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Tennessee State Senate elections, 2000

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Elections for the Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 30 years old before the general election
  • A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
  • A qualified voter
  • The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
    • Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
    • Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
    • Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
    • Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
    • Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

List of candidates

District 2

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Vance Carrier: 1,801 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Ron Ramsey: 2,706 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Vance Carrier: 14,394
Republican Party Ron Ramsey: 36,105 Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Michael R. Williams: 5,276 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Michael R. Williams: 32,459 Green check mark transparent.png

District 6

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Ben Atchley: 6,795 Approveda
Libertarian Party Libertarian Party candidate:
  • Wade H. Boswell, II Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Ben Atchley: 51,088 Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Wade H. Boswell, II: 6,508

District 8

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jeff D. Boling: 1,451 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bill Clabough: 7,930 Approveda
  • Walter "Sunny" Day: 1,490
  • Hubert Patty: 440
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Tammy Overby Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jeff D. Boling: 14,095
Republican Party Bill Clabough: 41,508 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Tammy Overby: 4,134

District 10

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Ward Crutchfield: 5,526 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Kenneth J. Meyer: 4,161 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Basil Marceaux Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ward Crutchfield: 29,916 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Kenneth J. Meyer: 17,327
Independent Basil Marceaux: 667

District 12

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Lincoln Davis: 9,439 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Ralph G. Deporter: 5,286 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Lincoln Davis: 38,309 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ralph G. Deporter: 21,172

District 14

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jerry W. Cooper: 7,993 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Ron Stoltzfus Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jerry W. Cooper: 33,785 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Ron Stoltzfus: 13,216

District 16

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Larry Trail: 7,298 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Charles David Limbaugh: 1,994
  • Howard Wall: 4,386 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Larry Trail: 38,058 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Howard Wall: 31,573

District 18

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jo Ann Graves: 7,633 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Ferrell Haile: 5,216 Approveda
Libertarian Party Libertarian Party candidate:
  • David C. Myers Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jo Ann Graves: 39,376 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ferrell Haile: 27,456
Libertarian Party David C. Myers: 1,074

District 20

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Joe M. Haynes: 6,333 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joe M. Haynes: 45,134 Green check mark transparent.png

District 22

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Rosalind Kurita: 7,420 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Gary Lynn Ray: 1,820
  • Wallace M. Redd: 2,579 Approveda
  • Roy Wayne White: 756

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Rosalind Kurita: 35,618 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Wallace M. Redd: 21,209

District 24

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Roy Herron: 7,701 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roy Herron: 38,117 Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Rodney S. Curtis: 727
  • Steve Hethcote: 417
  • Doug Jackson: 7,311 Approveda
  • Brett W. Lashlee: 1,279
  • Calvin Moore: 3,298
  • Jerry V. Smith: 4,786
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bonnie R. Butler: 3,103 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Doug Jackson: 32,733 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bonnie R. Butler: 27,112

District 26

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • John S. Wilder, Sr.: 8,005 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bob Shutt: 2,028 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John S. Wilder, Sr.: 31,651 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bob Shutt: 26,265

District 28

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Kyle: 5,569 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Roderick DeBerry: 2,810 Approveda
  • John Vinson: 1,320

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Kyle: 30,169 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Roderick DeBerry: 15,880

District 30

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Steve Cohen: 5,842 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Charles Lewis Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Steve Cohen: 34,490 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Charles Lewis: 7,679

District 32

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Mark Norris: 10,308 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Mark Norris: 62,959 Green check mark transparent.png

External links

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Qualifications for running for Tennessee Senate


Current members of the Tennessee State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Randy McNally
Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari
Senators
District 1
J. Lowe (R)
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Bo Watson (R)
District 12
Ken Yager (R)
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Mark Pody (R)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Sara Kyle (D)
District 31
District 32
Paul Rose (R)
District 33
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (6)


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