Tennessee State Senate elections, 2006

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must be:^[1]

• A U.S. citizen
• 30 years old before the general election
• A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
• A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
• A qualified voter

• The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
  • Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
  • Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
  • Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
  • Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
  • Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

List of candidates

District 1

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Duran Williams: 3,862 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Steve Southerland: 15,859 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Duran Williams: 14,476

Steve Southerland: 31,958

District 3

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Rusty Crowe: 18,984 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Rusty Crowe: 34,245

District 5

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Randy McNally: 17,784 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Randy McNally: 48,574

District 7

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Tim Burchett: 11,372 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Tim Burchett: 36,594

District 9

August 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

August 3 GOP primary:

• Gary Benefield: 2,097
• Dewayne Bunch: 10,079 a
• Lindsay L. Hathcock, Jr.: 5,839

November 7 General election candidates:

Dewayne Bunch: 34,414

District 11

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jim Hall: 5,881 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bo Watson: 15,691 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Hall: 22,538

Bo Watson: 39,968

District 13

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Vince B. Springer: 8,958 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bill Ketron: 11,000 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Vince B. Springer: 22,799

Bill Ketron: 31,457

District 15

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Charlotte Burks: 20,280 a
• David L. Gentry: 4,399

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Charlotte Burks: 40,911

District 17

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Aubrey T. Givens: 7,136
• Bob Rochelle: 11,100 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Mae Beavers: 13,591 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bob Rochelle: 25,427

Mae Beavers: 34,525

District 19

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Thelma M. Harper: 10,500 a
• Jesse Frank Tucker: 2,024

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Thelma M. Harper: 31,207

District 21

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Douglas Henry: 8,634 a
• Gary Pennington: 2,145

August 3 GOP primary:

• Manuel Fonseca: 1,011
• Bob Krumm: 4,929 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Douglas Henry: 36,834

Bob Krumm: 18,751

District 23

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Mary A. Parker: 4,675 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Bob Barnwell: 699
• Jeff Ford: 1,663
• Jack Johnson: 4,623 a
• Tom Neill: 3,408
• Andy Ogles: 309
• Ray "Chip" T. Throckmorton, III: 4,353

November 7 General election candidates:

Mary A. Parker: 32,109

Jack Johnson: 46,722

District 25

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Doug Jackson: 16,537 a
• Travis Wood: 2,861

August 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidates:

Doug Jackson: 36,565

District 27

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Lowe Finney: 10,976 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Don McLeary: 13,305 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Lowe Finney: 26,804

Don McLeary: 26,324

District 29

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Ophelia E. Ford: 15,607 a
• Stephen Haley: 3,702

August 3 GOP primary:

• Terry Allen Roland: 3,972 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ophelia E. Ford: 29,965

Terry Allen Roland: 11,438

District 31

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Ivon L. Faulkner: 7,998 a

August 3 GOP primary:

• Paul Stanley: 16,917 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ivon L. Faulkner: 21,625

Paul Stanley: 36,018

District 33

August 3 Democratic primary:

• Jennings Bernard: 2,529
• Kathryn I. Bowers: 12,993 a
• John A. Brown: 2,157
• Steve Webster: 4,991

August 3 GOP primary:

• Michael G. Floyd: 4,910 a

November 7 General election candidates:

'Note Kathryn I. Bowers halted her campaign for Tennessee State Senate after resigning office on September 1, 2006.^[2] The Shelby County Democratic Party selected Reginald Tate as a replacement for Bowers on the ballot.^[3]

Reginald Tate: 41,157

External links

• Tennessee Secretary of State - 2006 Official Primary Results
• Tennessee Secretary of State - 2006 Official General Election Results

See also

• Tennessee State Senate
• Tennessee State Legislature

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