Martin, Ogles secure nominations; Incumbents upset in House races
By KATE COIL
TML Communications Specialist
Tennesseans went to the polls in August primary elections to decide leadership in the state General Assembly, partisan races for Congressional seats, and Democratic and Independent nominations for governor.
Incumbent Bill Lee was the only Republican on the ballot for governor. Lee will face off against Democrat Dr. Jason Martin in November . Martin fended off fellow challengers Carnita Atwater and sitting Memphis Councilman J.B. Smiley, both of Memphis, with Martin taking 40% of the vote.
A slate of independent candidates for governor are also on the ballot, including Constance Every, John Gentry, Basil Marceaux, Charles Van Morgan, Alfred O’Neil, Deborah Rouse, Michael Scantland, and Rick Tyler.
Tennesseans also set general election challenges for the state’s nine congressional districts. Perhaps the most contested of these is the U.S. House District 5 Republican Primary where Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles triumphed from a field of nine candidates that included former Tennessee Speaker of the House Beth Harwell and retired Brig. Gen. Kurt Winstead. Ogles face off against Democrat and Tennessee State Sen. Heidi Campbell, who was unopposed in her primary. The U.S. House District 5 seat for Tennessee was previously held by U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, who announced he would not seek re-election following redistricting.
For the Tennessee State Senate, there were 17 races overall, but five were completely uncontested and another six had no primary contestants. As a result, only six races had primaries where candidates needed to be set for the November general election.
Five incumbent candidates will definitely be returning to the Senate as their race has no opposition in either August or November: Bo Watson, R-Hixson, Paul Bailey, R-Sparta; Mark Pody, R-Lebanon; Kerry Roberts, R-Springfield; and Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis.
At least three new faces will join the Senate in January with no incumbents running for seats in Districts 1, 18, and 31.
While all 99 house districts had seats on the ballot, 42 of those races were completely uncontested and another 26 races had no challenger for the August primary. As a result, only 30 races had at least one party primary with a contestant in August. There will also be at least a dozen new faces in the House in January with no incumbents running in races for Districts 13, 18, 24, 26, 32, 35, 52, 59, 61, 63, 67, 69, 71, 75, and 79.
However, biggest news out of the Tennessee State House races may have been the loss of two incumbents in their respective primaries.
Incumbent Republican State Rep. Bob Ramsey lost his District 20 seat to primary challenger Bryan Richey with Richey garnering 3,802 votes to Ramsey's 2,061. With no Democrat challenger in November, Richey will take the House District 20 seat.
Another Republican incumbent, State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver of District 40, lost her primary race to challenger Michael Hale by Hale's 6,473 votes to Weaver's 4,403. Hale will go on to face Democrat Tom Cook in November.
Read below for results of the primary elections for Tennessee governor, Tennessee congressional districts, Tennessee State Senate, and Tennessee State House.
Tennessee Governor and Federal Races Results
Tennessee Governor
Democrat
| Carnita Atwater | 56,061 |
| Jason Martin | 101,221 |
| J.B. Smiley | 99,753 |
Republican
| Bill Lee | 494,195 |
*Independent candidates Constance Every, John Gentry, Basil Marceaux, Charles Van Morgan, Alfred O'Neil, Deborah Rouse, Michael Scantland, and Rick Tyler will also be on the ballot in November.
U.S. House District 2
Democrat
| Mark Harmon | 24,871 |
Republican
| Tim Burchett (i) | 56,869 |
US House District 4
Democrat
| Wayne Steele | 11,166 |
| Arnold White | 5,991 |
Republican
| Scott DesJarlais (i) | 60,690 |
*Independent candidates Clyde Benson, Tharon Chandler, David Jones, Joseph Mayger, and Mike Winton will also be on the ballot in November.
US House District 6
Democrat
| Randal Cooper | 17,071 |
| Clay Faircloth | 5,798 |
Republican
| John Rose (i) | 57,115 |
US House District 8
Democrat
| Tim McDonald | 9,186 |
| Lynette Williams | 15,816 |
Republican
| David Kustoff (i) | 69,575 |
| Danny Ray Bridger Jr. | 4,233 |
| Gary Clouse | 2,296 |
| Bob Hendry | 6,996 |
*Independent candidates James Hart and Ronnie Henley will also be on the ballot in November.
U.S. House District 1
Democrat
| Cameron Parsons | 6,099 |
Republican
| Diana Harshabrger (i) | 43,754 |
*Independent candidates Richard Barker and Ahmed Makron will also be on the ballot in November.
U.S. House District 3
Democrat
| Meg Gorman | 22,194 |
Republican
| Sandy Casey | 13,603 |
| Chuck Fleischmann (i) | 52,060 |
*Independent candidates Thomas Rumba and Rick Tyler will also be on the ballot in November.
US House District 5
Democrat
| Heidi Campbell | 30,711 |
Republican
| Natisha Brooks | 1,740 |
| Beth Harwell | 14,998 |
| Andy Ogles | 21,298 |
| Kurt Winstead | 12,709 |
| Geni Batchelor | 1,016 |
| Tres Wittum | 397 |
| Stewart Parks | 585 |
| Timothy Bruce Lee | 843 |
| Jeff Beierlein | 4,086 |
*Independent candidates Derrick Brantley, Daniel Cooper, and Rick Shannon will also be on the ballot in November.
US House District 7
Democrat
| Odessa Kelly | 24,654 |
Republican
| Mark Green | 48,924 |
US House District 9
Democrat
| Steve Cohen (i) | 62,008 |
| M. Latroy Alexandria-Williams | 8,441 |
Republican
| Leo AwGoWhat | 999 |
| Charlotte Bergmann | 10,378 |
| Brown Dudley | 8,757 |
*Independent candidates Dennis Clark, Paul Cook, and George Finn will also be on the ballot in November.
Tennessee State Senate Results
TN Senate Dist. 1
Democrat
| Patricia Waters | 2,003 |
Republican
| Mark Hall | 8,549 |
| J. Adam Lowe | 9,647 |
TN Senate Dist. 3
Democrat
| Kate Craig | 2,479 |
Republican
| Rusty Crowe (i) | 16,039 |
TN Sen. Dist. 5
Republican
| Randy McNally (i) | 12,964 |
| Earle Grest | 2,515 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 7
Democrat
| Bryan Langan | 7,390 |
Republican
| Richard Briggs (i) | 8,574 |
| Kent A. Morrell | 4,395 |
TN Sen. Dist. 9
Democrat
| Sara Thompson | 1,763 |
Republican
| Steve Southerland (i) | 13,527 |
TN Sen. Dist. 11
Republican
| Bo Watson (i) | 17,262 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 13
Democrat
| Kelly Northcutt | 5,149 |
Republican
| Dawn White (i) | 11,080 |
TN Sen. Dist. 15
Republican
| Paul Bailey (i) | 20,777 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 17
Republican
| Mark Pody (i) | 13,147 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 18
Democrat
| Barry Barlow | 445 |
| Jerry Maynard | 5,060 |
| Charlane Oliver | 5,665 |
| Rossi Turner | 329 |
| Ludye N. Wallace | 1,476 |
Republican
| Pime Hernandez | 1,027 |
TN Sen. Dist 21
Democrat
| Jeff Yarbro (i) | 11,343 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
**Independent candidates Rueben Dockery will also be on the ballot in November.
TN Sen. Dist. 23
Republican
| Kerry Roberts (i) | 18,733 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 25
Republican
| Ed Jackson (i) | 17,260 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Ronnie Henley will also be on the ballot in November.
TN Sen. Dist. 27
Republican
| Jack Johnson (i) | 12,470 |
| Gary Humble | 11,683 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN Sen. Dist. 29
Democrat
| Raumesh Akbari (i) | 21,558 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN Sen. District 31
Democrat
| Ruby Powell-Dennis | 12,204 |
Republican
| Brent Taylor | 24,850 |
TN Sen. Dist. 33
Democrat
| London Lamar (i) | 12,634 |
| Rhonnie Brewer | 2,637 |
| Marion Latroy-Alexandria-Williams, Jr. | 3,158 |
Republican
| Frederick D. Tappan | 2,587 |
*Independent candidate Hastina D. Robinson will also be on the ballot in November.
Tennessee State House Results
TN House Dist. 1
Republican
| John Crawford (i) | 1,824 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 2
Republican
| Bud Husley (i) | 2,986 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 3
Republican
| Scotty Campbell (i) | 5,758 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 4
Republican
| John Holsclaw Jr. (I) | 5,362 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 5
Republican
| David Hawk (i) | 3,197 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 6
Republican
| Tim Hicks (i) | 3,980 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Joel Goodman will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 7
Republican
| Rebecca Alexander (i) | 3,895 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 8
Democrat
| Dylan D. Kelley | 1,191 |
Republican
| Jerome Moon (i) | 4,330 |
TN House Dist. 9
Republican
| Gary Hicks(i) | 5,904 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 10
Republican
| Rick Eldridge (i) | 3,203 |
| Donel Shelton | 1,085 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 11
Republican
| Jeremy Faison (i) | 6,508 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 12
Republican
| Dale Carr (i) | 2,028 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Larry Linton will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 13
Democrat
| Jeffrey Young Crum | 1,499 |
Republican
|
Gabriel Fancher |
1,363 |
| Robert Stevens | 2,062 |
TN House Dist. 14
Democrat
| Amanda Collins | 3,204 |
Republican
| Jason Zachary (i) | 6,361 |
TN House Dist. 15
Democrat
| Sam McKenzie (i) | 3,104 |
Republican
| Pete Drew | 1,047 |
TN House Dist. 16
Republican
| Michele Carringer (i) | 4,574 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 17
Republican
| Andrew Farmer (i) | 2,604 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 18
Democrat
| Gregory B. Kaplan | 3,776 |
Republican
| Elaine Davis | 3,528 |
| Janet Testerman | 2,785 |
TN House Dist. 19
Democrat
| Zeke Streetman | 1,447 |
Republican
| Dave Wright (i) | 4,261 |
*Independent candidate Mary Ann Rochat will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 20
Republican
| Bob Ramsey (i) | 2,061 |
| Bryan Richey | 3,802 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 21
Republican
| Lowell Russell (i) | 6,787 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 22
Republican
| Dan Howell (i) | 5,996 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 23
Republican
| Mark Cochran (i) | 5,812 |
TN House Dist. 24
Republican
| Israel David Farless | 783 |
| Kevin D. Raper | 2,170 |
| Rex Wagner | 730 |
| Troy Weathers | 1,924 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 25
Democrat
| Anne Ferrell Quillen | 1,211 |
Republican
| Cameron Sexton (i) | 7,893 |
TN House Dist. 26
Democrat
| Allison Gorman | 3,088 |
| Tim Roberts | 488 |
Republican
| Greg Martin | 6,881 |
TN House Dist. 27
Republican
| Patsy Hazlewood (i) | 6,718 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Michael H. Potter will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 28
Democrat
| Yusuf Hakeem (i) | 4,977 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 29
Republican
| Greg Vital (i) | 6,039 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 30
Republican
|
Esther Helton (i) |
4,643 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 31
Democrat
| David Brown | 950 |
Republican
| Ron Travis | 7,795 |
TN House Dist. 32
Democrat
| Jan Hahn | 1,602 |
Republican
| Keaton Bowman | 1,643 |
| Randy Childs | 803 |
| Monty Fritts | 3,069 |
| Donnie Hall | 1,325 |
| Teresa Kirkman | 2,256 |
TN House Dist. 33
Democrat
| James “Mike” Brewer | 427 |
| Jim Dodson | 1,915 |
Republican
| John Ragan (i) | 4,401 |
TN House Dist. 34
Democrat
| Laura Bohling | 1,862 |
Republican
| Tim Rudd (i) | 3,240 |
TN House Dist. 35
Republican
| Deanne DeWitt | 1,683 |
| Joe Kirkpatrick | 1,327 |
| William Slater | 3,351 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 36
Republican
|
Dennis Powers (i) |
8,929 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 37
Democrat
| Bill Levine | 1,584 |
Republican
| Charlie Baum (i) | 3,658 |
TN House Dist. 38
Republican
|
Kelly Keisling (i) |
9,730 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 39
Democrat
| Bruce Manuel | 2,147 |
Republican
| Iris Rudder (i) | 6,922 |
TN House Dist. 40
Democrat
| Tom Cook | 1,464 |
Republican
| Terri Lynn Weaver (i) | 4,542 |
| Michael Hale | 6,696 |
TN House Dist. 41
Republican
| Ed Butler | 4,118 |
| Bradley Hayes | 1,172 |
| Michael C. Swisher | 2,417 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate and incumbent John Windle will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 42
Republican
|
Ryan Williams (i) |
4,926 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 43
Democrat
| Cheryl Womack Uselton | 1,540 |
Republican
| Paul Sherrell (i) | 4,636 |
| Bobby Robinson | 4,563 |
TN House Dist. 44
Democrat
| Kesa Fowler | 1,008 |
Republican
| William Lambeth (i) | 4,363 |
TN House Dist. 45
Republican
|
Johnny Garrett (i) |
3,867 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 46
Republican
|
Clark Boyd (i) |
5,934 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 47
Republican
| Rush Bricken (i) | 7,115 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Veronica Owens will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 48
Democrat
| Matt Ferry | 1,910 |
Republican
| Bryan Terry (i) | 4,606 |
TN House Dist. 49
Democrat
| Morgan Woodberry | 1,253 |
Republican
| Mike Sparks (i) | 2,080 |
TN House Dist. 50
Democrat
| Bo Mitchell (i) | 3,634 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 51
Democrat
| Bill Beck (i) | 5,558 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 52
Democrat
| Justin Jones | 1,931 |
| Delishia Porterfield | 1,690 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 53
Democrat
| Jason Powell (i) | 3,344 |
Republican
|
Dia Hart |
1,057 |
TN House Dist. 54
Democrat
| Vincent Dixie (i) | 5,848 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 55
Democrat
| John Ray Clemmons (i) | 2,569 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 56
Democrat
| Bob Freeman (i) | 5,816 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 57
Republican
| Susan Lynn (i) | 5,603 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 58
Democrat
| Harold M. Love, Jr. | 3,557 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 59
Democrat
| Caleb Hemmer | 5,246 |
Republican
| Michelle Foreman | 3,428 |
| Wyatt Rampy | 2,096 |
TN House Dist. 60
Democrat
| Darren Jernigan (i) | 3,850 |
Republican
| Christopher Huff | 2,010 |
TN House Dist. 61
Democrat
| Steven Cervantes | 2,421 |
Republican
| Bob Ravener | 3,238 |
| Gino Bulso | 5,162 |
TN House Dist. 62
Republican
| Pat Marsh (i) | 6,209 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 63
Democrat
| Kisha Davis | 2,215 |
Republican
| Laurie Cardoza-Moore | 2,943 |
| Jack McCalmon | 3,122 |
| James Sloan | 967 |
TN House Dist. 64
Democrat
| Jameson Manor | 1,876 |
Republican
| Scott Cepicky (i) | 4,732 |
| Jason Gilliam | 3,943 |
TN House Dist. 65
Republican
| Sam Whitson (i) | 6,794 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 66
Republican
| Sabi “Doc” Kumar (i) | 5,864 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 67
Democrat
| Ronnie Glynn | 1,758 |
Republican
| John Dawson | 830 |
| Tommy Vallejos Sr. | 1,433 |
TN House Dist. 68
Republican
| Curtis Johnson (i) | 5,368 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Monica Meeks will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 69
Democrat
| Candie Hedge | 942 |
| Val Sloan | 772 |
Republican
| Jody Barrett | 3,291 |
| Jeff Eby | 1,663 |
| Brian Johnson | 2,823 |
| Angela Redden | 512 |
*Independent candidate Leonard "Lenny" Ladner will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 70
Republican
| Clay Doggett (i) | 8,621 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 71
Democrat
| David Carson II | 1,200 |
Republican
| Kip Capley | 3,588 |
| Jason Rich | 3,441 |
| Mitchell Skelton | 1,957 |
| Bill White | 1,689 |
TN House Dist. 72
Republican
| Kirk Haston (i) | 7,888 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 73
Democrat
| Erica Coleman | 1,995 |
Republican
| Chris Todd (i) | 6,467 |
TN House Dist. 74
Republican
| Jay Reedy (i) | 8,135 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 75
Republican
| Jeff Burkhart | 981 |
| Kent Griffey | 527 |
| Deanna McLaughlin | 910 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 76
Republican
| Tandy Darby (i) | 6,459 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidates James Hart and Kevin WEst will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 77
Republican
| Rusty Grills (i) | 7,487 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 78
Democrat
| Krystle James | 1,605 |
Republican
| Mary Littleton (i) | 5,195 |
TN House Dist.79
Democrat
| Thomas Jefferson | 902 |
Republican
| Brock Martin | 4,083 |
| Gordon Wildridge | 3,175 |
TN House Dist. 80
Democrat
| Johnny Shaw (i) | 4,427 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 81
Republican
| Debra Moody (i) | 5,127 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
**Independent candidate Nicholas Sawall will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 82
Republican
| Chris Hurt (i) | 5,512 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 83
Republican
| Mark White (i) | 8,637 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 84
Democrat
| Joe Townes (i) | 4,001 |
| Brandon Price | 1,134 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 85
Democrat
| Jesse Chism (i) | 8,273 |
| Phyllis Parks | 1,916 |
TN House Dist. 86
Democrat
| Barbara Cooper (i) | 5,232 |
| Will Richardson | 1,395 |
*Independent candidate Michael Porter will also be on the ballot in November.
TN House Dist. 87
Democrat
| Karen Camper (i) | 5,560 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 88
Democrat
| Larry Miller (i) | 5,608 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 89
Democrat
| M.D. Dotson | 2,265 |
Republican
| Justin Lafferty (i) | 4,354 |
TN House Dist. 90
Democrat
| Gloria Johnson (i) | 3,690 |
Republican
| David “Pozy” Poczobut | 2,001 |
TN House Dist. 91
Democrat
| Torrey Harris (i) | 4,621 |
| Barbara Farmer - Tolbert | 3,276 |
TN House Dist. 92
Democrat
| Angela Hughes | 1,647 |
Republican
| Todd Warner (i) | 4,049 |
| Jeff Ford | 1,335 |
| Matt Fitterer | 2,058 |
TN House Dist. 93
Democrat
| G.A. Hardaway (i) | 5,136 |
TN House Dist. 94
Republican
| Ron Gant (i) | 6,753 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 95
Democrat
| Patricia Causey | 2,834 |
Republican
| Kevin Vaughan (i) | 8,479 |
TN House Dist. 96
Democrat
| Dwayne Thompson (i) | 6,672 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 97
Democrat
| Toniko S. Harris | 2,855 |
| Houston Wolf | 2,834 |
Republican
| John Gillespie (i) | 7,895 |
TN House Dist. 98
Democrat
| Antonio Parkinson (i) | 5,431 |
*No Republican candidate qualified
TN House Dist. 99
Republican
| Tom Leatherwood (i) | 6,526 |
| Lee Mills | 2,565 |
*No Democrat candidate qualified