Tennessee
State Marriage Amendment - Constitutional Amendment 1
Yes: 81%
No: 19%
Precincts Reporting: 99%
Constitutional Amendment 1 states that the historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state by the provisions of this section, then marriage shall be void and unenforceable in this state.
Focus on the Family position: Yes.
(Paid for by Focus on the Family Marriage Amendment Committee, 8605 Explorer Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80920.)
Republican: Bob Corker: 51%
Democrat: Harold Ford: 48%
Precincts Reporting: 99%
A Memphis congressman, Ford was nominated with 79 percent in a five-way primary. Corker, the former mayor of Chattanooga, was nominated with 48 percent in a four-way primary.
Why we're watching: The retirement of Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist — presumably to run for President — leaves this seat very much up for grabs. Democrat candidate Ford is moderate enough to give conservative Corker a run for his money. Corker has earned the endorsement of National Right to Life. Ford has a mixed voting record on important social issues.
(Paid for by Focus on the Family Action)
Republican: Jim Bryson: 30%
Democrat: Phil Bredesen: 69%
Precincts Reporting: 99%
First elected in 2002, Bredesen, who is seeking a second full term, was nominated with 89 percent of the vote in a four-way primary. Bryson, a state senator, was nominated with 50 percent of the vote in a seven-way primary.
