Tennessee Senate Candidates for Senator, TN Election Race 2012

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Tennessee Candidates for Congress

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State Primary on August 2, 2012

Tennessee Senator Election Race

Heritage Foundation Scorecard for Tennessee Candidates

TN 7 Rep. Marsha Blackburn R 83%
TN 3 Rep. Chuck Fleischmann R 80%
TN TN Sen. Bob Corker R 77%
TN 4 Rep. Scott DesJarlais R 76%
TN 2 Rep. John Duncan Jr. R 73%
TN 8 Rep. Stephen Fincher R 70%
TN 6 Rep. Diane Black R 67%
TN 1 Rep. Phil Roe R 67%
TN TN Sen. Lamar Alexander R 63%
TN 5 Rep. Jim Cooper D 31%
TN 9 Rep. Steve Cohen D 15%
Rep. Marsha BlackburnTN 83%
Rep. Chuck FleischmannTN 80%
Rep. Scott DesJarlaisTN 76%
Rep. John Duncan Jr.TN 73%
Rep. Stephen FincherTN 70%

Larry Crim (D)
Beverly Marrero (D)
Grover Cleveland Mullins Jr. (D)
Bob Corker (R)
James Durkan (R)
Zachary Scott Poskevich (R)
Brenda Lenard (R)

US Senator Bob Corker, has money, last election he defeated 2 more conservative opponents. Corker is known to be moderate and not in favor with social conservatives, and has drawn conservative Repblican challengers James Durkan and Zachary Scott Poskevich.

Tennessee Candidates for US Congress from TN

District 1:
Alan Woodruff (D)
Phil Roe (R)

District 2:
John Duncan Jr. (R)
Greg Samples (Libertarian)

District 3:
Bill Taylor (D)
Carl Whitaker (D)
Chuck Fleischmann (R)
Ron Bhalla (R)
Jean Howard Hill (R)
Scottie Mayfield (R)
Weston Wamp (R)

District 4:
Eric Stewart (D)
Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5:
Jim Cooper (D)

District 6:
Diane Black (R)

District 7:
Marsha Blackburn (R)
Jack Arnold (Independent)

District 8:
 Stephen Fincher (R)

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)
Tomeka Hart (D)



History of Tennessee. Information that every Tennessee Election Candidates for US Senate Should Know:

In 1795, a territorial census revealed a sufficient population for statehood. A referendum showed a three-to-one majority in favor of joining the Union. Governor Blount called for a constitutional convention to meet in Knoxville, where delegates from all the counties drew up a model state constitution and democratic bill of rights.

The voters chose Sevier as governor. The newly elected legislature voted for Blount and William Cocke as Senators, and Andrew Jackson as Representative.

Tennessee leaders thereby converted the territory into a new state, with organized government and constitution, before applying to Congress for admission. Since the Southwest Territory was the first Federal territory to present itself for admission to the Union, there was some uncertainty about how to proceed, and Congress was divided on the issue.

Nonetheless, in a close vote on June 1, 1796, Congress approved the admission of Tennessee as the sixteenth state of the Union. They drew its borders by extending the northern and southern borders of North Carolina, with a few deviations, to the Mississippi River, Tennessee's western boundary.