TENNESSEE

Your complete directory of Tennessee candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: April 3, 2008
Primary: August 7, 2008

This page was last updated on May 22, 2008

GOVERNOR:

[ Phil Bredesen (D)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Lincoln Davis (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Farmer
Harold Ford Jr. (D) - Ex-Congressman, Democratic Leadership Council Chair & '06 US Sen. Nominee
Marsha Blackburn (R) - Congresswoman
Bill Frist (R) - Ex-US Senate Majority Leader & Surgeon
Zach Wamp (R) - Congressman
Carl "Twofeathers" Whitaker (R) - Native American Indian Movement Chief & '02/'06 Candidate

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2010.

Lamar Alexander (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Clayton (D)
Gary Davis (D)
Ken Eaton (D) - Businessman & '07 Nashville Mayor Candidate
Charles Jackson (D)
Lenny Ladner (D) - Truck Driver & Gun Rights Activist
Mike Padgett (D) - Ex-Knox County Clerk, Ex-Knox County School Board Member & Ex-Restaurant Owner
Bob Tuke (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Attorney & USMC Veteran
Daniel Lewis (Libertarian) - Teacher & Libertarian Activist
Edward Buck (Independent)
Christopher Fenner (Independent)
David Gatchell (Independent) - "None of the Above" Ballot Activist & Frequent Candidate
Ed Lawhorn (Independent) - Businessman & Navy Veteran
Chris Lugo (Independent) - Freelance Journalist, Peace Activist & '06 Green Party Nominee

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Davis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David "Phil" Roe (R) - Johnson City Mayor, Physician, Korean War Veteran & '06 Candidate
Mahmood "Michael" Sabri (R) - Engineer, Businessman & '06 Candidate
Michael Donihe (D) - Municipal Employee & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Rob Russell (D) - Teacher & Musician
Joel Goodman (Independent) - Businessman, Community Activist, Ex-Actor & '06 Candidate
T.K. Owens (Independent)
James Reeves (Independent) - Auto Mechanic & '06 Candidate

District 2:
John "Jimmy" Duncan Jr. (R)*
David Ryan Hancock (D)
Bob Scott (D) - Chemical Engineer, Army Veteran & '04/'06 Candidate

District 3:
Zach Wamp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Teresa Sheppard (R) - Insurance Agent & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Doug Vandagriff (D) - '04/'06 Candidate
Ed Choate (Independent) - Businessman, Religious Right Activist & '06 US Sen. Candidate
Jean Howard-Hill (Independent) - Businesswoman, Pastor, Attorney & '04 Candidate

District 4:
Lincoln Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bert Mason (D)
Kent Greenough (R) - Businessman, Technology Consultant & USMC Veteran
Monty Lankford (R) - Hospital Equipment Company Owner & Community Activist
Don Strong (R) - Respiratory Therapist, Army Veteran & '06 Candidate
James Anthony Gray (Independent)
Kevin Ragsdale (Independent)

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gerard Donovan (R) - Business Consultant & USMC Veteran
Vijay Kumar (R)
Aaron Childress (Independent)
Jon Jackson (Independent)
John Miglietta (Independent)

District 6:
Bart Gordon (D)*
Chris Baker (Independent)

District 7:
Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Leatherwood (R) - Shelby County Register, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Teacher
Randy Morris (D) - '06 Candidate
Jim Tomasik (D) - Iron Worker & Fair (VAT) Tax Activist

District 8:
John Tanner (D)*

District 9: Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
James Gregory (D)
Isaac Richmond (D) - Community Activist
Nikki Tinker (D) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06 Candidate
Joe Towns Jr. (D) - State Rep., Businessman & '06 Candidate
M. LaTroy Williams (D)
Dewey Clark (Independent)
Jake Ford (Independent) - Pharmaceutical Salesman, Brother of Ex-US Rep. Ford & '06 Candidate
Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright (Independent) - FedEd Worker & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Tennessee
Tennessee Democratic Party
Green Party of Tennessee
Libertarian Party of Tennessee
Tennessee Republican Party
Southern Party of Tennessee

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Tennessee Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bradley County News Weekly
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Cleveland Daily Banner
Elizabethton Star
Franklin Review-Appeal
Knoxville News-Sentinel - (Politics Section)
Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News
McMinnville Southern Standard
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis Flyer (Alternative) - (Politics Section)
Morristown Citizen Tribune
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Nashville City Paper (Alternative)
Nashville Digest
Nashville Scene (Alternative)
Nashville Tennessean
The Oak Ridger
Rhea County Herald-News
Rutherford Courier
Sevierville/Gatlinburg Mountain Press
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Sparta Expositor
TNPoliticsBlog.com
Tullahoma.net
VolunteerVoters.com

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