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February 24, 2006
Recent Ballot Preview Updates
Here are some changes that I've recently made on the site's supplemental pages:
Chattanooga: Listed the four candidates who qualified for the May 2 special election to replace former Council member Yusuf Hakeem.
Hamilton County: Moved any former "potential" candidates who did not qualify to the "inactive" bucket for each position. Note, the 4th District qualifying period has been extended due to former Commissioner William Cotton's departure. Also note: the General Sessions Judge and School Board positions are non-partisan, so their qualifying deadline is April 6.
TN House: Added William James "CoolJim" Boyd as an active candidate in District 58; Joshua Evans in District 66; Cindy McGill in District 14; Pete Drew (so he went back to Knoxville) in District 15; several candidates for Jere Hargrove's District 42 seat; and several candidates in District 96, where Paul Stanley is leaving to run for the State Senate. Removed Joe Towns, Jr. as a potential candidate in District 84, since he has entered the race for U.S. House of Representatives in District 9. Same for Henri Brooks in District 92, as she is apparently running for the Shelby County Commission, and for David Davis, District 6, as he is running for Congressman Bill Jenkins' District 1 seat. Realized that I seriously need to update the info for District 22, since that special election was well over a month ago. I'm assuming that Eric Watson will run for re-election.
TN Senate: Added Paul Stanley as an active candidate in District 31, and several who have picked up papers in District 33. I guess I should update Bob Krumm to "declared" status, eh?
US House: Added Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable as a declared candidate in District 1; Tom Kovach as a declared candidate in District 5; Jeff Greer and Bill Morrison as declared, and Mike Heidingsfield as potential, in District 7; and just go scroll down the huge lists for District 9.
US Senate: Added Chattanooga attorney and perennial candidate (for something or other) John Wolfe as a potential. There are questions as to whether he'd challenge Ford and Kurita in the Dem primary or run as an Indy. Either way, it's possible he'll pick up at least a local Green Party endorsement.
TN Governor: This is also the page where any ballot initiatives or referenda are listed. As such, I have indicated that the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage (or whatever it would really do) will be a ballot choice this November 7. I'm also preparing an all-out assault on this ill-advised measure. More to come on that.
Here's the thing: I am well aware that these pages need some serious renovation in terms of layout and style. They're sitting on a half-finished CSS file. It's also glaringly obvious that I'm way behind on gathering data about some of these elections, particularly for the 116 General Assembly seats. I'm a busy person, so thanks for your patience. I welcome your comments and e-mails. You can help to make this site a valuable resource by sending me information and suggestions.
Elections | By joe lance | 12:35 PM