Tennessee Voters Comment on the 2008 election WTVC, TN - Nov 4, 2008 AP The Associated Press interviewed voters from Tennessee on Tuesday. Here is some of what they had to say about Election Day 2008. ... September Times Free Press poll predicted Alexander, McCain wins ... Chattanooga Times Free Press Lamar Alexander Wins Over Tuke NewsChannel5.com Alexander's re-election bid goes to Tenn. voters Knoxville News Sentinel WVLT - Chattanooga Times Free Press all 41 news articles » Tennessee Voters Must Be In Line By Closing Time NewsChannel5.com, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Election officials predicting a record turnout have a warning for Tennessee voters: Get in line at the polls by closing time Tuesday, or you won't get in ... Highlights from Tennessee exit poll Jackson Sun, TN - Nov 4, 2008 The economy was the top issue on Tennessee voters’ minds. Two of three voters surveyed cited that as the most important of five issues facing the country. ... Exit poll: McCain wins independents in Tenn. Clarksville Leaf Chronicle McCain Wins Tenn., State's 11 Electoral Votes WSMV all 329 news articles » Tampabay.com Voting heavy across Tennessee UTM Pacer, TN - Nov 4, 2008 State election coordinator Brook Thompson said he expected up to 2.9 million Tennessee voters to cast their ballots in the presidential election, ... Costs, security are top hurdles to expanding early voting The Tennessean all 1,626 news articles » Workers race to send voters to polls The Tennessean, TN - Nov 4, 2008 To help the voters get there, a small army of volunteers have mobilized across Middle Tennessee, ready to serve as volunteer drivers and poll watchers. ... Volunteers Giving Rides To Get People To The Polls NewsChannel5.com all 4 news articles » Steady Turnout Reported at Tennessee Valley Polls on Election Day WDEF News 12, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Some eager voters say they waited almost 45 minutes to cast their ballot this morning at various Hamilton County precincts. Poll workers say it's been a bit ... USA Today Tennessee voting continues with no problems reported Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - Nov 4, 2008 By BILL POOVEY • AP • Submitted by Chris Smith • November 4, 2008 Polls in Tennessee opened Tuesday to bright, sunny skies and lines of voters waiting to ... Voting Facts And Myths Eyewitness News Memphis Lines Forming As Election Day Gets Underway NewsChannel5.com all 1,979 news articles » Voters: Know your rights Jackson Sun, TN - Nov 4, 2008 The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has produced a voter empowerment card and is establishing an Election Day hotline to help voters who ... Madison, Gibson officials say voting going smoothly Jackson Sun all 2 news articles » Lots of voters in Tenn but not late in day WBIR-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 AP Updated: 11/4/2008 8:00:31 PM Posted: 11/4/2008 7:59:16 PM By Bill Poovey, AP WRITER Tennessee voters turned out in droves Tuesday, and election ... Going against the grain, Tennessee captures majority in the House Nashville City Paper, TN - Nov 4, 2008 “We have always known the House Republicans represent the heart and soul of Tennessee voters,” Mumpower said. “We have seen that validated tonight. ... ABC News Tennessee, Georgia go to McCain Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Hamilton County voters on election day expressed mixed feelings, too, as they exited polling places. As she left the American Legion Hall polling place in ... Voters must be in line when polls close Jackson Sun All three major networks call race for Obama Murfreesboro Post Obama seizes command of race for the White House Maryville Daily Times all 4,735 news articles » Election season sees high turnout, interest Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - Nov 4, 2008 While Barack Obama has campaigned this season in several traditionally Republican states, he has done little in Tennessee, a state that twice elected ... Doors open to long lines, going smooth hours into vote Clarksville Leaf Chronicle all 9 news articles » Bristol Herald Courier Roe Wins Handily In Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District Bristol Herald Courier, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Roe’s populist campaign slogan, “People Not Politics,” apparently rang true with voters, since it was individuals who gave the most to his campaign. ... Phil Roe heading to Congress Kingsport Times News all 4 news articles » Tennessee in rare vote for White House loser WBIR-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 AP Updated: 11/4/2008 11:16:39 PM Posted: 11/4/2008 11:15:49 PM It's been almost half a century since Tennessee voters did not agree with the rest of the ... Voters approve alcohol sales referendums Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Danielle Elks, executive director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, said the number of cities in Tennessee that permit liquor by the drink has ... Voters To Make Decision On Liquor By The Drink NewsChannel5.com, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Voters in Nolensville, White House, Goodlettsville and Pleasant View will decide if restaurants can start selling liquor. Voters in several middle Tennessee ... Shipley upsets Vaughn in bitterly fought 2nd District House race Kingsport Times News, TN - Nov 4, 2008 “We have always known that House Republicans and Tennessee voters are in the same place.” “We worked so hard to identify the differences between the two of ... Election will put state's voting system to the test The Tennessean, TN - Nov 4, 2008 There were isolated reports during early voting in Tennessee of instances when machines seemed to malfunction or flip the vote for a candidate the voter ... Tennessee doesn’t follow the nation to Obama Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Nov 4, 2008 But Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas did not provide John McCain with the easy, dominating victories that his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, ... Dyer County voters head to polls for Election Day State Gazette, TN - Nov 4, 2008 John Tanner and Tennessee state Sen. Mark Norris and state Rep. Craig Fitzhugh are running unopposed in this year's election. ... Web Alert >> Election: Early voting results now available WBIR-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 ... attributing John McCain's success in Tennessee to his hanging onto the Republican base while winning two out of three independent voters in the state. ... Voters are the big winners Cookeville Herald Citizen, TN - Nov 4, 2008 "The policies of the past eight years, a slumping economy, and our involvement in a foreign war have voters desiring a change, and we as a party are ... Despite missteps, SAVE registers 1361 voters InsideVandy, TN - Nov 4, 2008 ... that he was still classified as unregistered when he visited the Web site for the Tennessee Department of State Voter Registration Information Lookup. ... Registration woes mar election results InsideVandy all 2 news articles » State Senate District 12 full of negative advertising WVLT, TN - Nov 4, 2008 A Tennessee senate race in rural east Tennessee has passed the stage of heating up, it's red hot. Negative ads were all across the airwaves as Becky Ruppe ... Heavy Turnout Across Tennessee Valley WRCB-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Voters have been steady, but not overwhelming at many Hamilton County polling places. Concord Baptist Church on East Brainerd Road is home to three ... Blount voters go to the polls today Maryville Daily Times, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Under state law, cities and counties in Tennessee can levy up to a 2.75 percent local option sales tax. The local option in Blount stands at 2.25 percent. ... Townsend approves wine sales at restaurants Maryville Daily Times all 4 news articles » Republicans control both state houses for first time since ... DeSoto Appeal, TN - Nov 4, 2008 I think that the values we hold (as) House Republicans are right where the hearts and souls of Tennessee voters are. “We have a challenging time ahead of us ... Voter Turnout Steady In Midstate NewsChannel5.com, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Tennessee's coordinator of elections Brook Thompson said turnout has been good all across the state. But the long lines went away as we got closer to the ... Nashville Post (subscription) Obama volunteers showing extreme confidence Nashville Post (subscription), TN - Nov 4, 2008 Despite the fact that Tennessee is expected to devote its electoral votes to McCain, there was little sign in parts of north and east Nashville today that ... Tenn. House incumbents holding on Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Nov 4, 2008 While some incumbents faced serious opposition Tuesday, they all maintained leads to hold their seats in area races for the Tennessee House of ... Charter amendments look to have clear path Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Nov 4, 2008 The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in January 2007 that the Knox County Charter, modeled after Shelby’s, didn’t properly create the five offices of sheriff, ... Campaign Cold Calls In Hamilton County WRCB-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Not only to voters in the Scenic City, but across Tennessee state lines to those crucial battle ground states too. Acquanetta Smith is just one of those ... Bristol Herald Courier Ramsey Takes Sweeping Victory Bristol Herald Courier, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Voters gave Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey a sweeping victory Tuesday in his bid for a fourth straight term in the Tennessee Senate. Ramsey, R-Blountville, received ... TriCities.com Sullivan turnout 72 percent; Bluff City voters reject recall Kingsport Times News, TN - Nov 4, 2008 BLOUNTVILLE — By the time polls closed Tuesday, nearly 72 percent of Sullivan County’s 89990 registered voters had cast ballots in state, local and federal ... Bluff City Recall Attempts Fail In Unofficial Results TriCities.com all 2 news articles » Election Day 2008 in Knox County WVLT, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Tennessee law states that if you aren't in line by closing, you will be unable to cast your vote. As always, we want to know what you think! ... Bristol Herald Courier Obama Carries Virginia, First Democratic Presidential Candidate To ... Bristol Herald Courier, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Momentum in recent weeks had surged in Obama’s favor, and even some voters in Tennessee – a reliably red state that went decisively for McCain – were ... Tenn. Democrats Watch District 26, 12 Races NewsChannel5.com, TN - Nov 4, 2008 ... which covers six counties in East Tennessee. On Tuesday, Democrats walked door to door to encourage potential voters and monitored polling to make sure ... TNJN College Football Top 25: Week 10 Tennessee Journalist, TN - Nov 4, 2008 bounces around the University of Tennessee this week, it has caught the voters as well. Texas Tech uses a win over previously top-ranked Texas to jump to ... Local Dems celebrate win Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Tyler Lewelling, state co-chair of Tennessee Students for McCain, said Obama "is out of touch with conservatives in Tennessee and the South. ... A historic election we will long remember Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - Nov 4, 2008 John McCain, who won Tennessee handily, initially were projected to advance this far. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was all but declared the Democratic ... McCain carries Lincoln County Elk Valley Times, TN - Nov 4, 2008 received 2806 votes here, or 61.97 percent, in the race for Tennessee House District 39. Incumbent George Fraley (Dem.) claimed 1717 votes in Lincoln County ... Obama victory ‘historic’ in eyes of local black community leaders Nashville City Paper, TN - Nov 4, 2008 The likelihood of Tennessee’s status as a ‘red state’ didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of voters in north and East Nashville. Street corners were filled with ... Historic election draws record crowds Tennessee Journalist, TN - Nov 4, 2008 That and voters trying to campaign while in line have been the biggest problems today." Blansett said voters are not permitted to wear T-shirts or stickers ... Shuttles to polls successful for Election Alliance InsideVandy, TN - Nov 4, 2008 With two shuttles running continuously from Branscomb and The Commons to Eakin Elementary, students voting here in Tennessee were able to make it to the ... Septuagenarian votes for the first time Columbia Daily Herald, TN - Nov 4, 2008 According to the Tennessee Election Commission, Williams — whose legal name is William Williams — is one of 396000 newly registered voters for what some are ... Knox County election results WVLT, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Incumbent Tennessee State Senator Jamie Woodson beat Bob Scott with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Incumbent State Representative Joe Armstrong won with ... Alert: Republicans dominate county election Murfreesboro Post, TN - Nov 4, 2008 He thanked the voters in the district for his win. “They share the vision and the values of the district,” Carr said. “I will take these things to Nashville ... Election Wrap: How Montgomery County voted Clarksville Online, TN - Nov 4, 2008 ... of an additional 23% of registered voters made the 2008 ballots one for the record book. It was a wild ride. Tennessee stayed Red, selecting John McCain ... Harrison wins fourth House term; Cooper loses Surgoinsville race Kingsport Times News, TN - Nov 4, 2008 ROGERSVILLE — Mike Harrison celebrated his victory in the Tennessee House of Representatives 9th District race Tuesday night by helping Phil Roe celebrate ... Heavy turnout in Meigs County election Daily Post Athenian, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Eric Watson ran unopposed for re-election in the Tennessee House of Representative 22nd Representative District race. He received 99.10 percent of the vote ... Tennessee voters must be in line by closing time Maryville Daily Times, TN - Nov 4, 2008 By Bill Poovey Polls in Tennessee opened today to bright, sunny skies and long lines of voters waiting to cast ballots in what election officials expect to ... Nashville Post (subscription) Election Day: Let's get it on Nashville Post (subscription), TN - Nov 4, 2008 At the Edmondson Pike Library, where voters are sent with irregularities and change of address, things have been going smoothly as well. ... Buice: Spirit of Democracy bigger than politics Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - Nov 4, 2008 This is something we can all celebrate. Chris Buice is pastor at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville. Resounding win for Obama Nashville City Paper, TN - Nov 4, 2008 Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States though Tennessee voters didn’t ultimately cooperate with the Illinois Democrat’s electoral ... Sydney Morning Herald Turnout Records Fall Even in GOP-Friendly States Memphis Daily News,  USA - Nov 4, 2008 The story is similar in Tennessee, which saw many more early voters than in 2004, especially in Democratic-leaning counties; and in South Carolina, ... Obama Takes Lead in Traditionally Blue East, Midwest States MyFox Chattanooga all 1,903 news articles » Blount voters reject sales tax increase Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - Nov 4, 2008 That had been discussed in previous session of the Tennessee General Assembly. A considerable segment of elected officials in county government supported ... Majority of Memphians want term limits for mayor, early numbers show Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Nov 4, 2008 By Alex Doniach (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal As early numbers trickled in Tuesday, more than 76 percent of City of Memphis voters supported a ballot ... Obama wins InsideVandy, TN - Nov 4, 2008 A survey of voters leaving polling places on Tuesday showed the economy was by far the top Election Day issue. Six in 10 voters said so, and none of the ... The Curtain Finally Falls NewsChannel5.com, TN - Nov 4, 2008 "I really believe that Sarah Palin and Tina Fey are separated at birth," McCain said to laughs at a hangar stop in east Tennessee meant to draw coverage ... Obama learns of grandmother's death on final day of campaign WBIR-TV, TN - Nov 4, 2008 McCain was Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Florida today, his biggest must-win swing state. Still, McCain's crowd in Tampa was small, a bad sign. ...

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