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March 31, 2008

The House of Stuart

Stuart James made it official today, and announced that he is, after all, running against Rep. JoAnne Favors in the 29th District of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Both are Democrats, so they'll face each other in the August 7 primary. The winner is likely to easily overcome newcomer Basil Marceaux, Jr., who is so far the only Republican candidate. It's a Democratic district by design.

Eight years ago, Stuart James ran for the House in the 27th (Signal and Lookout Mountains, Riverview), and was defeated by former Rep. Chris Clem. He then went on to chair the Hamilton County Democratic Party.

Four years ago, JoAnne Favors, then a County Commissioner (where Greg Beck sits today, who's now running for Sheriff — try to keep up), mounted a successful campaign against then-incumbent Brenda Turner.

What are Stuart James' chances here? Rep. Favors seems to enjoy support from across her district. This could be an interesting primary.

Wow, with Jim Vincent looking to reclaim his old seat in the 31st, and James challenging Favors, there could be a couple of local House races to watch. The rest? Total snoozers, unless one of those guys in the 30th is serious about taking on Rep. Vince Dean.

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State House Elections | By joe lance | 08:56 PM

Comments

another blog post wherein I need to have those maps up!

Posted by: Josiah at March 31, 2008 11:57 PM

Hmm thats interesting. The August primary maybe more interesting than the general. Theres those two in your area plus the Cochran vs Williams rematch, you have the 9th district battle in Memphis,theres rumors that someone could pop up to challenge Steve McDaniel in the primary in the next 24 hours,you also have the daughter of probably the most legendary Sheriff in the country trying to win the democrat primary to replace Rinks, oh and dont forget Roz Kurita...theres a lot of dems trying to find the Clarksville version of Ned Lamont right now.

Posted by: dan t at April 1, 2008 10:53 AM