Ken Atkins
Ken Atkins was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee.[1] Atkins was defeated by David Kustoff in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.[2]
Elections
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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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Atkins' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Ken Atkins' campaign website, http://www.kenatkinsforcongress.com/overall-perspective.html | ||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Commercial Appeal, "Fayette County Republican seeks 8th District seat," February 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
