Tennessee

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Key Voting Dates in Tennessee

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Jul 3
		Primary Election:		Aug 3
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 6
		Early Voting Begins (General):		Oct 18
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail):		Oct 31
		Early Voting Ends (General):		Nov 2

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Open race
Candidate(s):	Harold Ford Jr. (D)
	Harold Ford Jr. has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Go to Harold Ford, Jr.’s campaign website.
	Bob Corker (R) Ed Bryant (R)
	Learn more about the Senate race in Tennessee.

Gubernatorial Race

Incumbent:	Phil Bredesen (D)
	Go to Phil Bredesen’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Jim Bryson (R) Carl "Two Feathers" Whittaker (I)

House Races

TN-1	Candidate(s):	Richard S. Venable (R)
		Rick Trent (D)
		Go to Rick Trent’s campaign website.
TN-2	Incumbent:	John Duncan   (R)
		John Duncan has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 79 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	John Greene (D)
TN-3	Incumbent:	Zach Wamp  (R)
		Zach Wamp has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Brent Benedict (D)
		Go to Brent Benedict’s campaign website.
TN-4	Incumbent:	Lincoln Davis (D)
		Lincoln Davis has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 70 percent of the time.
		Go to Lincoln Davis’ campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Ken Martin (R)
TN-5	Incumbent:	Jim Cooper (D)
		Jim Cooper has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 67 percent of the time.
		Go to Jim Cooper’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	Tom Kovach  (R)
TN-6	Incumbent:	Bart Gordon (D)
		Bart Gordon has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
		Go to Bart Gordon’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	David R. Davis (R)
TN-7	Incumbent:	Marsha Blackburn  (R)
		Marsha Blackburn  has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Bill Morrison (D)
		Go to Bill Morrison’s campaign website.
TN-8	Incumbent:	John Tanner  (R)
		John Tanner has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 64 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	John Farmer (R)
TN-9	Open race
	Candidate(s):	Mark White (R)
		Steve Cohen  (D)
		Go to Steve Cohen’s campaign website.

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