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The ballots, when tallied, proved a landslide for the GI Non-Partisan League. Scores of veterans were present when Speaker of the state House of Representatives and secretary of the McMinn County election commissioners George Woods was marched into the County Courthouse under the guard of ex-GIs. Speaker Woods had fled after the gun battle. [13]
McMinn County was created in 1819 from Indian lands and was named in honor of Joseph McMinn (1758–1824). [1] McMinn was a militia commander during the Revolutionary War, a member of the territorial legislature, speaker of the state senate, and eventually governor of the state of Tennessee.
District 1 covers much of rural East Tennessee bordering Hamilton County and Georgia. The district includes all of Rhea, Meigs, and McMinn Counties and part of Bradley County. Communities in the district include Dayton, Decatur, Athens, and Cleveland. [2] The district is located within Tennessee's 3rd and 4th congressional districts.
See live updates of Tennessee election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives. ... including county-by-county maps and breakdowns ...
An unexpected challenge in Tennessee's first week of voting involved touchscreens in the state's two largest counties resulted in no recorded irregularities and an unlikely fix: coffee stirrers ...
In the unofficial election results, Cohen won 79% of the vote to Herenton's 21%. It was the first time Herenton, elected to a record five terms as mayor, lost a race for public office. [35] This all but assured Cohen a third term. In the general election, Cohen defeated Republican challenger Charlotte Bergmann, taking 74% of the vote to ...
This election featured two candidates with controversial pasts: former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, who had faced scandals during her tenure, and Mark Green, recently embroiled in his own controversy. Both scandals revolved around affairs. [40] [41] [42] In the general election, Mark Green comfortably won re-election, winning with 59.5% of the ...
Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. Tennessee is one of thirteen states that holds its presidential primaries on Super Tuesday. [1]