Jimmy Eldridge Explained

Jimmy Eldridge
State House:	Tennessee
District:	73rd^[1]
Term Start:	January 2003
Term End:	January 2019
Predecessor:	Matt Kisber
Successor:	Chris Todd
Birth Date:	1 April 1948
Birth Place:	Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Jackson, Tennessee
Education:	Lambuth University (BS)
Occupation:	Politician

Jimmy A. Eldridge^[2] (born April 1, 1948 in Jackson, Tennessee) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives who represented District 73 from 2003 until 2019.

Education

Eldridge earned his BS in biology and chemistry from Lambuth University.

Elections

• 2012 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 5,559 votes,^[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 19,048 votes (70.6%) against Democratic nominee Corey Currie.^[4]
• 2000 To challenge District 73 incumbent Democratic Representative Matt Kisber, Eldridge was unopposed for the August 3, 2000 Republican Primary, winning with 2,341 votes,^[5] but lost the November 7, 2000 General election to Representative Kisber.^[6]
• 2002 When Representative Kisber left the Legislature and left the seat open, Eldridge ran in the three-way August 1, 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 4,824 votes (58.3%)^[7] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 10,062 votes (53.6%) against Democratic nominee Danny Waynick.^[8]
• 2004 Eldridge was unopposed for the August 5, 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 3,424 votes,^[9] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 17,089 votes (72.0%) against Democratic nominee Charlie Caldwell.^[10]
• 2006 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 6,363 votes,^[11] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 15,977 votes.^[12]
• 2008 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 2,375 votes,^[13] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 20,573 votes.^[14]
• 2010 Eldridge was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 8,038 votes,^[15] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 14,065 votes (nearly 100%) against a write-in candidate.^[16]

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
  • Jimmy Eldridge at Ballotpedia
• Jimmy Eldridge at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rep. Jimmy Eldridge . . . March 18, 2014.
2. Web site: Jimmy Eldridge's Biography . . March 18, 2014.
3. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 184 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183820/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 78 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: August 3, 2000 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 38 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213553/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-8/house-rp.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
6. Web site: November 7, 2000 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 53 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213541/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-11/house1-99-p.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
7. Web site: August 1, 2002 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 51 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213520/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-8/house-rp8-02-p.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: November 5, 2002 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 52 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213452/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-house-p.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
9. Web site: August 5, 2004 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 36 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127232937/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/repthpct.pdf . November 27, 2015 . dead .
10. Web site: November 2, 2004 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 52 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213414/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
11. Web site: August 3, 2006 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 5 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213351/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/RepPctTH6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
12. Web site: November 7, 2006 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 2 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410213348/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf . April 10, 2013 . dead .
13. Web site: State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 7 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213241/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/repth6799pct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
14. Web site: State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 10 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213208/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh3466.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
15. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 56 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314000509/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/RepTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 14, 2014 . dead .
16. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 59 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .