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Election 2024

‘Sidelines’ 2024: A year in review

Feature photo by MTSU Story by Bailey Brantingham 2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, "Sidelines" covered...

MTSU minorities concerned for safety after 2024 election results

Feature photo by Hannah Carley Story by Alyssa Williams On Thursday, Nov. 7, following the results of the 2024 presidential...

Republican Bryan Terry defeats Democrat Matt Ferry for Tennessee’s 48th House District

Story by Kerstie Wolaver Photos by Sam McIntyre Republican Bryan Terry defeated Democrat Matt Ferry with 65.8 percent of...

Sparks defeats Mata in close race for Tennessee’s 49th District

Story by Hannah Ferreira Feature photo by Vanessa Hamel Republican Mike Sparks defeated Democrat Luis Mata in a race to...

DesJarlais defeats Broderick, retains 4th Congressional District

Photos by Vanessa Hamel Story by Shauna Reynolds U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais defeated Democratic challenger Victoria Broderick in the race...

What do poll workers do? Election Day’s unsung heroes

Feature photo from Sidelines Archive by Makayla Sulcer Story by Maia O'Brien Poll workers are an essential part of the election and voting process and are...

Contact Sidelines with any issues at polls

Feature photo from Sidelines Archive by Makayla Sulcer Story by Jenene Grover Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to...

‘One door at a time’: Luis Mata’s young staffers push to flip a Tennessee House seat

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds On a hot Sunday morning, 44 days before the November election, Tennessee State House candidate Luis Mata...

Rutherford County voting precinct housing MTSU clocks lowest early voting turnout

Feature photo courtesy of Sidelines Archives Story by Kailee Shores Registered voters began to cast votes in Rutherford County on Oct. 16, when early voting began. Sidelines...

Can celebrities guide young people out of the Tortured Voters Department?

Feature photo by Jackson Thomas Story by Bailey Brantingham In the last few months, a number of public figures have fueled the presidential proxy war by...

Preparing to vote in a supermajority state: MTSU student reflects

Feature photo by Hannah Ferreira Story by Hannah Ferreira For the past decade or so, Tennessee consistently scraped the bottom of the barrel when it came...