NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican voters will decide Thursday whether to re-nominate Lamar Alexander, a 40-year veteran of Tennessee politics, to a third term in the U.S. Senate.
They will also decide if they want to stick with embattled Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais despite a series of personal scandals that have dogged him since he was first elected in 2010, and whether to retain or replace any of three Democratic state Supreme Court justices up for another eight-year term.
14. Alexander faces tea party-styled challengers - Friday, August 1, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, a 40-year veteran of Tennessee politics, is facing a challenge Thursday from two tea party-styled candidates who have tried to cast him as out of touch with the state's increasingly conservative electorate.
15. Early voting underway today for Tennessee primary - Friday, July 18, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - Early voters began casting their ballots Friday for Tennessee's primary election, with tea party-styled challenges to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's bid for the Republican nomination to a third term.
16. Alexander raises more than $900K, launches new ad - Friday, June 27, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander has raised more than $900,000 in the second quarter and has more than $3.4 million on hand in the final weeks before the primary.
Alexander's campaign is also launching a new television ad stressing the senator's opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law.
17. Alexander shows little interest in debating - Friday, June 27, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - Lamar Alexander showed little interest Monday in taking up challenger Joe Carr's call for a debate in advance of the Republican Senate primary in August.
Alexander told reporters in a joint appearance with fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky that with seven candidates running for the GOP nomination, it would be difficult to schedule them all to appear at once.
18. Gingrich endorses Alexander in GOP Senate primary - Friday, June 27, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is siding with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander in Tennessee's Republican primary, which includes a tea party challenger.
Gingrich endorsed Alexander on Thursday, saying the Tennessean's experience is needed to fix the problems in Washington.
19. Gingrich endorses Alexander in GOP Senate primary - Friday, June 20, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is siding with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander in Tennessee's Republican primary, which includes a tea party challenger.
Gingrich endorsed Alexander on Thursday, saying the Tennessean's experience is needed to fix the problems in Washington.
20. Dem Senate candidate Ball to spend $400K on TV ads - Friday, June 13, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) - U.S. Senate candidate Gordon Ball said Friday that he is pouring up to $400,000 of his own money into a statewide television advertising campaign to bolster his bid for the Democratic nomination.
21. Alexander has $3.1M on hand for Senate campaign - Friday, April 4, 2014
NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander raised $614,000 in the first quarter, leaving him with $3.1 million on hand for his bid for a third term.
Alexander said he received formal notification on Thursday that he has qualified for the Aug. 7 primary. His eight opponents in the GOP nomination contest include state Rep. Joe Carr of Murfreesboro and former Shelby County Commissioner George Flinn.
22. DesJarlais re-elected despite abortion revelations - Friday, November 2, 2012
NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee Republican congressman won re-election on Tuesday overcoming revelations that he once had an affair with a patient and urged her to get an abortion.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a Jasper physician before going to Congress, beat Democratic challenger Eric Stewart on Tuesday. With 76 percent of precincts reporting, DesJarlais had 111,988 votes, or 57 percent, compared with Stewart's 83,835 votes, or 43 percent.
23. DesJarlais only Tenn. congressman with tough race - Friday, November 2, 2012
NASHVILLE (AP) — Two years after upsetting the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais is the only Tennessee member of Congress facing a serious challenge in Tuesday's general election.
24. Tennessee GOP rejects 2 primary election challenges - Friday, September 7, 2012
NASHVILLE (AP) - The executive committee of the Tennessee Republican Party has rejected challenges to two primary election results.
The panel on Friday decided to uphold the winners in the 9th Congressional District and in state House District 71. The full executive committee came to the decision that followed the unanimous recommendation of a subcommittee that reviewed the contest.
25. Black, Fleischmann prevail in hard-fought races - Friday, August 3, 2012
Black, Fleischmann prevail in hard-fought races
ERIK SCHELZIG,Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman U.S. Reps. Diane Black and Chuck Fleischmann on Thursday turned back vigorous attempts by Republican rivals to deny them another term in Congress.