Johnny Shaw Explained

Johnny Shaw
State House:	Tennessee
District:	80th^[1]
Term Start:	January 9, 2001
Predecessor:	Page Walley
Successor:	Incumbent
Birth Date:	5 January 1942
Birth Place:	Laconia, Tennessee, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Bolivar, Tennessee

Johnny W. Shaw^[2] (born January 5, 1942) is an American politician. A Democrat, he has represented District 80 in the Tennessee House of Representatives since January 2001.

Elections

• 2000 When District 80 Republican Representative Page Walley left the Legislature and left the seat open, Shaw ran in the three-way August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,216 votes (47.1%),^[3] and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 10,588 votes (84.3%) against Independent candidate Sheila Godwin.^[4]
• 2002 Shaw was challenged by returning 2000 opponent Sheila Godwin in the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,474 votes (78.7%),^[5] and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 9,583 votes.^[6]
• 2004 Shaw was challenged in the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,368 votes (87.1%),^[7] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,275 votes.^[8]
• 2006 Shaw was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,109 votes,^[9] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,615 votes (68.0%) against Independent candidate James Wolfe.^[10]
• 2008 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,469 votes,^[11] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,917 votes.^[12]
• 2010 Shaw was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,793 votes,^[13] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,638 votes (56.6%) against Republican nominee Mark Johnstone.^[14]
• 2012 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,416 votes,^[15] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 17,697 votes.^[16]
• 2014 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary, and the November 4, 2014 General election.^[17]
• 2016 Shaw defeated Ernest Brooks II in the August 4, 2016 Democratic Primary winning 2,845 votes (71.64%), and was unopposed in November 8, 2016 general election.
• 2018 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 2, 2018 Democratic Primary, and the November 6, 2018 General election.
• 2020 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 6, 2020 Democratic Primary, and the November 3, 2020 General election.
• 2022 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 4, 2022 Democratic Primary, and the November 8, 2022 General election.

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
  • Johnny Shaw at Ballotpedia
• Johnny W. Shaw at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rep. Johnny Shaw . . . March 18, 2014.
2. Web site: Johnny Shaw's Biography . . March 18, 2014.
3. Web site: August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 43 . 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 .
4. Web site: November 7, 2000 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 60 . 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 .
5. Web site: August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 57 . 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 .
6. Web site: November 5, 2002 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 59 . 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 .
7. Web site: August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 48 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213426/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/demthpct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: November 2, 2004 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 59 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213414/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
9. Web site: August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 11 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213346/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/DemPctTH6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
10. Web site: November 7, 2006 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 3 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410213348/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf . April 10, 2013 . dead .
11. Web site: State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 14 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213231/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
12. Web site: State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 19 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
13. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 61 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181809/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 17, 2014 . dead .
14. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 66 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
15. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 190 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212221/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
16. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 85 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
17. Web site: Johnny Shaw . 2024-04-09 . Ballotpedia . en.