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Ron McDow
Ron McDow was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 20 of the Tennessee State Senate.
McDow was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee. McDow was one of 33 delegates from Tennessee bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Campaign themes
2016
McDow's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Economy
- Excerpt: "Every option must be explored—from recruiting the right kinds of new businesses to helping our current employers expand their businesses and making sure our streets and neighborhoods are safe."
Culture
- Excerpt: "I believe our community would be well served if we had a theme park again and will work towards that goal as your State Senator."
Community
- Excerpt: "Having practiced family medicine for over 20 years, I know a little bit about caring for the health of others and strongly believe Nashville has the opportunity to lead the state when it comes to better health."
Education
- Excerpt: "We need school choice and local school standards not Federal control and ever changing Federal Standards. Common Core needs to be rejected now."
Elections
2016
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Tennessee State Senate 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 Steven Dickerson defeated Erin Coleman in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 general election.[3][4]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steven Dickerson Incumbent |
56.26% | 52,966 | |
| Democratic | Erin Coleman | 43.74% | 41,172 | |
| Total Votes | 94,138 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Erin Coleman ran unopposed in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Erin Coleman (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Steven Dickerson defeated Ron McDow in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steven Dickerson Incumbent |
59.94% | 5,222 | |
| Republican | Ron McDow | 40.06% | 3,490 | |
| Total Votes | 8,712 | |||
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
McDow was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Tennessee to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election in March and approved by the State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Republican Party in April. Delegates from Tennessee to the national convention were bound for up to four ballots. All Tennessee delegates were bound on the first two ballots. On the third ballot, a presidential candidate needed to receive at least 20 percent of the total vote for his or her delegates to remain bound on the fourth ballot. Delegates were to be unbound after the fourth ballot.
Tennessee primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2016
| Tennessee Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
38.9% | 332,823 | 33 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 211,234 | 16 | |
| Marco Rubio | 21.2% | 181,059 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.6% | 64,855 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 5.3% | 45,258 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 9,548 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,418 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 2,349 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 1,849 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,254 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 717 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 713 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 269 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 257 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 189 | 0 | |
| Totals | 854,792 | 58 | ||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Tennessee had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the district vote in order to be eligible to receive any of a district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates. If the winning candidate in a district won between 20 and 66 percent of the district vote, he or she received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate (if the second place finisher did not meet the 20 percent threshold, all three delegates were allocated to the first place finisher). If no candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, the top three finishers each received one of the district's delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[7][8]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Ron McDow Tennessee Senate. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate District 20
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016
- Tennessee State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ TN GOP, "TNGOP Confirms Final Slate of 2016 Convention Delegates," April 2, 2016
- ↑ Vote Ron McDow, "Issues," accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee State Senate," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
