Английская Википедия:2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Шаблон:ForШаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsTN The 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the general election including the 2012 U.S. presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker won a second term in a landslide, carrying all but two counties in the state.
Corker narrowly flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County, home to Nashville, which had not voted Republican on the presidential level since 1988. He faced Democratic nominee Mark E. Clayton[1] as well as several third-party candidates and several independents in this election.
Corker easily won the Republican primary with 85% of the vote, and Clayton won the Democratic nomination with 30% of the vote, despite raising no money and having a website that was four years out of date.[2] The next day Tennessee's Democratic Party disavowed the candidate over his active role in the Public Advocate of the United States, which they described as a "known hate group". They blamed his victory among candidates for whom the TNDP provided little forums to become known on the fact that his name appeared first on the ballot, and said they would do nothing to help his campaign, urging Democrats to vote for "the write-in candidate of their choice" in November.[3] One of the Democratic candidates, Larry Crim, filed a petition seeking to offer the voters a new primary in which to select a Democratic nominee among the remaining candidates the party had affirmed as bona fide and as a preliminary motion sought a temporary restraining order against certification of the results, but after a judge denied the temporary order Crim withdrew his petition.[4]
Background
The incumbent in the race, former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker, was elected in 2006 with 50.7% of the vote in a win against U.S. representative Harold Ford, Jr.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Fred R. Anderson
- Mark Twain Clemens, unemployed
- Bob Corker, incumbent U.S. Senator
- James Durkan, businessman
- Brenda Lenard, businesswoman & doctoral student
- Zach Poskevich, technology consultant
Publicly Speculated, but Declined
- Hank Williams, Jr., country music entertainer
Polling
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker |
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Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 400 | ±4.9% | 38% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 43% | — | 19% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker |
Marsha Blackburn |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 400 | ±4.9% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 50% | 30% | — | 20% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker |
Hank Williams, Jr. |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 400 | ±4.9% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 66% | 13% | — | 21% |
Results
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mark E. Clayton, Vice President of the nonprofit organization Public Advocate of the United States and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008
- Larry Crim, nonprofit executive
- Gary Gene Davis
- Dave Hancock
- Park Overall, actress
- Thomas K. Owens
- Benjamin Roberts
Results
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General election
Candidates
- Bob Corker (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Mark E. Clayton (Democratic)[5]
- Shaun Crowell (Libertarian)
- Martin Pleasant (Green)[6][7]
- Kermit Steck (Constitution)[7][8]
- David Gatchell (independent)
- James Higdon (independent)
- Michel Joseph Long (independent)
- Troy Stephen Scoggin (independent)
- Jacob Maurer (Write-In)[9]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 1, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[12] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 2, 2012 |
| Real Clear Politics[13] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 5, 2012 |
Polling
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Mark Clayton (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues and Answers Network Inc. | October 16–21, 2011 | 609 | ±4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59% | 21% | 4% | 15% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Phil Bredesen (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | 41% | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 46% | — | 12% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Jim Cooper (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 50% | 32% | — | 22% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Harold Ford, Jr. (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 55% | 32% | — | 14% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Bart Gordon (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 52% | 29% | — | 19% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Al Gore (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53% | 38% | — | 9% |
| Poll source | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small | Bob Corker (R) |
Tim McGraw (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | February 9–13, 2011 | 500 | ±4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 50% | 28% | — | 22% |
Results
Despite the TN Democratic Party encouraging write-in voting, the general election only saw 0.05% cast write-in votes. Clayton significantly underperformed compared to Barack Obama, running for re-election to the Presidency on the same day. He got about 9% and 254,827 votes fewer than the President. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box total Шаблон:Election box hold with party link no swing Шаблон:Election box end
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Cannon (Largest city: Woodbury)
- Crockett (Largest city: Bells)
- DeKalb (Largest city: Smithville)
- Dickson (Largest city: Dickson)
- Franklin (Largest city: Winchester)
- Giles (Largest city: Pulaski)
- Henry (Largest city: Paris)
- Hickman (Largest city: Centerville)
- Lewis (Largest city: Hohenwald)
- Marion (Largest city: Jasper)
- Marshall (Largest city: Lewisburg)
- Warren (Largest city: McMinnville)
- White (Largest city: Sparta)
- Benton (largest municipality: Camden)
- Clay (largest municipality: Celina)
- Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont)
- Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly)
- Lake (largest municipality: Tiptonville)
- Lauderdale (largest municipality: Ripley)
- Overton (largest municipality: Livingston)
- Perry (largest municipality: Linden)
- Smith (largest municipality: Carthage)
- Stewart (largest municipality: Dover)
- Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville)
- Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer)
- Houston (largest city: Erin)
- Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro)
- Hardeman (largest city: Bolivar)
- Macon (Largest city: Lafayette)
- Montgomery (Largest city: Clarksville)
- Sequatchie (Largest city: Dunlap)
- Davidson (largest city: Nashville)
By congressional district
Corker carried 8 of the 9 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[14]
See also
- 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2012 Tennessee elections
- 2012 United States elections
References
External links
- Tennessee Department of Elections Board
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Outside spending at Sunlight Foundation
- Candidate issue positions at On the Issues
- Official campaign websites
- Bob Corker for U.S. Senate
- Mark Clayton for U.S. Senate
- Shaun Crowell for U.S. Senate
- David "None Of The Above" Gatchell
- Martin Pleasant for U.S. Senate
- Troy Stephen Scoggin for U.S. Senate
- Jacob Maurer for U.S. Senate
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- ↑ "2012's worst candidate? With Mark Clayton, Tennessee Democrats hit bottom." by David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post, October 22, 2012, Retrieved 2012-10-23, ""If there are people who don't believe that there's a campaign here, then guess what? They can come to Tennessee, if they're a voter, and they can see Mark E. Clayton, and next to Mark E. Clayton there's going to be a 'D,' " he said on the phone. "Like it or not, Mark Clayton is the Democratic nominee in Tennessee.""
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