Robert Franklin (Tennessee)
Robert Franklin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. Franklin lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2020.
Franklin was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee.[1]
Franklin was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee.[2] He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Phil Roe (R) on November 4, 2014.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Diana Harshbarger defeated Blair Walsingham, Steve Holder, and Josh Berger in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diana Harshbarger (R) | 74.7 | 228,181 |
 | Blair Walsingham (D)  | 22.5 | 68,617 | |
 | Steve Holder (Independent) | 2.8 | 8,621 | |
| Josh Berger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 305,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Blair Walsingham defeated Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew) and Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blair Walsingham | 52.7 | 6,076 |
 | Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew) | 33.6 | 3,869 | |
| Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew) | 13.6 | 1,572 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 11,520 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Harshbarger | 19.2 | 18,074 |
 | Timothy Hill | 16.7 | 15,731 | |
 | Rusty Crowe | 16.1 | 15,179 | |
 | Josh Gapp | 14.2 | 13,379 | |
| Steve Darden | 12.4 | 11,647 | ||
 | John Clark | 9.4 | 8,826 | |
 | David Hawk | 5.0 | 4,717 | |
 | Nichole Williams | 3.0 | 2,803 | |
 | Jay Adkins | 1.7 | 1,635 | |
| Carter Quillen | 0.9 | 853 | ||
| Richard Baker | 0.3 | 298 | ||
 | Chad Fleenor (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 282 | |
 | Phil Arlinghaus | 0.3 | 274 | |
| Robert Franklin | 0.2 | 229 | ||
| Chuck Miller | 0.2 | 189 | ||
 | Chance Cansler | 0.2 | 147 | |
| Total votes: 94,263 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Williams (R)
- Dan Street (R)
- J. S. Moore (R)
- Todd McKinley (R)
- Dustin Decal (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Phil Roe (R) defeated Alan Bohms (D) and Robert Franklin (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Roe defeated Clint Tribble in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Phil Roe Incumbent |
78.4% | 198,293 | |
| Democratic | Alan Bohms | 15.4% | 39,024 | |
| Independent | Robert Franklin | 6.2% | 15,702 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 253,025 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Phil Roe Incumbent |
82.2% | 35,350 | ||
| Clint Tribble | 17.8% | 7,673 | ||
| Total Votes | 43,023 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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2014
Franklin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1 District. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Phil Roe (R) on November 4, 2014.[3]
Election results
| 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. | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Franklin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives Petitions Filed by Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huffington Post, "Election 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
