2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2012

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November 6, 2012

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Nominee	Bob Corker	Mark Clayton
Party	Republican	Democratic

U.S. senator before election

Bob Corker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

TBD

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The 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker is running for re-election to a second term.

Background

Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker was elected with 50.71% of the vote in 2006 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, Tea Party Activist & Doctoral Student
Zach Poskevich, technology consultant

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker	More conservative challenger	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	400	± 4.9%	38%	43%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker	Marsha Blackburn	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	400	± 4.9%	50%	30%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker	Hank Williams, Jr.	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	400	± 4.9%	66%	13%	—	21%

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Corker (Incumbent)	389,483	85.1
	Republican	Zach Poskevich	28,299	6.2
	Republican	Fred Anderson	15,942	3.6
	Republican	Mark Twain Clemens	11,788	2.6
	Republican	Brenda Lenard	11,378	2.5
Total votes			456,890	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Mark Clayton, Vice President of Public Advocate of the United States (non-partisan/non-profit), 2008 Democratic candidate for US Senate
Larry Crim
Gary Gene Davis
Dave Hancock
Park Overall, actress
Thomas K. Owens
Benjamin Roberts

Declined

Phil Bredesen, former Tennessee governor and former Nashville mayor
Steve Cohen, U.S. representative
Roy Herron, state senator

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Clayton	48,050	30.0
	Democratic	Gary Gene Davis	24,696	15.4
	Democratic	Park Overall	24,188	15.1
	Democratic	Larry Crim	17,581	11.0
	Democratic	Dave Hancock	16,125	10.2
	Democratic	Benjamin Roberts	16,339	10.0
	Democratic	Thomas Owens	13,352	8.3
Total votes			160,331	100

General election

Candidates

Bob Corker (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
Mark Clayton (Democratic), 2008 Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate
Shaun Crowell (Libertarian)
Martin Pleasant (Green)
Kermit Steck (Constitution)
David Gatchell (Independent)
James Higdon (Independent)
Michel Joseph Long (Independent)
Troy Stephen Scoggin (Independent)

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Phil Bredesen (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	41%	46%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Jim Cooper (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	50%	32%	—	22%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Harold Ford, Jr. (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	55%	32%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Bart Gordon (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	52%	29%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Al Gore (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	53%	38%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Corker (R)	Tim McGraw (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 9-13, 2011	500	± 4.4%	50%	28%	—	22%

References

^ "2012 U.S. Senate Candidates". tn.gov/sos/election. 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results". Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
Collins, Michael (May 1, 2011). "Few competitors ready to take on Bob Corker in 2012". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
Morrow, Mike (June 6, 2011). "Bredesen Busy Traveling, Lecturing, Promoting Health Policy Book". Tennessee Report. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
Sabato, Larry J.; Kondik, Kyle (June 23, 2011). "Democrats Blue As Senate Acquires A Reddish Tinge". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
McMillin, Zack (May 31, 2011). "Memphis school board member Tomeka Hart to run for Congress in 2012". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
Foreman, Lauren (January 25, 2012). "Herron won't run for re-election or Congress". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
http://greenpartyoftennessee.org/candidates/
http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/02/03/tennessee-ballot-access-law-for-new-and-minor-parties-struck-down/
http://constitutionpartyoftennessee.com/candidates/current-candidates/
http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/02/03/tennessee-ballot-access-law-for-new-and-minor-parties-struck-down/

External links

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