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John Tidwell (politician)

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John Tidwell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 74th[1] district
In office
January 1997 – January 2015
Succeeded byJay Reedy
Personal details
Born (1941-08-15) August 15, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNew Johnsonville, Tennessee
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee

John C. Tidwell[2] (born August 15, 1941) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 74 from January 1997 until January 2015.

Education

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Tidwell attended Castle Heights Military Academy (since closed) and earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Elections

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  • 1996: Tidwell was initially elected in the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 1998: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,733 votes,[3] and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 7,209 votes (58.7%) against Republican nominee Charles Musick.[4]
  • 2000: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,773 votes,[5] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,468 votes.[6]
  • 2002: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,837 votes,[7] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 9,744 votes (61.4%) against Republican nominee Carl Hewitt.[8]
  • 2004: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,094 votes,[9] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,979 votes.[10]
  • 2006: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,257 votes,[11] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 13,871 votes.[12]
  • 2008: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,543 votes (92.3%),[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 15,499 votes.[14]
  • 2010: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary,[15] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 9,650 votes (99.2%) against two write-in candidates.[16]
  • 2012: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,884 votes,[17] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,356 votes (52.6%) against Republican nominee Lauri Day.[18]
  • 2014: Tidwell was unopposed in the primary election, and lost re-election to Republican Jay Reedy in the November general election with 4,987 votes (48%) to Reedy's 5,401 (52%).

References

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  1. ^ "Rep. John C. Tidwell". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "John Tidwell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 48 & 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  8. ^ "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32 & 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  14. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11 & 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  15. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  16. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  17. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  18. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
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