 
Governor Mike McWherter (D) Bill Haslam (R) Bayron Binkley (I) Brandon Dodds (I) Samuel Duck (I) David Gatchell (I) June Griffin (I) Toni Hall (I) Floyd Knois (I) Boyce McCall (I) Donald McFolin (I) James Reesor (I) Thomas Smith II (I) Carl "Twofeathers" Whitaker (I) Howard Switzer (G) U.S. Congress (District 4) *Lincoln Davis (D) Scott DesJarlais (R) James Gray (I) Paul Curtis (I) Jason Desmond (I) Richard Johnson (I) Gerald York (I) TN State House (District 37) *Bill Harmon (D)
* Elected in August 2010 County General Election County Mayor *Lonnie D. Cleek (D) Kelly Foutch (I) County Clerk Jenny Roberts (R) *Tammy Ann Sholey (D) Kathy Nunley (I) Freddie Harris (I) Register of Deeds *Gayle VanHooser (D) County Trustee *Lucyle Hampton (D) Circuit Court Clerk *Marcia Bess (D) Road Superintendent *Hubert Turkey Hargis (D) Sheriff *David Brent Myers (D) County Commissioners District 1 Wayne Harris (R) Danny Lusk (R) *Michael Brady (D) *David Lockhard (D) *Ralph Rieben (D) County Commissioners District 2 *Kelly Gibbs (D) *Monte Meeks (D) *Carl Prater (D) County Commissioners District 3 Iva M. Russell (R) *David Griswold (D) *Earl Geary, Jr (D). *Charles Rollins (D) County Constable District 1 *Johnny Fults (D) County Constable District 2 *Phillip (Rabbit) Stephens (D) County Constable District 3 *Tim King (D) |
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August 31, 2010
McWherter: Haslam PAC 'attempt to buy the legislature' Bill Haslam has established a political action committee to help provide money to Republican candidates hoping to cement the party's control of the state House and Senate in this fall's elections. (more) (return to main page) Bill Clinton to appear in Nashville Sept. 9 Former Democratic President Bill Clinton is slated to appear Sept. 9 in Nashville --- at an undisclosed location --- to boost the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Mike McWherter. (more) (return to main page) Haslam and McWherter make weird comments on Muslim fire So somebody sets a fire on Muslim property, and Haslam demands that Muslims obey the law. Does he think they started the fire themselves? Dammit, they sure did cause a lot of trouble. All those fire engine sirens were so noisy. (more) (return to main page) WVLT to carry first televised gubernatorial debate, online questions invited KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – East Tennesseans get to play a direct role in the first televised debate between Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (R) and businessman Mike McWherter (D), Sept. 14, 2010, and VOLUNTEER TV will be the first Knoxville news station to bring the two candidates, on the same stage, to voters. (more) (return to main page) August 27, 2010
Debate over debates begins in governor’s race NASHVILLE — The debate over how many gubernatorial debates and forums in which Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Mike McWherter should participate is officially under way. (more) (return to main page) Haslam, GOP draft with Waltrip Waltrip, the NASCAR legend and current Fox Sportscaster, endorsed Haslam, the Republican nominee for governor, Wednesday with a television ad on race week for Bristol. (more) (return to main page) August 18, 2010 Haslam supports switchgrass program The Republican candidate for governor says he supports the state’s effort to make switchgrass a competitive alternative to fossil fuel. The state invested some $70 million three years ago toward research, and a small-scale biorefinery in East Tennessee, to work on turning switchgrass into ethanol. (more) (return to main page) Job creation tops McWherter’s priority list There are no shortage of hot-button issues sparking political debate this election season, but Tennessee Democratic candidate for governor Mike McWherter said none are more important than employment shortages in the state. (more) (return to main page) Haslam: Ad with Ned got a lot of talk Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam said the idea of using former governor Ned McWherter in Haslam's latest gubernatorial campaign ad came up because the campaign wanted to communicate that Tennessee has a great history of leadership. (more) (return to main page) August 16, 2010 Latest Haslam ad ups Bredesen, McWherter Knoxville mayor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam today unveiled a new campaign ad aimed at his general election audience—in other words, not just Republicans—and it hails Tennessee’s two most recent Democratic governors along with the state’s current Republican U.S. Senators as leaders whom Haslam intends to emulate. Here is the ad script, courtesy of the campaign: (more) (return to main page) Tax haven crackdown could be conflict for Haslam Tennessee faces a potential $1 billion budget deficit in 2011, but fighting that fiscal crater by closing tax loopholes may run counter to the business interests of the state's Republican gubernatorial nominee, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. (more) (return to main page)
Haslam campaign backs out of public appearances Nashville, TN – Mike McWherter, Jackson Businessman and Democratic Nominee for Governor, has agreed to 15 joint candidate forums to date for the general election. In a cowardly move, the Haslam campaign is backing out on joint appearances across the state, limiting the opportunity for Tennessee voters to compare the candidates side-by-side. (more) (return to main page) Gibbons claims gubernatorial voters "satisfied" with Haslam on issue of financial transparency We'll have more on Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam's appearance at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn as part of his Monday fly-around "launching" his general election campaign, but am I the only person who found Haslam's use of the adjective "pragmatic" almost jarring after a Republican when "moderate" was a bad word? (more) (return to main page) August 10, 2010 Haslam would cut some off the top Haslam, who won the Republican nomination for governor on Thursday, said Monday the state will probably have "a little less top-heavy government" if he is elected over Democrat Mike McWherter on Nov. 2. (more) (return to main page) Former foes praise Haslam at GOP rally NASHVILLE — Less than a week ago, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bill Haslam’s GOP rivals, Zach Wamp and Ron Ramsey, were attacking the Knoxville mayor’s fitness to carry the party’s hopes in the governor’s race. (more) (return to main page) Republicans watching Davis Democrat Lincoln Davis has just completed a series of town hall meetings in the 4th Congressional District. Always in the crowd was a representative from the Tennessee Republican Party, which is looking for something to use against him. (more) (return to main page) GOP moderate prevails over conservatives yet again NASHVILLE — It’s beginning to sound a little like an old Porter Wagoner tune: another day, another dollar and when daylight comes, Tennessee Republican conservatives lose yet another statewide GOP primary contest. (more) (return to main page) August 6, 2010 It’s Haslam vs. McWherter Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam won the Republican nomination for governor Thursday, dashing the hopes of his more conservative GOP rivals U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville. His primary election victory sets up a Nov. 2 general election matchup between Haslam, 52, and Democratic nominee businessman Mike McWherter, 54, of Jackson. (more) (return to main page) Hargett 'really sick' about election reporting failure The demand for online vote results crashed a state computer system Thursday night, shutting down Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s ability to count and post statewide vote totals and slowed the reporting of election results from Tennessee’s 95 counties. (more) (return to main page) Bill Haslam: 'We're not done' NASHVILLE - Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam won the Republican gubernatorial nomination by a comfortable margin Thursday over two rivals who contended he was not conservative enough for Tennessee tastes. (more) (return to main page) Wamp didn't secede but he did concede Zach Wamp in this concession speech shows himself to be an arrogant, bitter, delusional and narcissistic douchebag. (more) (return to main page) August 5, 2010 Wamp blasts Haslam, predicts he'll win Shelby County Two of the three Republican gubernatorial candidates hop-scotched across Tennessee Wednesday: Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam beginning the final full day of campaigning at a doughnut shop in East Memphis and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga ending it with an ice cream social five miles away. (more) (return to main page) NRA ratings of gubernatorial candidates The National Rifle Association is not specifically endorsing a candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary, but it has rated the candidates. The ratings: (more) (return to main page) Wamp casts Haslam and McWherter as Tweedledum and Tweedledee On election eve, Zach Wamp is sounding alarms against the state income tax and slamming Mike McWherter along with Bill Haslam, claiming “both of them are really running on their daddy’s fumes.” At a noontime stop at a Brentwood café, Wamp said: (more) (return to main page) A lesson in contrast – Anti-Wamp mailer pic versus the original It just so happens that the image used in that mailer is exactly the same as a picture taken by Jackson Baker with The Memphis Flyer in a piece he posted October 26, 2009 titled Wamp Visits Memphis, Disses Rival Haslam. (more) (return to main page) Marceaux has lengthy Criminal Court appearance record Many of the 19 cases involved misdemeanor traffic infractions. Marceaux, 57, was found not guilty by reason of insanity on July 25, 2005, in seven cases involving mostly traffic offenses ranging from driving an unregistered vehicle to failing to have insurance, according to court records. (more) (return to main page) August 4, 2010 Splitting the silly vote: GOPers Ramsey and Wamp out-crazy each other in TN-GOV primary In a three-way Tennessee Republican gubernatorial primary to be held this Thursday, two right-wing candidates have been splitting what Monty Python would call the "silly vote," leaving Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam as the de facto "sensible candidate," and thus making him the frontrunner. (more) (return to main page) Haslam vows consistency in TN governor's race NASHVILLE, Tenn. - State Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey is suggesting that Bill Haslam may be vulnerable in the Thursday's Republican gubernatorial primary because he has not specifically targeted GOP voters. (more) (return to main page) The Lt. Gov. munches pancakes, shoots machine guns NASHVILLE - Whatever you say about Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, you can no longer say that he won't break out of his single-minded quest for the votes of handgun-carry permit holders and tea partiers. No matter how late. (more) (return to main page)
Wamp: Haslam’s family, big-money donors pushed for state income tax NASHVILLE – Zach Wamp, Republican candidate for governor, sounded the alarm again today on the likelihood that Bill Haslam would ultimately call for a new state income tax if elected, noting that those who led the last push for the income tax now serve on Haslam’s leadership team and have contributed tens-of-thousands of dollars to his campaign for governor. (more) (return to main page)
Basil Marceaux pleaded guilty to vandalism, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia; Usually innocent by reason of insanity Letters of need for involuntary committal were issued, but it isn't clear that he was ever actually placed in a psychiatric hospital. In some ways, his scofflaw's disregard for vehicle registration and insurance laws makes him more Tea Party than any of the other candidates. He's thumbing his nose at Big Government. (more) (return to main page) August 3, 2010
If Haslam wins, expect to hear plenty more about Pilot Oil Bill Haslam has a double-digit lead by almost every measure in the Aug. 5 Republican primary for governor. The lone Democratic candidate, Mike McWherter, has already been making steady jabs at Haslam, as though the general election is already between the two of them. (more) (return to main page) Wamp accuses Haslam family of secret tax plot The award-winning Pith in the Wind hereby presents the Zach Wamp Interview in which the high-spirited congressman unveils his latest line of attack against Bill Haslam—he’s a puppet candidate for his daddy Big Jim and his big brother Jimmy, and they are scheming to impose the dreaded state income tax on Tennessee! Hooboy, here we go: (more) (return to main page) When silence isn’t golden: What the Haslam’s didn’t say Mayor Bill Haslam might think he and his family are in the clear when it comes to the issue of a state income tax because they never specifically said, “We think Tennessee needs an income tax,” but unfortunately for them, in this case, their silence isn’t golden. (more) (return to main page) Celebrities travel with Haslam, Wamp; 'gimmickry' says Ramsey CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Bill Haslam and Zach Wamp are drawing on the help of some prominent friends as they hit the trail for the last days of the Republican gubernatorial campaign in Tennessee. (more) (return to main page) McWherter rallies local Democrats at 'Muster on the Mount' ROCKY MOUNT — Mike McWherter, a Jackson businessman, promised to kick off his general election campaign at Pardner’s Barbecue in Piney Flats the day after Republicans pick their nominee on Aug. 5. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey of Blountville are vying for the GOP nomination. (more) (return to main page) Today's TN political claims to fame: Zach, Ron and Basil One suspects the big three are consulting with consultants, running a tracking poll and otherwise trying to decide how to react. Do they go negative on Marceaux? Ignore him? Laugh him off? Or boldly come out against golf-fringed flags? (more) (return to main page) August 2, 2010 Candidate Marceaux on Jimmy Kimmel tonight The 57-year-old perennial candidate is scheduled to be a guest on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” a late-night talk show. He said today in a telephone interview from his Kimmel-provided room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel that he realizes the host will be poking fun at him. (more) (return to main page) Wamp: Haslam mailer makes him look foreign, ugly NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Zach Wamp is denouncing rival Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam's latest mail piece, saying Haslam doctored his image and used what he calls Middle Eastern imagery. (more) (return to main page)
Wamp says "ruthless" Haslam clan may have planted Wall Street Journal attack “The Haslams are nice people if they get their way. That’s the way it is with the very rich and very powerful in America,” he said, adding that the reality was, “They’re ruthless.” (more) (return to main page) Open governor’s seat creates Republican ruckus NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s first open contest for governor in eight years has become a multimillion-dollar slugfest among the three top Republicans vying in Thursday’s primary election. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp have slammed each other’s records on taxes and spending and fought over their conservative credentials, broken pledges and business dealings. (more) (return to main page)
Campaign finance figures in 2010 governor campaign Tom Humphrey with the final breakdown in the gubernatorial fundraising season (more) (return to main page) Haslam adds a personal $1 million to campaign fund The Knoxville mayor's report filed late Thursday shows he had poured $1 million into his campaign from the beginning of the month through Monday. He previously injected $400,000 into his effort in June. (more) (return to main page)
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