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Mary Alice Carfi
Mary Alice Carfi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 17. Carfi lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Pody defeated Mary Alice Carfi in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Pody (R) | 70.4 | 53,364 |
 | Mary Alice Carfi (D) | 29.6 | 22,452 | |
| Total votes: 75,816 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 17
Mary Alice Carfi advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 17 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Alice Carfi | 100.0 | 10,460 |
| Total votes: 10,460 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Pody advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 17 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Pody | 100.0 | 31,437 |
| Total votes: 31,437 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Tennessee State Senate District 17 was held on December 19, 2017. A primary election took place on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 28, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Mae Beavers' (R) resignation. Beavers resigned from the state Senate effective September 1, 2017, in order to run for governor full-time.[2]
Mary Alice Carfi ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mark Pody was unopposed in the Republican primary.[3] Pody defeated Carfi in the special election with 51 percent of the vote.[4]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 17, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Pody |
51.3% | 5,995 | |
| Democratic | Mary Alice Carfi | 48.7% | 5,688 | |
| Total Votes | 11,683 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate District 17
- Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2017
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018
- Tennessee State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Key Dates for Tennessee Senate District 17 Special Primary and General Elections," accessed September 15, 2017
- ↑ News Channel 5, "Beavers Steps Down From State Senate," August 23, 2017
- ↑ The Wilson Post, "Pody, Carfi qualify for special election primary," September 28, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "December 19, 2017 Unofficial Election Results," December 19, 2017
