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Sara Thompson
Sara Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 9. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 9
Incumbent Steve Southerland defeated Sara Thompson in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Southerland (R) | 82.9 | 39,113 |
 | Sara Thompson (D)  | 17.1 | 8,061 | |
| Total votes: 47,174 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 9
Sara Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Thompson | 100.0 | 1,763 |
| Total votes: 1,763 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 9
Incumbent Steve Southerland advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Southerland | 100.0 | 13,532 |
| Total votes: 13,532 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sara Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thompson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will fight to keep public dollars in public schools. Public schools give every child access to an education. Subsidizing private schools with vouchers or making preferential real estate deals with them undermines our Public Education system.
- Expanding access to Insurance including Medicaid. I believe it is cruel to turn down money that the Federal Government has set aside for Tennesseans to expand Medicaid in Tennessee, especially with 13.9% living below the poverty line and 800,000 Tennesseans (11%) who are without health insurance.
- I will support legislation to protect equal rights for all and fight to keep the rights for which we have already fought.
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See also
2022 Elections
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