Yesterday marked the qualifying deadline for candidates running in the 2014 election for Governor, state legislature, and the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The candidates in the document below have until April 10 to withdraw.
Several members of the current state legislature are not seeking re-election. In the Senate, these members include Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-Monterey), Sen. Lowe Finney (D-Jackson), and Sen. Douglas Henry (D-Nashville). Sen. Henry, now 87 years of age, is the longest serving legislator in Tennessee history.
The lineup of House members not seeking re-election is longer. Rep. Joshua Evans (R-Greenbrier) is not running again for his House seat, instead opting to challenge incumbent Sen. Jim Summerville in Senate District 25. Rep. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) also is opting to run for the State Senate and has officially entered the race for Senate District 15, currently represented by retiring Sen. Charlotte Burks.
Rep. Joe Carr (R-Lascassas) is not seeking re-election to his House seat in order to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R).
Others opting not to run include Rep. Vince Dean (R-East Ridge), Rep. Richard Floyd (R-Chattanooga), Rep. Barrett Rich (R-Somerville), Rep. Mike Turner (D-Old Hickory), Rep. Eric Watson (R-Cleveland), and Rep. Kent Williams (I-Elizabethton).
We’ve covered who isn’t running, which leaves the question: Who is running?
The spreadsheet below lists all qualifying candidates. Click on the image to enlarge it and see who is running in your area.
(Note: This is an unofficial list as election officials are still processing petitions to determine whether the petition has the required number of valid signatures and whether other qualifying criteria have been met).
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