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August 5, 2009
2009 Special Election Dates Set in Shelbyville and Shelby County
Shelbyville, Fayetteville, Eagleville
A special election will be held in Tennessee House of Representatives District 62, which includes Bedford County and parts of Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, to replace Rep. Curt Cobb, who resigned to take a position in the Bedford County courts system.
The general election is Tuesday, October 13, and primary elections will be held on August 27. To get the point across about how close these elections are, I'll point out that early voting begins this coming Friday, August 7.
The candidates are:
Democratic Party: Ty Cobb, brother of former Rep. Curt Cobb
Republican Party: Pat Marsh, Bobby Scott
Big Shelby
Special elections have been paired together to replace former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton and former state Senator Paul Stanley in District 31. The latter resigned following a sex-and-blackmail scandal.
These elections will be held the same week as the House election above, but on Thursday, October 15. Steve Ross wondered this morning whether the October 15 date represents a primary or the general election. I'm trying to find that out. Either way, it seems that a separate election will need to be held, either before or after that date, to complete the cycle in the Senate District 31 race.
Two GOP House members (Reps. Brian Kelsey and Steve McManus) and the chair of the Shelby County School Board (David Pickler) have declared in the Senate race. I'm not aware of any Democratic or independent/third party candidates at this time.
There are a number of candidates running in the Memphis mayoral special election. Current Shelby County Mayor A.C. Wharton appears to have the momentum at this point, but I'm basing that on very cursory glances at the race.
Elections , State House Elections , State Senate Elections | By joe lance | 12:13 PM
Comments
I think Lawler would be the best choice out of that current crop IF he treats it seriously. Oh and Joe you missed one special election. Thats for Chester County Sheriff. The 7 year incumbent Mark Davidson(R) passed away from a brain tumor a few weeks ago. He was only 45....very sad story....he left two young kids behind. They havent set any dates yet or even named an interim Sheriff. Also the new TNGOP spokesman John Newman is going to keep his seat on the Madison County Commission for now from what I understand.
Posted by: dan at August 5, 2009 4:46 PM