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NASHVILLE – Early voting begins Friday in Tennessee for Aug. 2 state and federal primary contests, as well as county general elections. And if history is any guide, as many as half, if not more, of all votes will be cast before Election Day arrives.
For the first time in 18 years, voters will decide in Republican and Democratic primaries who their party standard bearers will be in open governor and U.S. Senate contests.
Incumbent Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is restricted by term limits, while Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Chattanooga is retiring after two terms.
Also up for voter consideration are all nine U.S. House seats, with three vacancies in districts centered around Knoxville, Franklin and Gallatin as two Republican incumbents run for governor and U.S. Senate.
And in the Republican-dominated Tennessee General Assembly, all 99 state House seats are up, while 17 of the 33 state Senate seats are up for grabs as well. In Hamilton County alone, there are three House districts with no incumbent.