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Tennessee State Senate elections, 2006

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Elections for the Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

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 1

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Duran Williams: 3,862 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Steve Southerland: 15,859 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Duran Williams: 14,476
Republican Party Steve Southerland: 31,958 Green check mark transparent.png

District 3

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Rusty Crowe: 18,984 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Rusty Crowe: 34,245 Green check mark transparent.png

District 5

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Randy McNally: 17,784 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Randy McNally: 48,574 Green check mark transparent.png

District 7

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Tim Burchett: 11,372 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Tim Burchett: 36,594 Green check mark transparent.png

District 9

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Gary Benefield: 2,097
  • Dewayne Bunch: 10,079 Approveda
  • Lindsay L. Hathcock, Jr.: 5,839

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Dewayne Bunch: 34,414 Green check mark transparent.png

District 11

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Hall: 5,881 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bo Watson: 15,691 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Hall: 22,538
Republican Party Bo Watson: 39,968 Green check mark transparent.png

District 13

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Vince B. Springer: 8,958 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bill Ketron: 11,000 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Vince B. Springer: 22,799
Republican Party Bill Ketron: 31,457 Green check mark transparent.png

District 15

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Charlotte Burks: 20,280 Approveda
  • David L. Gentry: 4,399
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Charlotte Burks: 40,911 Green check mark transparent.png

District 17

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Aubrey T. Givens: 7,136
  • Bob Rochelle: 11,100 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Mae Beavers: 13,591 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Bob Rochelle: 25,427
Republican Party Mae Beavers: 34,525 Green check mark transparent.png

District 19

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Thelma M. Harper: 10,500 Approveda
  • Jesse Frank Tucker: 2,024
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Thelma M. Harper: 31,207 Green check mark transparent.png

District 21

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Douglas Henry: 8,634 Approveda
  • Gary Pennington: 2,145
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Manuel Fonseca: 1,011
  • Bob Krumm: 4,929 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Douglas Henry: 36,834 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bob Krumm: 18,751

District 23

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Mary A. Parker: 4,675 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Bob Barnwell: 699
  • Jeff Ford: 1,663
  • Jack Johnson: 4,623 Approveda
  • Tom Neill: 3,408
  • Andy Ogles: 309
  • Ray "Chip" T. Throckmorton, III: 4,353

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mary A. Parker: 32,109
Republican Party Jack Johnson: 46,722 Green check mark transparent.png

District 25

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Doug Jackson: 16,537 Approveda
  • Travis Wood: 2,861
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Doug Jackson: 36,565 Green check mark transparent.png

District 27

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Lowe Finney: 10,976 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Don McLeary: 13,305 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Lowe Finney: 26,804 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Don McLeary: 26,324

District 29

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Ophelia E. Ford: 15,607 Approveda
  • Stephen Haley: 3,702
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Terry Allen Roland: 3,972 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ophelia E. Ford: 29,965 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Terry Allen Roland: 11,438

District 31

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Ivon L. Faulkner: 7,998 Approveda
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Paul Stanley: 16,917 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ivon L. Faulkner: 21,625
Republican Party Paul Stanley: 36,018 Green check mark transparent.png

District 33

Democratic Party August 3 Democratic primary:
  • Jennings Bernard: 2,529
  • Kathryn I. Bowers: 12,993 Approveda
  • John A. Brown: 2,157
  • Steve Webster: 4,991
Republican Party August 3 GOP primary:
  • Michael G. Floyd: 4,910 Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

'Note Kathryn I. Bowers halted her campaign for Tennessee State Senate after resigning office on September 1, 2006.[2] The Shelby County Democratic Party selected Reginald Tate as a replacement for Bowers on the ballot.[3]

Democratic Party Reginald Tate: 41,157 Green check mark transparent.png


External links

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Qualifications for running for Tennessee Senate
  2. ↑ Nashville Post August 28, 2006
  3. ↑ Former State Senator Bowers says she's moving on


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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