Rick Tyler (Tennessee)

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Rick Tyler

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Birthplace

Miami, Fla.

Profession

Business owner

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Rick Tyler (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Tyler also ran for election for Governor of Tennessee. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Rick Tyler was born in Miami, Florida. Tyler's career experience includes owning Whitewater Grill.

Elections

2022

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Meg Gorman, Rick Tyler, and Thomas Rumba in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	68.4	136,639
		Meg Gorman (D)	30.2	60,334
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.9	1,736
	Submit photo	Thomas Rumba (Independent)	0.6	1,121

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199,830
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Meg Gorman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meg Gorman	100.0	22,208

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,208
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathaniel Doss (D)
• Matt Adams (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Sandy Casey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	79.3	52,073
	Submit photo	Sandy Casey	20.7	13,609

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,682
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack Ferrell (R)
• Kenny Morgan (R)

Governor of Tennessee

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	64.9	1,129,390
		Jason Martin (D)	32.9	572,818
		John Gentry (Independent)	0.9	15,395
		Constance Every (Independent)	0.6	10,277
		Deborah Rouse (Independent)	0.2	3,772
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.1	2,380
		Charles Morgan (Independent)	0.1	1,862
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux (Independent)	0.1	1,568
	Submit photo	Alfred O'Neil (Independent)	0.1	1,216
		Michael Scantland (Independent)	0.0	815
		Lemichael Wilson (L) (Write-in)	0.0	386
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,739,882
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hosie Holomon III (Independent)
• Jake Johns (Independent)
• Wendell Jackson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Jason Martin defeated JB Smiley Jr. and Carnita Atwater in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Martin	39.4	101,552
		JB Smiley Jr.	38.8	100,062
		Carnita Atwater	21.8	56,227

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Casey Nicholson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

Incumbent Bill Lee advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	100.0	494,362

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 494,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Hagerman (R)
• Patricia Anne Morrison (R)
• Curtis Carney (R)

2018

U.S. House

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Danielle Mitchell and Rick Tyler in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	63.7	156,512
		Danielle Mitchell (D)	34.5	84,731
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	1.8	4,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 245,765
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Danielle Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Mitchell	100.0	30,927

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,927
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Jeremy Massengale, William Spurlock Sr., and Harold Shevlin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	79.4	67,830
		Jeremy Massengale	12.0	10,219
	Submit photo	William Spurlock Sr.	6.3	5,359
		Harold Shevlin	2.4	2,055

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,463
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Governor

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Karl Dean defeated Craig Fitzhugh and Mezianne Vale Payne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karl Dean	75.1	279,324
		Craig Fitzhugh	19.4	72,263
		Mezianne Vale Payne	5.4	20,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	36.7	289,699
		Randy Boyd	24.3	191,940
		Diane Black	23.0	181,719
		Beth Harwell	15.3	120,910
		Kay White	0.4	3,181
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux	0.2	1,270

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 788,719
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2016

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) defeated Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles Fleischmann Incumbent	66.4%	176,613
	Democratic	Melody Shekari	28.8%	76,727
	Independent	Rick Tyler	1.9%	5,098
	Independent	Cassandra Mitchell	1.9%	5,075
	Independent	Topher Kersting	0.9%	2,493
Total Votes				266,006
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Melody Shekari	53.9%	8,660
Michael Friedman	33.2%	5,329
George Ryan Love	12.9%	2,070
Total Votes		16,059
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charles Fleischmann Incumbent	83.9%	31,964
Geoffery Suhmer Smith	8.1%	3,076
Allan Levene	8%	3,059
Total Votes		38,099
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2014

Tyler ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee. Rick Tyler (Tennessee) lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Election results

U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lamar Alexander Incumbent	61.9%	850,087
	Democratic	Gordon Ball	31.9%	437,848
	Independent	Ed Gauthier	0.2%	2,314
	Independent	Bartholomew Phillips	0.2%	2,386
	Independent	C. Salekin	0.1%	787
	Independent	Danny Page	0.6%	7,713
	Independent	Eric Schechter	0.1%	1,673
	Constitution	Joe Wilmoth	2.6%	36,088
	Independent	Joshua James	0.4%	5,678
	Independent	Rick Tyler	0.4%	5,759
	Tea Party	Tom Emerson, Jr.	0.8%	11,157
	Green	Martin Pleasant	0.9%	12,570
	Write-in	Erin Kent Magee	0%	5
Total Votes				1,374,065
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Rick Tyler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Rick Tyler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Tyler's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Gun Rights: The 2nd Amendment is clear and unambiguous... the people have the God given right to keep and bear arms! Any attempt by government to infringe upon this right is, in and of itself, a criminal act! Abortion: Life begins at conception and abortion constitutes the unjust taking of a human life. American is under divine judgment for having allowed this wholesale slaughter via the shedding of innocent blood. The United States Constitution: The United States Constitution declares itself to be the supreme law of the land. Public servants take an oath before God and men to obey the Constitution. Violation of this oath casts public servants in the light of oath-breaking criminals who deserve prosecution and punishment. Income Tax: This odious and oppressive tax comes straight from the words of the Communist Manifesto which advocates a heavy, graduated, progressive income tax in its 2nd plank. The income tax is flagrantly unconstitutional and should be resisted along with IRS Gestapo tactics by all who abhor tyranny and cherish the liberties our founding fathers purchased with their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. The Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve was established in 1913 via a secretive criminal conspiracy hatched at Jekyll Island, Georgia. The Fed exists and operates in express violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Fed never has been audited and has amassed $50 trillion in tax free profits since its inception. To the owners and operatives of this criminal syndicate that masquerades as a legitimate steward of the public trust, we borrow the following words from Andy Jackson, “We’re going to rout you vipers out, by God!”	”
—Rick Tyler's campaign website, http://ricktylerforcongress.com/positions-2/

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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)