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Joe Towns
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 84th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1995
Preceded byBret Thompson
Personal details
BornMay 4
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Memphis, Tennessee
Alma materLeMoyne–Owen College
University of Arkansas

Joe Towns Jr. (born in Memphis, Tennessee)[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 84 since January 1995.[3]

Education

Towns earned his BA in political science from LeMoyne–Owen College and his MS from the University of Arkansas.

Elections

  • 2012 Towns was challenged in the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,082 votes (81.6%),[4] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 19,389 votes.[5]
  • 1994 Towns was initially elected in the November 8, 1994 General election.
  • 1996 Towns was challenged in the 1996 Democratic Primary and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 1998 Towns was challenged in the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,621 votes (63.9%),[6] and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 6,781 votes.[7]
  • 2000 Towns was challenged in the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,430 votes (67.3%),[8] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 11,947 votes.[9]
  • 2002 Towns was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,567 votes,[10] and won the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 9,930 votes (86.1%) against Independent candidate C. C. Buchanan.[11]
  • 2004 Towns was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,955 votes,[12] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 16,911 votes.[13]
  • 2006 Towns was challenged by his returning 1996 primary opponent in the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,153 votes (73.2%),[14] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 13,155 votes.[15]
  • 2008 Towns was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,573 votes,[16] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,293 votes.[17]
  • 2010 Towns was challenged in the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,381 votes (85.9%),[18] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,596 votes.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Joe Towns". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "JOE TOWNS, JR". capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Joe Towns's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 61 & 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 50 & 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  15. ^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 64. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.


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