http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/10/13/tennessee-state-senator-will-run-for-re-election-as-an-independent/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7327 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/10/13/tennessee-state-senator-will-run-for-re-election-as-an-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-137837 Michael Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:55:21 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/10/13/tennessee-state-senator-will-run-for-re-election-as-an-independent/#comment-137837 Running as an independent in Tennessee is very confusing. In 1972, William Davis won as a state senator and was the only American Party member ever elected to a state house. The next year they passed a law saying unless your party got 10 percent (?) for the state wide vote, you had to run as an independent. I don't know how long Davis served as the American Party/Independent In Name Only legislator. Does anyone have more info? Running as an independent in Tennessee is very confusing. In 1972, William Davis won as a state senator and was the only American Party member ever elected to a state house. The next year they passed a law saying unless your party got 10 percent (?) for the state wide vote, you had to run as an independent. I don’t know how long Davis served as the American Party/Independent In Name Only legislator. Does anyone have more info?

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