Heidi Shafer

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Heidi Shafer

Republican Party

Prior offices

Shelby County Board of Commissioners District 5

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Elections and appointments

Last election

January 24, 2019

Heidi Shafer (Republican Party) was a member of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Tennessee, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2010. She left office in 2018.

Shafer (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 32. She lost in the special Republican primary on January 24, 2019.

Shafer is the former District 5 representative on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Shelby County in Tennessee. First elected to the Position 2 seat in District 1 in 2010, she won re-election in the newly created District 5 on August 7, 2014. Shafer could not seek re-election in 2018 due to term limits.

Elections

2019

See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2019

General election

Special general election for Tennessee State Senate District 32

Paul Rose defeated Eric Coleman in the special general election for Tennessee State Senate District 32 on March 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Rose (R)	84.0	9,149
		Eric Coleman (D)	16.0	1,746

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,895
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 32

Eric Coleman advanced from the special Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 32 on January 24, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Coleman	100.0	543

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 543
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 32

Paul Rose defeated George Chism, Heidi Shafer, and Stephen McManus in the special Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 32 on January 24, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Rose	60.3	6,398
		George Chism	14.4	1,530
		Heidi Shafer	14.3	1,520
		Stephen McManus	10.9	1,157

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 10,605
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See also

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