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Election 2014 Results Roundup

Election 2014 Results Roundup

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

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...

Amendment 1 Voting By the Precinct

Amendment 1 Voting By the Precinct

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

Despite precincts in the city center voting down the abortion regulation measure, Amendment 1 passed in Rutherford County. [iframe src="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col2%3E%3E1+from+1oDRkMcguM8AWSN-KJK4YuUTC_QSsl6_5mquRCWUw&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=35.85996391832701&lng=-86.4210205&t=1&z=10&l=col2%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML"...

See How Your Precinct Voted on the Wine Referendum

See How Your Precinct Voted on the Wine Referendum

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

Rutherford County Voters overwhelmingly chose to support legislation that will bring wine to area grocery stores. [iframe src="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col2%3E%3E1+from+1RmVY-GmrjwytgNk9fduosgIRtDDAEnUoUeY2hlQo&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=35.85996391832701&lng=-86.4210205&t=1&z=10&l=col2%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML"...

Tennessee Voters Approve Amendment 2

Tennessee Voters Approve Amendment 2

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

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...

Amendment 4 Approved by Tennessee Voters

Amendment 4 Approved by Tennessee Voters

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

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...

Wine in grocery stores passing opposition

Wine in grocery stores passing opposition

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

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...

Amendment 1: Top Keywords via Twitter

Amendment 1: Top Keywords via Twitter

Sidelines November 5, 2014

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....

Scott DesJarlais wins District 4 reelection

Scott DesJarlais wins District 4 reelection

CIM Digital November 5, 2014

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. In...

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