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TN Senate 15
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Office | State Senate |
Honorific | State Senate - Abbr: St. Sen. |
Type | General Election |
Filing Deadline | April 06, 1998 - 12:00pm Central |
Polls Open | November 03, 1998 - 07:00am Central |
Polls Close | November 03, 1998 - 07:00pm Central |
Term Start | January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm |
Term End | January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Servo |
Last Modified | Servo March 20, 2006 02:32pm |
Data Sources | [Link] |
Description |
Democratic nominee and State Senator Tommy Burks was murdered on October 19, 1998, and his Republican opponent, Byron (Low Tax) Looper was the primary suspect.
According to Tennessee law, a candidate who dies within 30 days of an election is removed from the ballot and the party may not name a replacement candidate. This left Looper unopposed for the general election.
Burks' widow, Charlotte, ran a write-in campaign with the help of Democrats and Republicans and won this seat with over 90% of the vote.
In 2000, Looper was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.
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