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Albert Arnold Gore Sr. was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a U.S. Representative from the state's 4th congressional district from 1939 to 1953. He was the father of Al Gore,who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 until 2001,and held Tennessee's other U.S. Senate seat from 1985 to 1993. A native of Granville,Tennessee,Gore graduated from Middle Tennessee State Teachers College and taught school. From 1932 to 1936 he was superintendent of schools for Smith County. He attended the Nashville Y.M.C.A. Night Law School,now the Nashville School of Law,from which he graduated in 1936.
Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic congressman from Tennessee,and as the 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
James Ralph Sasser is an American politician,diplomat,and attorney. A Democrat,Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995,and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. From 1996 to 1999,during the Clinton Administration,he was the United States Ambassador to China.
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
William Emerson Brock III was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was the grandson of William Emerson Brock Sr.,a Democratic U.S. senator who represented Tennessee from 1929 to 1931.
LaMar Baker was a Tennessee businessman and Republican political figure who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975. Earlier,he had been a member of both houses of the Tennessee State Legislature.
William Emerson Brock was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931.
The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold,Republican incumbents became unpopular,and Democrats picked up a net of eight seats,erasing the Republican gains from the previous election cycle,however,Republicans retained control of the chamber. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections during the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains,achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats.
The Tennessee Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Tennessee. Since the mid-1960s,the state has become increasingly Republican. The current chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Scott Golden. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling the majority of Tennessee's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
The 1835 Democratic National Convention was held from May 20 to May 22,1835,in Baltimore,Maryland. The convention nominated incumbent Vice President Martin Van Buren for president and Representative Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky for vice president.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas occurred on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
The 1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 2,1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Brock ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic challenger Jim Sasser.
The 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 3,1970. Republican Bill Brock defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Gore,Sr. who ran for a fourth term. With Brock's victory,Republicans held both of Tennessee's U.S. Senate seats for the first time since Reconstruction in 1871. He was also the first Republican to hold this seat since 1875.
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local,state,and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. Tennessee is one of thirteen states that holds its presidential primaries on Super Tuesday.
The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote,defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.
The 2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 3,2020,to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and State Senate elections.
The 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 8,2022,to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor,U.S. House,and State Senate elections.
Tennessee state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives,governorship,Tennessee Senate,and Tennessee House of Representatives,as well as various judicial retention elections,including elections for all five Tennessee Supreme Court justices,were held on August 4,2022. There were also four constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 8 ballot.
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- ↑ "Representative Brock Martin". Tennessee House of Representatives . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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