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...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters approve giving lawmakers more power to regulate abortions.
The change opens the way for the state Legislature to enact many new restrictions on abortion in Tennessee.
The...
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...
Travis Loller, Associated Press
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.
In...
Here are voting numbers for Rutherford County from the Election Commission:
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Across town, voters line up to cast their ballot at the county courthouse, locals schools and churches. However, Bud's Tire Pro, the smallest voting precinct in Rutherford County, is experiencing a typical...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander re-elected to 3rd term in US Senate.
Alexander was beating Democrat Gordon Ball in early returns Tuesday night.
Alexander emerged from a...
