The Green Papers: Tennessee 2007 Off Year Election |
Tennessee
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Lamar Alexander First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors | |||||
Democratic | Governor Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. Open Chair - At term limit |
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110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined); 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined) | |||||
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Republican | Congressman David Davis First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Zach Wamp Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 8 October 2007: May run for Governor in 2010. |
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Democratic | Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Marsha Blackburn First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman John S. Tanner Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |