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Rickey Hobson
Rickey Hobson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee.[1]
Hobson was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee.[2] He was defeated in the Democratic primary.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him. David Kustoff (R) defeated Rickey Hobson (D), and independents Shelia Godwin, James Hart, Adrian Montague, Mark Rawles, and Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeated Gregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David Kustoff |
68.8% | 194,386 | |
| Democratic | Rickey Hobson | 25.1% | 70,925 | |
| Independent | Shelia Godwin | 2.3% | 6,442 | |
| Independent | James Hart | 1.4% | 4,057 | |
| Independent | Adrian Montague | 0.9% | 2,497 | |
| Independent | Mark Rawles | 0.9% | 2,445 | |
| Independent | Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane | 0.7% | 1,981 | |
| Total Votes | 282,733 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rickey Hobson |
54.8% | 7,774 | ||
| Gregory Frye | 45.2% | 6,413 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,187 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Kustoff |
27.4% | 16,889 | ||
| George Flinn Jr. | 23.1% | 14,200 | ||
| Mark Luttrell | 17.7% | 10,878 | ||
| Brian Kelsey | 12.9% | 7,942 | ||
| Brad Greer | 11.1% | 6,819 | ||
| Tom Leatherwood | 4.3% | 2,620 | ||
| Hunter Baker | 1.6% | 1,014 | ||
| Ken Atkins | 0.7% | 410 | ||
| Raymond Honeycutt | 0.4% | 231 | ||
| George Howell | 0.3% | 211 | ||
| David Wharton | 0.2% | 131 | ||
| David Bault | 0.2% | 109 | ||
| David Maldonado | 0.1% | 76 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,530 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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2014
Hobson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th District. He was defeated in the Democratic primary.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wes Bradley |
34.7% | 9,400 | ||
| Rickey Hobson | 33.3% | 9,014 | ||
| Tom Reasons | 20.5% | 5,547 | ||
| Lawrence Pivnick | 11.5% | 3,105 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,066 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives Petitions Filed by Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
