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Republican Andy Ogles wins 5th Congressional District race, flipping longtime Democratic seat

Republican Andy Ogles wins 5th Congressional District race, flipping longtime Democratic seat

Blaise Gainey

November 8, 2022

Republican Andy Ogles beat Democrat Heidi Campbell in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, turning the district red for the first time in its recorded history and giving the GOP another seat in Congress. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Heidi Campbell

Incumbent Republican Mark Green retains the 7th District

Cynthia Abrams

November 8, 2022

Incumbent Republican Mark Green has retained his seat in the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District after his Democratic opponent, Odessa Kelly, conceded the race.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Elections 2022, Mark Green

A replacement for Casada, the General Assembly’s youngest member, a special election for Memphis: Here are the results for key Tennessee legislative races

Paige PflegerandJulia Ritchey

November 8, 2022

All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the 33 seats in the state Senate were on the ballot this election season. In many cases, incumbents had a lock on their races.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, tnpol

Congressman John Rose retains seat in redrawn District 6

Tony Gonzalez

November 8, 2022

Republican John Rose will hold his U.S. House seat for Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 6th Congressional District, Elections 2022, John Rose

All four amendments to Tennessee’s constitution have passed. Here’s what that means.

Paige Pfleger

November 8, 2022

Four amendments to the state constitution all appear to be on track to pass, based on more than 700,000 votes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 4, Elections 2022

Some misassigned Nashville voters returned to file provisional ballots

Tony Gonzalez

November 8, 2022

early voting campaign signs in Nashville

After confusion during early voting — which prompted a lawsuit — some Nashville voters did take advantage of special rules that were created in the aftermath.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, voting rights

Republican Bill Lee easily wins second term as Tennessee governor

Paige Pfleger

November 8, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee secured a second term as Tennessee governor Tuesday night, fending off a challenge from Democrats hoping to challenge Lee’s record over abortion and education.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Abortion, education and a tight District 5 race brought Nashville voters to the polls

Rachel IacovoneandPaige Pfleger

November 8, 2022

Voter turnout for Tuesday’s midterm election could be down this year, with political observers noting Tennessee’s lack of competitive contests. Still, some voters weren’t settling for straight party-line decisions.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022

After redistricting, some voters surprised to find polling place has changed

WPLN Staff

November 8, 2022

For some, the biggest Election Day revelation thus far has been that they’d arrived to the wrong polling place.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, voting

What is the bare minimum Nashville must do to give Titans ‘first-class’ facility? Here’s why the council still hasn’t gotten an answer.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 8, 2022

Without a clear answer, the Metro Council is no closer to deciding whether it would be better to renovate Nissan Stadium or build a new arena on the East Bank.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News

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