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Hank Hamblin
Hank Hamblin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Burchett (R) | 65.9 | 172,856 |
 | Renee Hoyos (D)  | 33.1 | 86,668 | |
| Greg Samples (Independent) | 0.4 | 967 | ||
 | Jeffrey Grunau (Independent) | 0.3 | 657 | |
 | Marc Whitmire (Independent) | 0.2 | 637 | |
| Keith LaTorre (Independent) | 0.1 | 349 | ||
| Total votes: 262,134 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Hoyos | 72.4 | 22,220 |
 | Joshua Williams | 23.1 | 7,077 | |
 | Joseph Schenkenfelder | 4.5 | 1,383 | |
| Total votes: 30,680 | |||
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Republican primary election
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Burchett | 48.2 | 47,875 |
 | Jimmy Matlock | 36.1 | 35,855 | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 99,352 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Fullington (R)
Republican primary overview
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett (R) beat out six other Republicans to win the party’s nomination in Tennessee’s safely Republican 2nd Congressional District. The seat was vacated by the retirement of Rep. John Duncan Jr. (R).
State Rep. Jimmy Matlock (R) and Burchett, who led the race in funds raised with $697,000 and $608,000 as of June 30, respectively, traded increasingly heated accusations in the months leading up to the August 2 primary. Burchett's campaign alleged that Matlock illegally promoted his campaign in an advertisement for his business, Matlock Tire Service, claiming he purchased the ad and appeared in it solely to promote his bid for Congress.[1]
Matlock, who was endorsed by Duncan Jr. as well as House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, released a radio ad opposing Burchett, claiming, “When he was a state Senator, he voted to make a Democrat speaker of the Senate. Burchett even supported a sales tax increase,” and asking, “If Tim Burchett is elected to Congress, will he vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker?”[2]
Young Republican National Federation Chairman Jason Emert (R) also competed in the race, and was endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz. Emert received national attention for a TV ad depicting him building a wall by hand, showing support for President Donald Trump’s border wall.[3][4] Matlock called for a one-on-one debate with Burchett, about which Emert said, “it is incredibly harmful to exclude anyone.”[5]
Ashley Nickloes (R) ran with the support of the Republican Main Street Partnership PAC. The PAC had spent $100,000 on TV and digital ads in support of Nickloes as of July 19.[6] At the time of the election, Nickloes served in the Tennessee Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force with the rank of lt. colonel.[7]
Three former military servicemen - Hank Hamblin (R), Vito Sagliano (R), and C. David Stansberry (R) - also filed to compete in the primary. All candidates in the race expressed support for Trump and called for smaller government and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.[8]
Duncan Jr. held the seat for 15 terms after winning a special election in 1988 to replace his father, John J. Duncan Sr., who held the seat from 1965 to 1988.[9]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Hank Hamblin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 30, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Hank Hamblin's responses follow below.[10]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Healthcare 2) Immigration |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Law Enforcement, Because the current system is set up to offer more protection to the criminal than the officer who took an oath to defend the citizens of the area he serves.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[12]
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ WATE ABC6, "July 16, 2018
- ↑ TNJ: On The Hill, "Matlock radio ad cites Burchett vote for Democrat as state Senate speaker, asks if he’d vote for Nancy Pelosi as U.S. House speaker," June 26, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Jason Emert," July 24, 2018
- ↑ The Washington Post, "A Republican Candidate for Congress from Tennessee Literally Builds a Wall in his Ad," July 6, 2018
- ↑ Knox News, "Victor Ashe: GOP rivals blast Jimmy Matlock’s attendance in Legislature," July 16, 2018
- ↑ Pro Publica, "Tennessee’s 2nd District House Race - 2018 cycle," accessed July 19, 2018
- ↑ Ashley Nickloes for Congress, "About," accessed July 19, 2018
- ↑ Knox News" "New day: 2nd Congressional District candidates looking to replace Duncan dynasty," July 6, 2018
- ↑ Knox News, "Rep. John J. Duncan will not seek re-election next year after three decades in office," July 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Hank Hamblin's responses," March 30, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
