Incumbent Tennessee Republican U.S. Reps. Chuck Fleischmann of Ooltewah and Scott DesJarlais of Sherwood turned back Democratic challengers to win their re-election bids in Tuesday's general election.
State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, said Monday he has tested negative for the coronavirus after getting exposed to the infection last week.
NASHVILLE - County election officials across Tennessee are implementing special coronavirus procedures and accommodations for next week's Nov. 3 general election, to assist voters who either have COVID-19 symptoms, tested positive for it or have been in quarantine following exposure to safely cast in-person ballots.
Just over half of Tennessee's 4.4 million registered voters have cast ballots ahead of the state's Nov. 3 presidential election as the coronavirus has pushed residents to polling sites during the 14-day early voting period as well as to mailboxes with their absentee-by-mail ballots.
State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, says he was forced to miss a Thursday political fundraiser in Bradley County due to his quarantining after possible exposure to the coronavirus.
The number of Tennesseans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level in more than seven months as the state's economy continued to rebound from the record high unemployment levels reached in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly 4 million in Georgia have voted early or by mail
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who emerged this week from a self-imposed, 14-day quarantine following his exposure to a security detail member who had the coronavirus, said he felt it was the "appropriate time for anyone that has had a real exposure to COVID."
Tennesseans continued casting record numbers of in-person and absentee-by-mail ballots on Wednesday in the Nov. 3 presidential election after Volunteer State voters earlier in the week burst through the previous record set four years ago.
State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, returned a $3,200 contribution made by Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager's political action committee earlier this month, days after GOP officials launched a direct-mail broadside against Gardenhire's Democratic challenger, Glenn Scruggs, in next week's election.
