Tennessee General Assembly Primary Results

 

While there were 115 Tennessee General Assembly seats open for Thursday’s primary, most went uncontested.  In fact, there was just a fractional 36 primaries yielding some surprising results.

In the Senate, all of the incumbents won their primary bid.

In the House, Representatives Micah Van Huss and Matthew Hill both lost their primaries.  Coupled with Representative Timothy Hill leaving the House to run in the U.S. House District 1 Republican primary, which he also lost, the representation of the northeast corner of the state will undergo dramatic changes.

Eddie Mannis, the candidate for District 18 that did not vote for President Trump in the March Presidential Preference Primary and supported Democrat Karl Dean in the 2018 gubernatorial race and had to be vouched for to run in the Republican primary, bested Gina Oster by about 100 votes.

District 71 incumbent David “Coach” Byrd overcame the accusations against him to hold on to the seat once again, even in a three-way battle, with 59 percent of the vote.  Byrd will go on to be the representative for the district, as there is no Democrat qualified for the election.

District 92 incumbent Rick Tillis, who in 2019 was allegedly behind the @CHBMole Twitter account, lost the three-way contest.

Democrat Rick Staples in District 15 came in a distant third to his two opponents.

Below are the results of the Republican and Democrat primaries for the state House and Senate, as of publication time.  The most up-to-date and complete results can be found on the Tennessee Secretary of State website.

TENNESSEE SENATE

District 2
Republican Primary
Art Swann – Incumbent

District 4
Republican Primary
Jon C. Lundberg – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Amber Riddle

District 6
Republican Primary
Becky Duncan Massey – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Sam Brown – 4,300 / 36%
Jane George – 7,493 / 64%

District 8
Republican Primary
Frank S. Niceley – Incumbent

District 10
Republican Primary
Todd Gardenhire – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Glenn Scruggs

District 12
Republican Primary
Ken Yager – Incumbent

District 14
Shane Reeves – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Chase Clemons

District 16
Republican Primary
Janice Bowling – incumbent

Democratic Primary
Sheila Younglove

District 18
Republican Primary
Ferrell Haile – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
John A. Gentry

District 20
Steven Reid Dickerson – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Kimi Abernathy – 8,780 / 52%
Heidi Campbell – 8,129 / 48%

District 22
Republican Primary
Doug Englen – 7,468 / 47%
Bill Powers – Incumbent 8,337 / 53%

Democratic Primary
Ronnie L. Glynn

District 24
Republican Primary
Casey L. Hood – 8,264 / 39%
John D. Stevens – Incumbent 13,059 / 61%

Independent Candidate
Yahweh Yahweh

District 26 – Incumbent Dolores Gresham not running.
Republican Primary
Jai Templeton – 11,543 / 47%
Page Walley – 13,076 / 53%

Democratic Primary
Civil Miller-Watkins

District 28
Republican Primary
Joey Hensley – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
James Gray

District 30
Democratic Primary
Marion Latroy A-Williams Jr. – 3,980 / 28%
Sara P. Kyle – Incumbent – 10,173 / 72%

District 32
Republican Primary
Paul W. Rose – Incumbent – 17,288 / 76%
Scott Throckmorton – 5,339 / 24%

Democratic Primary
Julie Byrd Ashworth

TENNESSEE HOUSE

District 1
Republican Primary
John K. Crawford – Incumbent

District 2
Republican Primary
Bud Hulsey – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Arvil Love Jr.

District 3 – Incumbent Timothy Hill not running. Candidate for U.S. House District 1.
Republican Primary
Scotty Campbell – 6,375 / 74%
Neal Kerney – 2,299 / 27%

District 4
Republican Primary
Robert (Bob) Acuff – 1,865 / 21%
John B. Holsclaw Jr. – Incumbent – 5,682 / 83%
Tim Lingerfelt – 1,516 / 17%

Democratic Primary
Bobby Patrick Harrell

District 5
Republican Primary
David B. Hawk – Incumbent

District 6
Republican Primary
Tim Hicks – 5,411 / 58%
Micah Van Huss – Incumbent – 3,994 / 42%

Democratic Primary
Brad Batt

District 7
Republican Primary
Rebecca Kefauver Alexander – 5,078 / 63%
Matthew Hill – Incumbent – 2,970 / 37%

District 8
Republican Primary
Jerome F. Moon – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Jay Clark

District 9
Republican Primary
Gary W. Hicks Jr. – Incumbent

District 10
Republican Primary
Rick Eldridge – Incumbent

District 11
Republican Primary
Jeremy Faison – Incumbent

District 12
Republican Primary
Dale Carr – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Bennett Lapides

District 13
Republican Primary
Elaine Davis

Democratic Primary
Gloria Johnson – Incumbent

District 14
Republican Primary
Jason Zachary – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Justin Davis

District 15
Democratic Primary
Sam McKenzie – 2,013 / 40%
Matthew Park – 1989 / 39%
Rick Staples – Incumbent 1,091 / 21%

Independent Candidate
Troy B. Jones

District 16 – Incumbent Bill Dunn not running.
Republican Primary
Patti Lou Bounds – 3,263 / 42%
Michele Carringer – 4,509 / 58%

Democratic Primary
Elizabeth Rowland

District 17
Republican Primary
Andrew Ellis Farmer – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Delynn McCash

District 18
Republican Primary – Incumbent Martin Daniel not running.
Eddie Mannis – 3,466 / 51%
Gina Oster – 3,367 / 49%

Democratic Primary
Virginia Couch

District 19
Republican Primary
Dave Wright – Incumbent

District 20
Republican Primary
Bob Ramsey – Incumbent – 4,876 / 68%
Bryan Richey – 2,275 / 32%

Democratic Primary
Susan Sneed

District 21
Republican Primary
Lowell Russell – Incumbent

District 22
Republican Primary
Dan Howell – Incumbent

District 23
Republican Primary
Mark Cochran – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
David G. E. Fankhauser

District 24
Republican Primary
Mark Hall – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Daniel Jones

District 25
Republican Primary
Cameron Sexton – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Robyn Deck

District 26
Republican Primary
Robin T. Smith – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Joan Farrell

District 27
Republican Primary
Patsy Hazlewood – Incumbent

District 28
Democratic Primary
Yusuf A. Hakeem – Incumbent

District 29
Republican Primary
Mike Carter – Incumbent

District 30
Republican Primary
Esther Helton – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Joseph Udeaja

District 31
Republican Primary
Ron Travis – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Dean Sparks

District 32
Republican Primary
Kent Calfee – Incumbent – 6,035 / 66%
Mike Hooks – 3,170 / 34%

District 33
Republican Primary
John D. Ragan – Incumbent

District 34
Republican Primary
Tim Rudd – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Mary R. Vaughn

District 35
Republican Primary
Jerry Sexton – Incumbent

District 36
Republican Primary
Dennis Powers – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
CJ Mitchell

District 37
Republican Primary
Charlie Baum – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Mariah N. Phillips

District 38
Republican Primary
Kelly T. Keisling – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Carol Abney

District 39
Republican Primary
Iris Rudder – Incumbent

District 40
Republican Primary
Terri Lynn Weaver – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
Paddy Sizemore

District 41
Democratic Primary
John Mark Windle – Incumbent

District 42
Republican Primary
Dennis C. Bynum – 2,448 / 30%
Ryan Williams – Incumbent – 5,772 / 70%

District 43
Republican Primary
Jerry Lowery – 2,189 / 27%
Bobby Robinson – 2052 / 25%
Paul Sherrell – Incumbent – 3,870 / 48%

Independent Candidate
Luke Cameron

District 44
Republican Primary
William Lamberth – Incumbent

District 45
Republican Primary
Johnny Garrett – Incumbent

District 46
Republican Primary
Clark Boyd – Incumbent

District 47
Republican Primary
Rush Bricken – Incumbent – 5,511 / 67%
Ronnie E. Holden – 2,658 / 33%

District 48
Republican Primary
Bryan Terry – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Matt Ferry

District 49
Republican Primary
Mike Sparks – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Brandon Thomas

District 50
Democratic Primary
Bo Mitchell – Incumbent

District 51
Democratic Primary
Bill Beck – Incumbent

District 52
Republican Primary
Donna Tees

Democratic Primary
Mike Stewart – Incumbent – 3,318 / 59%
James C. Turner II – 2,263 / 41%

District 53
Democratic Primary
Jason L. Powell – Incumbent

District 54
Democratic Primary
Terry Clayton – 4,016 / 42%
Vincent Dixie – Incumbent – 5,546 / 58%

District 55
Democratic Primary
John Ray Clemmons – Incumbent

District 56
Republican Primary
Diane Michel Canada

Democratic Primary
Bob Freeman – Incumbent

District 57
Republican Primary
Susan Lynn – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
Tom Sottek

District 58
Democratic Primary
Harold M. Love – Incumbent

District 59
Democratic Primary
Jason Potts – Incumbent

District 60
Democratic Primary
Darren Jernigan – Incumbent – 3,199 / 66%
Grant Thomas Medeiros – 1,636 / 34%

District 61
Republican Primary
Brandon Ogles – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Sam Bledsoe

District 62
Republican Primary
Pat Marsh – Incumbent

District 63
Republican Primary
Glen Casada – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Elizabeth Madeira

Independent Candidate
Bradley Fiscus

District 64
Republican Primary
Scott E. Cepicky – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
James Campbell

District 65
Republican Primary
Sam Whitson – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Jennifer Foley

District 66
Republican Primary
Sabi “Doc” Kumar – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Jarvus M. Turnley

District 67
Republican Primary
John Dawson

Democratic Primary
Jason Hodges – Incumbent

District 68
Republican Primary
Curtis Johnson – Incumbent

District 69
Republican Primary
Michael G. Curcio – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Eddie Johnson

District 70
Republican Primary
Clay Doggett – Incumbent

District 71
Republican Primary
David “Coach” Byrd – Incumbent – 5,474 / 59%
Austin Carroll – 1,907 / 21%
Garry Welch – 1,859 / 20%

District 72
Republican Primary
Kirk Haston – Incumbent – 6,870 / 69%
Gordon Wildridge – 3,061 / 31%

District 73
Republican Primary
Chris Todd – Incumbent

District 74
Republican Primary
Jay D. Reedy – Incumbent

District 75
Republican Primary
Bruce Griffey – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
James Hart

District 76 – Incumbent Andy Holt not running.
Republican Primary
Tandy Darby – 2,818 / 38%
Dennis J. Doster – 1,211 / 16%

David Hawks – 158 / 2%

John McMahan – 1,673 / 23%
Keith Priestley – 1,564 / 21%

 

Independent Candidate
Jeffery T. Washburn

District 77
Republican Primary
Rusty Grills – Incumbent

District 78
Republican Primary
James Ebb Gupton Jr. – 2,097 / 28%
Mary Littleton – Incumbent – 5,420 / 72%

Democratic Primary
Holly Spann

District 79
Republican Primary
Curtis Halford – Incumbent – 5,484 / 84%
Christine Warrington – 1,076 / 16%

District 80
Democratic Primary
Johnny W. Shaw – Incumbent

District 81
Republican Primary
Debra F. Moody – Incumbent

District 82
Republican Primary
Chris Hurt – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Andrea Bond-Johnson

District 83
Republican Primary
Mark White – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Jerri Green

District 84
Democratic Primary
Dominique Primer – 2,571 / 38%
Joe Towns Jr. – Incumbent – 4,223 / 62%

District 85
Democratic Primary
Jesse Chism – Incumbent – 6,411 / 82%
Alvin Crook – 1,432 / 18%

District 86
Republican Primary
Rob White

Democratic Primary
Barbara Cooper – Incumbent – 3,790 / 66%
Austin A. Crowder – 138 / 2%
Dominique Frost – 1,471 / 26%
Joan Wooten-Lewis – 310 / 5%

District 87
Democratic Primary
Karen Camper – Incumbent

District 88
Democratic Primary
Larry J. Miller – Incumbent – 4,334 / 83%
Orrden W. Williams Jr. – 885 / 17%

District 89
Republican Primary
Justin Lafferty – Incumbent

Independent Candidate
Greg Mills

District 90 – John J. DeBerry Jr. – Incumbent
Democratic Primary
Torrey C. Harris – 3,780 / 57%
Anya Parker – 1,130 / 17%
Catrina Smith – 1,689 / 26%

District 91
London Lamar – Incumbent

District 92
Republican Primary

Vincent Cuevas – 1,152 / 14%
Rick Tillis – Incumbent – 3,304 / 39%
Todd Warner – 3,989 / 47%

 

District 93
Democratic Primary
G. A. Hardaway – Incumbent

District 94
Republican Primary
Ron M. Gant – Incumbent

District 95
Republican Primary
William Kevin Vaughn – Incumbent

Democratic Primary
Lynnette P. Williams

District 96
Republican Primary
Patricia “Patti” Possel

Democratic Primary
Dwayne Thompson – Incumbent

District 97 – Incumbent Jim Coley not running.
Republican Primary
John Gillespie – 3,611 / 78%
Brandon S. Weise – 1,001 / 22%

Democratic Primary
Allan Creasy – 659 / 14%
Ruby Powell-Dennis – 1,236 / 26%
Gabby Salinas – 2442 / 51%
Clifford Stockton III – 430 / 9%

District 98
Democratic Primary
Antonio Parkinson – Incumbent – 4,256 / 86%
Charles A. Thompson – 720 / 14%

District 99
Republican Primary
Tom Leatherwood – Incumbent – 5,237 / 67%
Lee Mills – 2,599 / 33%

Laura Baigert is a senior reporter at The Tennessee Star.

 

 

 

 

 

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