Tennessee State Senate elections, 2000

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:

• 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

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Vance Carrier: 1,801 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Ron Ramsey: 2,706 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Vance Carrier: 14,394

Ron Ramsey: 36,105

District 4

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Michael R. Williams: 5,276 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Michael R. Williams: 32,459

District 6

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Ben Atchley: 6,795 a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Wade H. Boswell, II a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ben Atchley: 51,088

Wade H. Boswell, II: 6,508

District 8

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jeff D. Boling: 1,451 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bill Clabough: 7,930 a
• Walter "Sunny" Day: 1,490
• Hubert Patty: 440

Independent candidate:

• Tammy Overby a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jeff D. Boling: 14,095

Bill Clabough: 41,508

Tammy Overby: 4,134

District 10

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Ward Crutchfield: 5,526 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Kenneth J. Meyer: 4,161 a

Independent candidate:

• Basil Marceaux a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ward Crutchfield: 29,916

Kenneth J. Meyer: 17,327

Basil Marceaux: 667

District 12

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Lincoln Davis: 9,439 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Ralph G. Deporter: 5,286 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Lincoln Davis: 38,309

Ralph G. Deporter: 21,172

District 14

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jerry W. Cooper: 7,993 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Ron Stoltzfus a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jerry W. Cooper: 33,785

Ron Stoltzfus: 13,216

District 16

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Larry Trail: 7,298 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Charles David Limbaugh: 1,994
• Howard Wall: 4,386 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Larry Trail: 38,058

Howard Wall: 31,573

District 18

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jo Ann Graves: 7,633 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Ferrell Haile: 5,216 a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• David C. Myers a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jo Ann Graves: 39,376

Ferrell Haile: 27,456

David C. Myers: 1,074

District 20

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Joe M. Haynes: 6,333 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Joe M. Haynes: 45,134

District 22

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Rosalind Kurita: 7,420 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Gary Lynn Ray: 1,820
• Wallace M. Redd: 2,579 a
• Roy Wayne White: 756

November 7 General election candidates:

Rosalind Kurita: 35,618

Wallace M. Redd: 21,209

District 24

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Roy Herron: 7,701 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Roy Herron: 38,117

District 25

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Rodney S. Curtis: 727
• Steve Hethcote: 417
• Doug Jackson: 7,311 a
• Brett W. Lashlee: 1,279
• Calvin Moore: 3,298
• Jerry V. Smith: 4,786

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bonnie R. Butler: 3,103 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Doug Jackson: 32,733

Bonnie R. Butler: 27,112

District 26

August 3 Democratic primary:

• John S. Wilder, Sr.: 8,005 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bob Shutt: 2,028 a

November 7 General election candidates:

John S. Wilder, Sr.: 31,651

Bob Shutt: 26,265

District 28

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jim Kyle: 5,569 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Roderick DeBerry: 2,810 a
• John Vinson: 1,320

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Kyle: 30,169

Roderick DeBerry: 15,880

District 30

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Steve Cohen: 5,842 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Charles Lewis a

November 7 General election candidates:

Steve Cohen: 34,490

Charles Lewis: 7,679

District 32

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Mark Norris: 10,308 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mark Norris: 62,959

External links

• Tennessee Secretary of State - 2000 Official Primary Results
• Tennessee Secretary of State - 2000 Official General Election Results

See also

• Tennessee State Senate
• Tennessee State Legislature

Footnotes

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Current members of the Tennessee State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy McNally

Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari

Senators

District 1

J. Lowe (R)

District 2

Tom Hatcher (R)

District 3

Rusty Crowe (R)

District 4

Bobby Harshbarger (R)

District 5

Randy McNally (R)

District 6

Becky Massey (R)

District 7

Richard Briggs (R)

District 8

Jessie Seal (R)

District 9

Steve Southerland (R)

District 10

Todd Gardenhire (R)

District 11

Bo Watson (R)

District 12

Ken Yager (R)

District 13

Dawn White (R)

District 14

Shane Reeves (R)

District 15

Paul Bailey (R)

District 16

Janice Bowling (R)

District 17

Mark Pody (R)

District 18

Ferrell Haile (R)

District 19

Charlane Oliver (D)

District 20

Heidi Campbell (D)

District 21

Jeff Yarbro (D)

District 22

Bill Powers (R)

District 23

Kerry Roberts (R)

District 24

John Stevens (R)

District 25

Ed Jackson (R)

District 26

Page Walley (R)

District 27

Jack Johnson (R)

District 28

Joey Hensley (R)

District 29

Raumesh Akbari (D)

District 30

Sara Kyle (D)

District 31

Brent Taylor (R)

District 32

Paul Rose (R)

District 33

London Lamar (D)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (6)

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