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Tennessee Democratic Primary

Republican Primary (Feb. 5)

About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 85.0

The Candidates

Photo of Joe Biden Joe Biden Senator from Delaware
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Photo of Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York
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Photo of Chris Dodd Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut
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Photo of John Edwards John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
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Photo of Mike Gravel Mike Gravel Candidate
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Photo of Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio
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Photo of Barack Obama Barack Obama Senator from Illinois
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Photo of Bill Richardson Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico
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Tennessee Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

  • Population: 6,156,719
  • Gender: 48.8 male, 51.2 female
  • Race: 79.1 white, 16.7 black, 1.3 asian, 0.3 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 3.4 hispanic,
  • Age: 76.1% 18 years and over; 12.8% 65 years and over; Median age:
  • Median Household Income: $42,367
  • Families Below Poverty Level: 12.0%
  • Education: 9.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Tennessee

No candidates are campaigning in Tennessee today.

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Campaign Finance

$592,408 raised in Tennessee by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama$585,133
Hillary Rodham Clinton$7,275

Top Cities

Nashville$208,432
Memphis$75,931
Knoxville$51,058

Full Tennessee Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry41%
Edwards27%
Clark23%
2004 general Election
Bush57%
Kerry43%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.

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