Tennessee Election Results

The results are in, and Tennessee has a new state representative.

The special election took place on October 13. The state house district covers Shelbyville, which is about an hour south of Nashville. Here's a news article about the election outcome:

Marsh tops Cobb in special election

TENNESSEAN.COM Shelbyville trucking business owner Pat Marsh, a Republican, captured a special election Tuesday for the vacated House 62nd District seat...

Opportunity Missed

As far as I can tell, Tennessee bikers had no effect on this election. That means nobody contacted the candidates to find out their position on repeal. And without knowing the candidates' positions, there was no way to know which one (if any) was worthy of biker support.

To top it off, there are only a small handful of Legislative Alert subscribers scattered across the state. Suppose we found out that one candidate supported repeal, and the other supported helmet laws. Without subscribers, we have no bikers to notify ... and that means no campaign volunteers, either.

Another Chance

Though this special election has come and gone, there are more opportunities ahead. According to our ELECTION TRACKER, Tennessee has two more elections in the near future. As we reported in the October 22 article, both of these Memphis races will be for vacant seats in the state legislature.

CMT/ABATE is watching these Memphis races, which is excellent news. We can't affect the election outcome unless we first know where the candidates stand on repeal.

You can do more than just watch ... you can take action. Start by visiting RIDE2REPEAL.COM and clicking on the red "Subscribe" tab at the top of the page. Or you can contact us at RIDE2REPEAL@gmail.com to learn more.