Joe Towns Explained

Joe Towns
State House:	Tennessee
District:	84th^[1]
Term Start:	January 1995
Predecessor:	Bret Thompson
Successor:	Incumbent
Birth Date:	May 4
Birth Place:	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Memphis, Tennessee
Alma Mater:	LeMoyne–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]

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
  • Joe Towns, Jr. at Ballotpedia
• Joe Towns, Jr. at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rep. Joe Towns . . . March 18, 2014.
2. Web site: JOE TOWNS, JR. . capitol.tn.gov . June 4, 2023.
3. Web site: Joe Towns's Biography . . March 18, 2014.
4. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 193 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212221/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 89 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998 . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 16 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213729/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/1998-8/TNHDemAug1998.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
7. Web site: State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 57 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213656/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/1998-11/house-p.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 45 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127233108/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-8/house-dp.pdf . November 27, 2015 . dead .
9. Web site: November 7, 2000 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 62 . 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 .
10. Web site: August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 60 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213518/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-8/house-dp8-02-p.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
11. Web site: November 5, 2002 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 61 & 62 . 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 .
12. Web site: August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 50 & 51 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213426/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/demthpct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
13. Web site: November 2, 2004 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 62 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213414/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
14. Web site: August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 13 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213346/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/DemPctTH6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
15. Web site: November 7, 2006 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 4 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410213348/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf . April 10, 2013 . dead .
16. Web site: State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 17 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213231/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
17. Web site: State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 23 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
18. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 64 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181809/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 17, 2014 . dead .
19. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 69 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .