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Tennessee State Senate elections, 2004

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Elections for the Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

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 5 Democratic primary:
  • William H. "John" McKamey: 3,950 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Ron Ramsey: 7,285 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party William H. "John" McKamey: 22,867
Republican Party Ron Ramsey: 43,560 Green check mark transparent.png

District 4

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Mike Williams: 9,062 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Republican Party Mike Williams: 45,160 Green check mark transparent.png

District 6

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Cindy McGill: 3,940 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Jamie Hagood: 12,658 Approveda
  • Billy J. Stokes: 5,087

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Cindy McGill: 21,809
Republican Party Jamie Hagood: 59,367 Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Linda Jo Dees: 1,540 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Bill Clabough: 6,267
  • Raymond Finney: 6,836 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Jimmy "Jim" Melton Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Linda Jo Dees: 20,356
Republican Party Raymond Finney: 48,200 Green check mark transparent.png
Independent Jimmy "Jim" Melton: 3,316

District 10

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Ward Crutchfield: 9,933 Approveda
  • Walt "Combat" Ward: 1,659
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Basil J. Marceaux: 3,282 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ward Crutchfield: 44,256 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Basil J. Marceaux: 17,635

District 12

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Tommy Kilby: 12,171 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Jerry Sharp: 7,732 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Tommy Kilby: 35,624 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jerry Sharp: 29,864

District 14

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Jerry W. Cooper: 9,992 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jerry W. Cooper: 47,178 Green check mark transparent.png

District 16

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Larry Trail: 6,566 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Jim Tracy: 3,678 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Larry Trail: 34,675
Republican Party Jim Tracy: 37,125 Green check mark transparent.png

District 18

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Jo Ann Graves: 5,955 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Diane Black: 7,100 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jo Ann Graves: 39,894
Republican Party Diane Black: 42,496 Green check mark transparent.png

District 20

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Mary L. Earle: 1,611
  • Joe M. Haynes: 4,220 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joe M. Haynes: 57,503 Green check mark transparent.png

District 22

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Rosalind Kurita: 4,985 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Brenda Radford: 3,083 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Rosalind Kurita: 36,806 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Brenda Radford: 27,909

District 24

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Roy Herron: 9,246 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Dennis J. Doster: 2,266 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roy Herron: 45,335 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dennis J. Doster: 24,400

District 26

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • John S. Wilder, Sr.: 6,122 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Ron Stallings: 4,502 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John S. Wilder, Sr.: 37,211 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ron Stallings: 29,784

District 28

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Kyle: 4,660 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Kyle: 40,765 Green check mark transparent.png

District 30

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Steve Cohen: 7,055 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Johnny Hatcher, Jr.: 5,471 Approveda
Independent Independent candidate:
  • Mary Taylor Shelby Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Steve Cohen: 42,254 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Johnny Hatcher, Jr.: 14,736
Independent Mary Taylor Shelby: 5,887

District 32

Democratic Party August 5 Democratic primary:
  • Pete Parker: 2,791 Approveda
Republican Party August 5 GOP primary:
  • Mark Norris: 5,924 Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Pete Parker: 21,814
Republican Party Mark Norris: 47,779 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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