Tennessee 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Tennessee 2020 General Election

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Tennessee
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Thursday 6 August 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Thursday 2 April 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Thursday 6 August 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county. In some counties, polls may open as late as 9a in the prevailing time zone.
✓ Thursday 20 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p EST / 8:00a-7:00p CST (1400-0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county. In some counties, polls open at 9a in the prevailing time zone.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	6,375,431	(2.06% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Nashville

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Tennessee State and Local Government

Tennessee 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

2020 Election Calendar from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Nominating petitions filed from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

6 August 2020 Primary returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

6 August 2020 Primary results and results from media sources.

2020 Independent Presidential Candidate Petitions from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

2020 Presidential Candidates from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

2020 November General Election Candidates from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

3 November 2020 returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (9, 5 write-ins)

		Republican	1,852,475	60.66%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (11 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Democratic	1,143,711	37.45%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Independent; (Libertarian)	29,877	0.98%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521
		Independent	10,279	0.34%	Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513
		Independent; (Constitution)	5,365	0.18%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880
		Independent; (Green)	4,545	0.15%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095
		Independent; (Socialist Workers Party)	2,576	0.08%	Alyson Kennedy • for Vice President: Malcolm M. Jarrett
		Independent; (Peace And Freedom)	2,301	0.08%	Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726
		Independent; (Alliance Party)	1,860	0.06%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr. • for Vice President: Darcy G. Richardson • FEC P60016342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,220,189; Dsb $14,208,041

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	762	0.02%	Brian T. Carroll • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)	68	0.00%	Jade Simmons • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	31	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	1	0.00%	President R19 Boddie • Filed as "R19 Boddie". • FEC P00017202
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	0	0.00%	Kasey J. Wells • FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578
Total			3,053,851	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Marsha Blackburn • Previously served in the U.S. House, 2003-2019; first elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Marsha Blackburn* • FEC S8TN00337

Class 2 Open		Republican	Senator Lamar Alexander • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 18 December 2018: "I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (11, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	1,840,926	62.20%	former Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty • FEC S0TN00169; 23 Nov 20; Tot $15,744,133; Dsb $15,150,836

		Democratic	1,040,691	35.16%	Marquita Bradshaw • FEC S0TN00342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,662,910; Dsb $1,517,942

		Independent	16,652	0.56%	Elizabeth D. McLeod • FEC S0TN00227; 30 Sep 20; Tot $9,777; Dsb $9,777
		Independent	10,727	0.36%	Yomi "Fapas" Faparusi, Sr. • FEC S0TN00318; 30 Jun 20; Tot $4,862; Dsb $4,797
		Independent	9,609	0.32%	Steven J. Hooper • FEC S0TN00409
		Independent	9,598	0.32%	Kacey Morgan • Dropped out endorsing Marquita Bradshaw. Remains on the ballot. • FEC S0TN00292
		Independent	8,478	0.29%	Ronnie Henley • FEC S0TN00391
		Independent	7,203	0.24%	Aaron James • FEC S0TN00417
		Independent	6,781	0.23%	Eric William Stansberry • FEC S0TN00425
		Independent	4,872	0.16%	Garland Dean "Dean" Hill, II • FEC S0TN00300; 30 Jun 20; Tot $58; Dsb $58
		Independent; (Your Voice Hard)	4,160	0.14%	Jeffrey Alan Grünau • FEC S0TN00375

		Write-in	64	0.00%	John A. Gentry
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Al Green
Total			2,959,761	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Bill Lee • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (1 Open, 6 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 Open		Republican	Member of Congress David Phillip "Phil" Roe • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 3 January 2020: "After prayerful consideration, I have decided to retire at the end of the 116th Congress."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	228,181	74.71%	Diana Harshbarger • FEC H0TN01118; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,093,709; Dsb $1,860,910

		Democratic	68,617	22.47%	Blair Nicole Walsingham • FEC H0TN01092; 14 Oct 20; Tot $140,209; Dsb $134,995

		Independent	8,621	2.82%	Steve Holder • FEC H0TN01241

		Write-in; (Green)	4	0.00%	Josh Berger
Total			305,423	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Tim Burchett • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Republican	238,907	67.64%	Member of Congress Tim Burchett • FEC H8TN02119; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,340,629; Dsb $855,719

		Democratic	109,684	31.05%	Renee Hoyos • FEC H8TN02176; 31 Dec 20; Tot $815,388; Dsb $819,397

		Independent	4,592	1.30%	Matthew L. Campbell • FEC H0TN02108

		Write-in	7	0.00%	Ronald Cornell, Jr.
		Write-in	7	0.00%	David Dockery
Total			353,197	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	215,571	67.30%	Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • FEC H0TN03254; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,057,453; Dsb $387,211

		Democratic	97,687	30.50%	Meg Gorman • FEC H0TN03452; 23 Nov 20; Tot $86,409; Dsb $76,677

		Independent	5,043	1.57%	Amber L. Hysell • FEC H0TN03460
		Independent	1,990	0.62%	Keith Douglas Sweitzer • FEC H0TN03478

		Write-in	8	0.00%	Scott D. James
Total			320,299	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	223,802	66.67%	Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais • FEC H0TN04195; 23 Nov 20; Tot $331,779; Dsb $388,061

		Democratic	111,908	33.33%	Christopher Jolly Hale • FEC H8TN04107; 23 Nov 20; Tot $287,810; Dsb $282,487
Total			335,710	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 3 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	252,155	99.99%	Member of Congress James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • FEC H2TN05131; 23 Nov 20; Tot $939,744; Dsb $1,304,249

		Write-in	13	0.01%	Natisha Brooks • FEC S0TN00235; 16 Oct 20; Tot $4,767; Dsb $4,323
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Trevor Killian Murphy
		Write-in	0	0.00%	John Miglietta
Total			252,169	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress John W. Rose • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	257,572	73.68%	Member of Congress John W. Rose • FEC H8TN06094; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,580,961; Dsb $897,894

		Democratic	83,852	23.99%	Christopher Martin "Chris" Finley • FEC H8TN06169

		Independent	8,154	2.33%	Christopher Brian Monday • FEC H8TN06078
Total			349,578	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Mark E. Green • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	245,188	69.93%	Member of Congress Mark E. Green • FEC H8TN07076; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,274,789; Dsb $960,165

		Democratic	95,839	27.33%	Kiran Sreepada • FEC H0TN07255; 31 Dec 20; Tot $206,644; Dsb $207,191

		Independent; (Independent American)	7,603	2.17%	Ronald Brown • FEC H0TN07271
		Independent; (Veterans Party of America)	2,005	0.57%	Scott Anthony Vieira, Jr. • FEC H0TN07263; 14 Oct 20; Tot $655; Dsb $1,049
Total			350,635	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress David Kustoff • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	227,216	68.47%	Member of Congress David Kustoff • FEC H2TN07103; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,708,055; Dsb $1,037,171

		Democratic	97,890	29.50%	Erika Stotts-Pearson • FEC H6TN08250; 23 Nov 20; Tot $19,272; Dsb $16,085

		Independent	3,763	1.13%	James L. Hart • FEC H2TN08077; 23 Nov 20; Tot $243; Dsb $271
		Independent	2,984	0.90%	Jon Dillard • FEC H0TN08360
Total			331,853	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	187,905	77.37%	Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • FEC H6TN09068; 23 Nov 20; Tot $605,909; Dsb $454,767

		Republican	48,818	20.10%	Charlotte Bergmann • FEC H8TN09114; 23 Nov 20; Tot $102,390; Dsb $103,832

		Independent	3,962	1.63%	Dennis Jeffrey Clark • FEC H0TN09111; 23 Nov 20; Tot $9,991; Dsb $9,919
		Independent	2,192	0.90%	Bobby Lyons • FEC H0TN09103

		Write-in	3	0.00%	Charles Shappley
Total			242,880	100.00%

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.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Alliance Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• Veterans Party of America: 1 candidate
	• Your Voice Hard: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 28 candidates
	• Non Affiliated: 2 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 15 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.