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. "Charlie" Brown, got 23...
Despite precincts in the city center voting down the abortion regulation measure, Amendment 1 passed in Rutherford County.
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Rutherford County Voters overwhelmingly chose to support legislation that will bring wine to area grocery stores.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters OK constitutional amendment enshrining merit selection for appellate judges.
The constitution has said that Supreme Court justices "shall be elected by the qualified...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters have approved a change to the Tennessee Constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state income tax.
The last serious attempt to impose a state income...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters approve constitutional amendment allowing charitable gaming fundraisers for veteran groups .
A 2002 constitutional amendment that created a state lottery for college...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With nearly all precincts reporting, support for all four constitutional amendments on the Tennessee ballot was outstripping opposition.
The most...
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 Brewery in Murfreesboro.
Sherrell,...
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 collected enough...
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 10 hasthags for yes were words such as abortion, life and women....
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais defeated Democrat newcomer Lenda Sherrell in Tuesday's election, keeping the seat in GOP hands despite facing a series of personal scandals.
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