Larry Crim

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Larry Crim

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee

Graduate

Middle Tennessee State University

Other

University of Tennessee

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Larry Crim (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2020.

Biography

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Crim earned a B.A. from the University of Tennessee, a M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee & Tennessee State University and an M.A. from Middle Tennessee State University. He also participated in a practicum in psychology performed at Vanderbilt InterUniversity Psychological & Counseling Center. He is the chair of Christian Counseling Centers of America, Inc. and CEO of The Nashvillian, Inc., a voter education organization. Crim also serves as president of Veterans Comprehensive Network Inc., a "non profit organization coordinating resources to assist America's Veterans."

Elections

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Hagerty (R)	62.2	1,840,926
		Marquita Bradshaw (D)	35.2	1,040,691
		Elizabeth McLeod (Independent)	0.6	16,652
		Yomi Faparusi (Independent)	0.4	10,727
	Submit photo	Steven Hooper (Independent)	0.3	9,609
		Kacey Morgan (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	9,598
		Ronnie Henley (Independent)	0.3	8,478
		Aaron James (Independent)	0.2	7,203
		Eric William Stansberry (Independent)	0.2	6,781
		Dean Hill (Independent)	0.2	4,872
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.1	4,160
		John Gentry (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	64

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tom Kovach (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Marquita Bradshaw defeated Robin Kimbrough Hayes, James Mackler, Gary Davis, and Mark Pickrell in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marquita Bradshaw	35.5	117,962
		Robin Kimbrough Hayes	26.6	88,492
		James Mackler	23.8	78,966
		Gary Davis	9.3	30,758
		Mark Pickrell	4.8	16,045

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,223
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Diana Onyejiaka (D)
• Tharon Chandler (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Hagerty	50.8	331,267
		Manny Sethi	39.4	257,223
		George Flinn Jr.	3.4	22,454
		Jon Henry	1.2	8,104
		Natisha Brooks	1.2	8,072
		Byron Bush	0.8	5,420
	Submit photo	Clifford Adkins	0.8	5,316
		Terry Dicus	0.3	2,279
		Tom Emerson Jr.	0.3	2,252
		David Schuster	0.3	2,045
	Submit photo	John Osborne	0.3	1,877
		Roy Cope	0.3	1,791
		Kent Morrell	0.3	1,769
		Aaron Pettigrew	0.2	1,622
	Submit photo	Glen Neal	0.2	1,233

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 652,724
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Geoffrey Stokes Nielson (R)
• Garrett Nichols (R)
• Johnny Presley (R)
• Larry Crim (R)
• Jim Elkins (R)
• Josh Gapp (R)
• Clyde Benson (R)

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2018

The filing deadline was on April 5, 2018, and the primary election took place on August 2, 2018.

U.S. Senate in Tennessee, General election
Poll	Phil Bredesen (D)	Marsha Blackburn (R)	Undecided/Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
East Tennessee State University October 22-29, 2018	44%	44%	12%	+/-4.0	610
SSRS October 24-29, 2018	45%	49%	6%	+/-4.3	764
Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research October 27-30, 2018	41%	50%	5%	+/-3.0	850
Marist Poll October 23-27, 2018	46%	51%	4%	+/-4.0	910
Vanderbilt University October 8-13, 2018	44%	43%	12%	+/-4.9	800
Reuters October 4-11, 2018	44%	47%	10%	+/-3.4	1,108
NYT Upshot/Siena College October 7-11, 2018	40%	54%	6%	+/-4.2	593
YouGov October 2-5, 2018	42%	50%	8%	+/-3.4	1,002
Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research September 29-October 2, 2018	43%	48%	10%	+/-3.5	806
Triton Polling and Research September 10-12, 2018	45%	48.3%	6.7%	+/-3.0	1,038
SSRS September 11-15, 2018	50%	45%	5%	+/-4.3	723
NBC News/Marist August 25-28, 2018	48%	46%	6%	+/-5.1	538
Gravis August 9-11, 2018	44%	48%	8%	+/-3.9	620
Public Policy Polling July 10-11, 2018	44%	41%	15%	+/-4.1	583
Middle Tennessee State University March 22-29, 2018	45%	35%	20%	+/-4.0	600
Garin-Hart-Yang (commissioned by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) October 20-22, 2017	46%	41%	13%	+/-4.1	601
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

2016

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Wayne Alberson (R) and Paul Cook (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cohen defeated Larry Crim, Justin Ford, and M. LaTroy Williams in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Cohen Incumbent	78.7%	171,631
	Republican	Wayne Alberson	18.9%	41,123
	Independent	Paul Cook	2.4%	5,203
Total Votes				217,957
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Cohen Incumbent	85.5%	35,645
Justin Ford	10%	4,165
LaTroy Williams	3.5%	1,452
Larry Crim	1%	406
Total Votes		41,668
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2014

Crim ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee. Gordon Ball defeated Crim in the Democratic primary.

U.S. Senate, Tennessee Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gordon Ball	36.5%	87,665
Terry Adams	35.6%	85,528
Gary Davis	17.6%	42,278
Larry Crim	10.3%	24,778
Total Votes		240,249
Source: Results via Associated Press

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2012

Crim ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee. He was defeated by Mark Clayton in the August 2 Democratic primary.

2010

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

Sam Coleman defeated Crim, Tommy Bradley, Charles Hager, and Chris Tobe in the August 5, 2010 primary. Coleman faced Republican Jim Gotto in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Larry Crim campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2020	U.S. Senate Tennessee	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Mark Green (R)

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (10)

Democratic Party (1)