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Gregory Frye
Gregory Frye (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 79. Frye lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Frye was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee.[1] Frye was defeated by Rickey Hobson in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2016.[2]
Elections
2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Curtis Halford defeated Gregory Frye in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Curtis Halford (R) | 75.8 | 14,875 |
 | Gregory Frye (D) | 24.2 | 4,755 | |
| Total votes: 19,630 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79
Gregory Frye advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Frye | 100.0 | 2,079 |
| Total votes: 2,079 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Curtis Halford advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curtis Halford | 100.0 | 8,793 |
| Total votes: 8,793 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him. David Kustoff (R) defeated Rickey Hobson (D), and independents Shelia Godwin, James Hart, Adrian Montague, Mark Rawles, and Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeated Gregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[3][2][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David Kustoff |
68.8% | 194,386 | |
| Democratic | Rickey Hobson | 25.1% | 70,925 | |
| Independent | Shelia Godwin | 2.3% | 6,442 | |
| Independent | James Hart | 1.4% | 4,057 | |
| Independent | Adrian Montague | 0.9% | 2,497 | |
| Independent | Mark Rawles | 0.9% | 2,445 | |
| Independent | Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane | 0.7% | 1,981 | |
| Total Votes | 282,733 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rickey Hobson |
54.8% | 7,774 | ||
| Gregory Frye | 45.2% | 6,413 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,187 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Kustoff |
27.4% | 16,889 | ||
| George Flinn Jr. | 23.1% | 14,200 | ||
| Mark Luttrell | 17.7% | 10,878 | ||
| Brian Kelsey | 12.9% | 7,942 | ||
| Brad Greer | 11.1% | 6,819 | ||
| Tom Leatherwood | 4.3% | 2,620 | ||
| Hunter Baker | 1.6% | 1,014 | ||
| Ken Atkins | 0.7% | 410 | ||
| Raymond Honeycutt | 0.4% | 231 | ||
| George Howell | 0.3% | 211 | ||
| David Wharton | 0.2% | 131 | ||
| David Bault | 0.2% | 109 | ||
| David Maldonado | 0.1% | 76 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,530 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Tennessee House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
