickloes	11.0	10,961
		Jason Emert	2.3	2,305
		Hank Hamblin	0.9	855
		Vito Sagliano	0.8	844
		C. David Stansberry	0.7	657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brad Fullington (R)

2012

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Samples was defeated by incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr.. Samples ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd District. He ran as a Libertarian. He faced incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. (R), Troy Goodale (D), and Brandon Stewart (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2012

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"

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See also

• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• United States House of Representatives

External links

Suggest a link

• Greg Samples campaign website
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• Project Vote Smart profile

Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

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)