Monthly Archive: March 2016

Jason Zachary spent a year and a half challenging Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. in the Republican primary August 2014. A year later he won a special election for State Representative District 14. He...

Richard “Bud” Armstrong survived a challenge from Knoxville litigator Nathan Rowell to hold onto his seat. Rowell who was/is not a politician unlike the Law Director. Armstrong who retired as a TVA bureaucrat, went...

Second District Jennifer Owen garnered 5,027 votes or 65.82% to Grant Standefer‘s 2,610 votes or 34.18% Standefer is actually too good a guy to get tainted with a four year sentence on the school...

Knox County Commission races. First District Democrat Evelyn Gill (who has not filed either of two required financial disclosures) beat Rick Staples. Gill will now face Republican Michael Covington on August 4, 2016. Second...

The Knox County Election Commission website reports 100% of 85 precincts reporting John Whitead 19,443 or 44.29% to Ballard/Weaver 19,396% or 44.19% and Andrew Graybeal 5,057 or 11.52%

In Loudon County, I am told that Incumbent Mike Campbell received 65% of the votes in his re-election effort. he was challenged by Larry R. Brown.

Yesterday Marco Rubio came to Knoxville. 1,800 people checked in with their eventbright online registration. It was a grest campaign rally. Today is the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary. All polling locations will be open...