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2014 Tennessee House Of Representatives Election
The 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. Republicans maintained their supermajority in the state house, gaining 2 seats. Results summary Close races See also * 2014 Tennessee elections * 2014 Tennessee Senate election References {{2014 United States elections Tennessee House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ... Tennessee House of Representatives election elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee House Of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consist of 99 members elected for two-year terms. In every even-numbered year, elections for state representative are conducted simultaneously with the elections for U.S. Representative and other offices; the primary election being held on the first Thursday in August. Seats which become vacant through death or resignation are filled by the county commission (or metropolitan county council) of the home county of the member vacating the seat; if more than a year remains in the term a special election is held for the balance of the term. Districts Members are elected from single-member districts. The districts are traditionally numbered consecutively from east to west and north to south across the state; however, in recent redistricting this conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam won re-election to a second term with over 70% of the vote. Haslam, who was first elected over Mike McWherter in 2010, defeated the Democratic candidate Charles Brown in a landslide, carrying every county in the state. Recently, this was the best performance in a Tennessee gubernatorial election since Buford Ellington's victory in 1966. As of , this was the last time a Republican candidate has won Davidson and Shelby counties in a statewide election. Republican primary Candidates Declared * Mark "Coonrippy" Brown * Bill Haslam, incumbent Governor * Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate * Donald McFolin, Independent candidate for Governor in 2010 Declined * John Jay Hooker, political gadfly and Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 and 1998 (running as an independent) Results Democratic primary Candidates Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tennessee Elections
Tennessee state elections in 2014 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 7, 2014. There were also four constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 4 ballot. United States Congress Senate Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%. Results August 7, 2014, Primary Results House of Representatives Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts. Results Source: Gubernatorial Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Write-in
A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be possible to win an election by winning a sufficient number of such write-in votes, which count equally as if the person was formally listed on the ballot. Writing in a name that is not already on the election ballot is considered a practice of the United States. However, some other jurisdictions have allowed this practice. In the United States, there are variations in laws governing write-in candidates, depending on the office (federal or local) and whether the election is a primary election or the general election; general practice is an empty field close by annotated to explain its purpose on the ballot if it applies. In five U.S. states there are no elections to which it can apply, under their present laws. Election laws are enacted by each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Democratic Party
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tennessee Democratic Party began alongside President Andrew Jackson's populist philosophy of Jacksonian democracy in the mid-1820s. From the late 19th-century until the 1960s, the party largely supported the use of the Jim Crow system. The party started shifting away from Democratic conservatism towards accepting more aspects of modern liberalism during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal era. Following the 1960s, the party began moving towards supporting civil rights for all, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, and condition. Tennessee delegation of the Democratic National Committee The delegation of each state to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) consists of the highest-ranking elected male and female persons within the state's Democratic Party. In 2018 these were Mary Manci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermajority
A supermajority, supra-majority, qualified majority, or special majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fundamental rights of a minority, but they can also hamper efforts to respond to problems and encourage corrupt compromises in the times action is taken. Changes to constitutions, especially those with entrenched clauses, commonly require supermajority support in a legislature. Parliamentary procedure requires that any action of a deliberative assembly that may alter the rights of a minority have a supermajority requirement, such as a two-thirds vote. Related concepts regarding alternatives to the majority vote requirement include a majority of the entire membership and a majority of the fixed membership. A supermajority can also be specified based on the entire membership or f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tennessee Senate Election
The 2014 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 18 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee Senate, Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Governor, 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee, U.S. Senate, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, U.S. House, and 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election, State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2014. Republican Party (United States), Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their Senate Supermajority#Common supermajorities, Supermajority. Retirements Three incumbents (3 Democratic Party (United States), Democrats) did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents are: # Tennessee's 15th Senate district, District 15: Charlotte Burks retired. # Tennessee's 21st Senate district, District 21: Douglas Henry retired. # Tennessee's 27th Senate district, District 27: Lowe Finney retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
