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About This Primary
Feb
5
5
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 55.0
Latest Headlines
- As Delegates Assemble, The Outside World Intrudes (Sep. 2, 2008)
- Obama Team Seeks Changes in Primaries (Aug. 21, 2008)
- More in-tune? Voters Lean Obama (Aug. 21, 2008)
- RNC Victory Fund Donors Stay Cloaked (Aug. 20, 2008)
- Mapping the Political Landscape (Aug. 12, 2008)
- For Those Once Behind Bars, A Nudge to the Voting Boot (Aug. 11, 2008)
- Obama Weighs in on Tennessee House Race (Aug. 7, 2008)
- Campaign Myth 2: Thirty Percent Will Flip the South (Jul. 22, 2008)
- Poetry Question Stumps McCain (Jun. 3, 2008)
- Clinton's Broader Base? (May. 8, 2008)
The Candidates
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Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Huckabee Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Duncan Hunter Representative from California - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Alan Keyes Author, Speaker - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John McCain Senator from Arizona - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Ron Paul Representative from Texas - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mitt Romney Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order" - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Tennessee Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 6,038,803
- Gender: 48.9 male, 51.1 female
- Race: 79.2 white, 16.8 black, 1.3 asian, 0.3 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 3.1 hispanic,
- Age: 76.0% 18 years and over; 12.7% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $40,315
- Families Below Poverty Level: 12.4%
- Education: 9.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Today in Tennessee
John McCain (1 event), Michelle Obama (1 event), and Barack Obama (1 event) are campaigning in Tennessee today.
Campaign Finance
$265,778 raised in Tennessee by Republican candidates (through Jul. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| John McCain | $265,778 |
Top Cities
| Nashville | $84,315 |
| Memphis | $69,568 |
| Knoxville | $49,024 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 41% |
| Edwards | 27% |
| Clark | 23% |
| Bush | 57% |
| Kerry | 43% |
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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