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Election 2014

Election 2014 Results Roundup

Gov. Bill Haslam took his re-election easily, amassing 70 percent of the vote in both the state and in Rutherford County. His Democratic opponent, the largely unknown Charles V....

Amendment 1 Voting By the Precinct

Despite precincts in the city center voting down the abortion regulation measure, Amendment 1 passed in Rutherford County.

See How Your Precinct Voted on the Wine Referendum

Rutherford County Voters overwhelmingly chose to support legislation that will bring wine to area grocery stores.

Tennessee Voters Approve Amendment 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters OK constitutional amendment enshrining merit selection for appellate judges. The constitution has said...

Voters Approve Constitutional Income Tax Ban

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters have approved a change to the Tennessee Constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from...

Tennessee ballot measures address abortion, judges

Travis Loller, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With nearly all precincts reporting, support for all four constitutional amendments on the Tennessee ballot was outstripping...

Lenda Sherrell Concedes to DeJarlais in Congressional Campaign

Lenda Sherrell conceded defeat in her loss against Republican Scott DesJarlais for U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night during her post-campaign celebration at Mayday...

Wine in grocery stores passing opposition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A referendum on the Tennessee ballot for supermarket wine sales was outstripping opposition in early voting returns Tuesday night. Seventy-eight municipalities...

Watch the votes come in from around the state

Here are election results from around the state from the Associated Press:

Amendment 1: Top Keywords via Twitter

In the days leading up to today's election, the Twitter feeds for #YesOn1 and #NoOn1 revealed how devisive the issue had become. The top...

Scott DesJarlais wins District 4 reelection

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais defeated Democrat newcomer Lenda Sherrell in Tuesday's election, keeping the seat in GOP hands despite facing...