{"id":2335599,"date":"2024-09-02T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-primary-saw-just-13-9-of-those-registered-vote-recent-lowpoint-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T12:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:17:40","slug":"tennessee-primary-saw-just-13-9-of-those-registered-vote-recent-lowpoint-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-primary-saw-just-13-9-of-those-registered-vote-recent-lowpoint-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee primary saw just 13.9% of those registered vote, recent lowpoint &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-primary-saw-just-13-9-of-those-registered-vote-recent-lowpoint-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary highlights that Tennessee experienced a notably low voter turnout during its\u2062 primary elections, with\u2064 only 13.9% of registered\u200b voters participating. This figure marks a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-climate-change-fearmongering-study-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-growing-quickly\/\" title=\"Despite Climate Change Fearmongering, Study Shows The Great Barrier Reef Is Growing Quickly\">recent low point<\/a> in \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-pleads-for-public-trust-in-white-house-and-coronavirus-vaccines\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Pleads for Public &#039;Trust&#039; in White House and Coronavirus Vaccines\">voter engagement<\/a> in the state. The mention\u2063 of a search function and mobile menu within\u2064 the content \u200bindicates that it is part\u200c of a broader online\u200d article or news platform discussing\u2062 this electoral phenomenon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tennessee primary saw just 13.9% of those registered vote, recent lowpoint<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1743430\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Tennessee saw just 13.9% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-mayor-seeks-to-reverse-plans-to-defund-police\/\" title=\"Oakland mayor seeks to reverse plans to defund police\">registered voters cast ballots<\/a> in the Aug. 1 primary, down from 24.5% in the 2020 primary and 14.1% in 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The turnout is the lowest since before at least 1996, with the state averaging 17.9% turnout for the August primaries in a presidential election year, according to ThinkTennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The primary included one U.S. Senate seat, all nine Tennessee U.S. House seats along with 99 state House seats and 16 state Senate seats, those in the even-numbered districts.<\/p>\n<p>The Nov. 5 ballot, however, will include candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties facing off for 62.6% of Tennessee Legislature seats compared to just 37.9% being competitive races in 2022, ThinkTennessee wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Only 19.6% of primary races were competitive in the state, with 63.2% of races featuring one candidate and 17.2% having no candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nov. 5 election features favorite Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn against state Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. along with nine competitive U.S. House races.<\/p>\n<p>Those in Nashville will also be voting on a referendum for a 0.5% sales tax increase to pay for transit improvements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1743430\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1743430\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the recent Tennessee primary held on August 1, only 13.9% of registered voters participated, marking a decline from 24.5% in the 2020 primary and 14.1% in 2016. This turnout is the lowest recorded since at least 1996, with an average participation rate of 17.9% for August primaries during presidential election years, according to ThinkTennessee. The primary included elections for one U.S. Senate seat, all nine U.S. House seats from Tennessee, as well as elections for 99 state House seats and 16 state Senate seats in even-numbered districts. In contrast, the upcoming November 5 ballot will feature candidates from both major parties competing for approximately 62.6% of legislative seats in Tennessee; this is a significant increase compared to just 37.9% competitive races in the previous year\u2019s election cycle, as noted by ThinkTennessee. Only about 19.6% of primary races were deemed competitive this year; a majority\u201463.2%\u2014had only one candidate running while another 17.2% had no candidates at all. The November election will see Republican U.S Senator Marsha Blackburn facing off against Democratic state Representative Gloria Johnson from Knoxville and includes nine contested U.S House races as well as a referendum in Nashville regarding a proposed increase of sales tax by half a percent to fund transit improvements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2335600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22311847253413.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39915,39914,33358],"class_list":["post-2335599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-registered-voters","tag-tennessee-primary","tag-voter-turnout"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP22311847253413.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}