Khristy Wilkinson EARLY VOTING
In Hamilton County, early voting runs through Thursday.The following is a list of early voting polling locations. A photo ID is required to vote.Brainerd Recreation Center1010 North Moore RoadToday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Eastwood Baptist Church4300 Ooltewah-Ringgold RoadToday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.North River Civic Center1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102Today-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Election Commission Office700 River Terminal RoadToday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.ELECTION DAY, NOV. 8Polls will be open in Hamilton County from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Election Day. For a complete list of voting locations, visit timesfreepress.com.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Democrats are battling this November for political relevancy in a handful or so of state legislative contests as the party seeks to make gains in a General Assembly under command by GOP “super majorities.”
Making few pickups is their best-case scenario. The worst would be losing a few more seats in a 99-member House where Republicans control 73 of 99 seats and a 33-member Senate where there are 28 Republicans.
Once-dominant Tennessee Democrats lost control of the General Assembly in 2008 when voters here overwhelmingly backed Republican John McCain over now-President Barack Obama. Democrats have continued to lose, and GOP officials are betting 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will do little better against their nominee Donald Trump.
In the state Senate, Democrats are hoping to pick up two more senators to add to their current five members.