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John Tidwell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 1997 – January 2015
Succeeded byJay Reedy
Personal details
Born (1941-08-15) August 15, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNew Johnsonville, Tennessee
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee

John C. Tidwell (born August 15, 1941) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 74 from January 1997 until January 2015.

Education

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Tidwell attended Castle Heights Military Academy (since closed) and earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Elections

  • 1996: Tidwell was initially elected in the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 1998: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,733 votes, and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 7,209 votes (58.7%) against Republican nominee Charles Musick.
  • 2000: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,773 votes, and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,468 votes.
  • 2002: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,837 votes, and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 9,744 votes (61.4%) against Republican nominee Carl Hewitt.
  • 2004: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,094 votes, and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,979 votes.
  • 2006: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,257 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 13,871 votes.
  • 2008: Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,543 votes (92.3%), and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 15,499 votes.
  • 2010: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 9,650 votes (99.2%) against two write-in candidates.
  • 2012: Tidwell was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,884 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,356 votes (52.6%) against Republican nominee Lauri Day.
  • 2014: Tidwell was unopposed in the primary election, and lost re-election to Republican Jay Reedy in the November general election with 4,987 votes (48%) to Reedy's 5,401 (52%).

References

  1. "Rep. John C. Tidwell". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. "John Tidwell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  4. "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 48 & 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  5. "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  7. "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  8. "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32 & 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  10. "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  11. "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  12. "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  13. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  14. "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11 & 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  15. "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  16. "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  17. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  18. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

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