Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3] |
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The 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) defeated Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Tennessee utilizes an open primary process; a voter must either be registered with a political party or must declare his or affiliation with the party at the polls on primary election day in order to vote in that party's primary.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Charles J. Fleischmann (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District is located in the northeastern and southeastern portions of the state and includes Anderson, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Scott, and Union counties and areas of Bradley and Campbell counties.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Charles Fleischmann Incumbent |
66.4% | 176,613 | |
| Democratic | Melody Shekari | 28.8% | 76,727 | |
| Independent | Rick Tyler | 1.9% | 5,098 | |
| Independent | Cassandra Mitchell | 1.9% | 5,075 | |
| Independent | Topher Kersting | 0.9% | 2,493 | |
| Total Votes | 266,006 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Charles Fleischmann Incumbent |
83.9% | 31,964 | ||
| Geoffery Suhmer Smith | 8.1% | 3,076 | ||
| Allan Levene | 8% | 3,059 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,099 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Melody Shekari |
53.9% | 8,660 | ||
| Michael Friedman | 33.2% | 5,329 | ||
| George Ryan Love | 12.9% | 2,070 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,059 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Charles Fleischmann   Melody Shekari Topher Kersting Cassandra Mitchell Rick Tyler |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Democratic George Ryan Love[4] Melody Shekari[4] |
Republican Allan Levene[4] Geoffery Suhmer Smith[11][4] |
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Third Party/Other Cassandra Mitchell (Independent)[4] Rick Tyler (Independent)[4] |
District history
2014
Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Mary Headrick and Independent Cassandra Mitchell in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Charles J. Fleischmann Incumbent |
62.4% | 97,319 | |
| Democratic | Mary Headrick | 34.6% | 53,963 | |
| Independent | Cassandra Mitchell | 3.1% | 4,768 | |
| Total Votes | 156,050 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann won re-election in the district.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mary Headrick | 35.5% | 91,094 | |
| Republican | Charles J. Fleischmann Incumbent |
61.5% | 157,830 | |
| Independent | Matthew Deniston | 3.1% | 7,905 | |
| Total Votes | 256,829 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Tennessee elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Tennessee in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| December 1, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for presidential primary candidates | |
| February 23, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-primary campaign financial disclosure reports for March county primary due | |
| March 1, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary election | |
| April 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for partisan primary candidates and independent general election candidates | |
| April 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | First quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due | |
| April 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-primary campaign financial disclosure reports for May primary due | |
| May 3, 2016 | Election date | County primary election (if applicable) | |
| July 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-primary campaign financial disclosure reports for August primary due | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-general campaign financial disclosure reports for August general due | |
| August 4, 2016 | Election date | State primary and county general election (if applicable) | |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Third quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-general campaign financial disclosure reports for November general due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 25, 2017 | Campaign finance | Fourth quarter campaign financial disclosure reports due | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed June 12, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Lexis, "Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-115," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Tennessee Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 30, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Smith for Congress," accessed April 3, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Tennessee"
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