Michael Salyer

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Michael Salyer

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Volunteer High School, 1985

Personal

Profession

Truck driver

Contact

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Michael Salyer (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. Salyer lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

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Salyer graduated from Volunteer High School in 1985. He is a truck driver.

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Phil Roe defeated Marty Olsen and Michael Salyer in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Roe (R)	77.1	172,835
		Marty Olsen (D)	21.0	47,138
		Michael Salyer (Independent)	1.9	4,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 224,282
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Marty Olsen advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty Olsen	100.0	13,313

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,313
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Phil Roe defeated Todd McKinley, James Brooks, and Mickie Lou Banyas in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Roe	73.7	71,556
		Todd McKinley	16.7	16,175
	Submit photo	James Brooks	5.2	5,058
	Submit photo	Mickie Lou Banyas	4.4	4,253

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,042
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2014

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Salyer ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st District. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Phil Roe (R) on November 4, 2014.

General election

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Roe Incumbent	82.8%	115,495
	Libertarian	Michael Salyer	3%	4,145
	Independent	Robert Franklin	7.1%	9,905
	Green	Robert Smith	7.1%	9,869
Total Votes				139,414
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

2012

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

Salyer ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st District. He ran as an Independent and faced incumbent Phil Roe (R), Karen Brackett (I) and Alan Woodruff (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. He was defeated by incumbent Phil Roe.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Alan Woodruff	19.9%	47,663
	Republican	Phil Roe Incumbent	76%	182,252
	Green	Robert N Smith	1.2%	2,872
	Independent	Karen Brackett	2%	4,837
	Independent	Michael Salyer	0.9%	2,048
Total Votes				239,672
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (1)

Vacancies (1)