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[5] Even though Tennessee was not yet a state, some government was organized to administer the territory. William Blount was appointed as the first official governor of Tennessee, James White became the state's first representative in Congress, and Tennessee's political party history under European Americans was started. The majority party in ...
List of current members United States House from Tennessee, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 9 members: 8 Republicans and 1 Democrat.
2017 Tennessee Senate special election, District 17 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Mark Pody: 5,995 : 51.3 : Democratic: Mary Alice Carfi 5,688 48.7 Total votes 11,683 : 100 : Republican hold
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party’s Statesmen’s Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Its United States Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1866. Tennessee's current senators are Republicans Marsha Blackburn (since 2019) and Bill Hagerty (since 2021). Kenneth McKellar was Tennessee's longest-serving senator (1917–1953).
The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic ...
Tennessee's 31st Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brent Taylor since 2022. [ 2 ] During redistricting in 2022, it was drawn in a more Republican friendly part of Shelby County .
2014 Tennessee Senate special election, District 30 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Sara Kyle: 18,377 : 69.9 : Republican: George Shea Finn 7,044 26.8 Independent: David Vinciarelli 858 3.3 Total votes 26,279 : 100 : Democratic hold