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October 6, 2008
There are a lot of people running for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
After Bob Tuke edged out his relatively unknown but handily named opponent in the Democratic primary two months ago, many probably settled into the notion that the U.S. Senate race was down to two men: Tuke and, of course, incumbent Senator Lamar Alexander.
However, I took a gander at the sample ballot for my precinct in the upcoming election, and there were more names than I anticipated in this race. (And I try to follow this stuff.) Here is the complete list:
Edward L. Buck
Christopher G. Fenner
Those last two names are listed as independent candidates on the ballot, due to Tennessee's ballot access laws, but each has the nomination of a significant political party. Daniel Lewis is the Libertarian Party candidate; and Chris Lugo, though he originally filed in the Democratic Party's primary along with Bob Tuke, Mike Padgett, and others, later backed out of that bid and instead sought, and won, the endorsement of the Green Party of Tennessee.
David Gatchell isn't really running to serve in Congress. He is a candidate for a principle, namely, None of the Above, or NOTA. I'd like to think that voters can find someone in the above list to vote for, but if not -- well, then, Gatchell's your guy.
I have linked as many Web sites as I could readily find. If you know of a site for either Edward Buck or Christopher Fenner (who, by the way, is also running as an independent for the state Senate, in District 12), please leave a comment below and I will link to their sites as well.
It will be difficult to concentrate on any of the down-ticket elections, but I'll keep trying to remind us all of their existence anyway.
US Senate Elections | By joe lance | 11:33 PM
Comments
Thanks for this list. It has sped up my research and made my decision making much easier!
Andy, Smyrna
Posted by: Andy Horton at October 18, 2008 9:13 AM
hello www.vote-smart.org has a voter guide on me as dose the www.knoxnews.com thank you christopher fenner.
Posted by: christopher fenner at October 21, 2008 2:50 PM
hello www.vote-smart.org has a voter guide on me as dose the www.knoxnews.com thank you christopher fenner.
Posted by: christopher fenner at October 21, 2008 2:51 PM