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Pete Drew
Pete Drew (Republican Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Drew was a 2016 independent candidate for District 15 of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Sam McKenzie defeated Pete Drew in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam McKenzie (D) | 71.0 | 7,246 |
| Pete Drew (R) | 29.0 | 2,963 | ||
| Total votes: 10,209 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Sam McKenzie advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam McKenzie | 100.0 | 3,104 |
| Total votes: 3,104 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15
Pete Drew advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pete Drew | 100.0 | 1,047 | |
| Total votes: 1,047 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016. Incumbent Joe Armstrong (D) was removed from the general election ballot after his conviction on August 8, 2016, of filing a false tax return. He was replaced on the ballot by Rick Staples.
Rick Staples defeated Pete Drew in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rick Staples |
65.04% | 9,242 | |
| Independent | Pete Drew | 34.96% | 4,968 | |
| Total Votes | 14,210 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Joe Armstrong ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joe Armstrong Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Joe Armstrong was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Pete Drew ran as an independent candidate. Armstrong defeated Drew in the general election.[6][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph "Joe" Armstrong Incumbent |
76% | 5,464 | |
| Independent | Pete Drew | 24% | 1,726 | |
| Total Votes | 7,190 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pete Drew did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
