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Republican Conventions, Tickets Since 1860 THE STATES Democratic Conventions And Tickets Since 1832 Tennessee 91 Delegates (9 are superdelegates) This week’s gathering in Charlotte is only the fifth time the Democrats Delegation headquarters: Courtyard by Marriott University have held their convention in the South. The other four weren’t auspi- 333 W. W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, 704-549-4888 cious for the party. In 1860, the convention couldn’t even nominate a candidate and the Republicans won the White House all four times. President Senate Year Host city Nominee for Nominee for (11 electoral votes) SAFE REPUBLICAN president vice president Romney favored Mark Clayton, D 1832 Baltimore Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren 2008 results: McCain 57%, Obama 42% vs. Bob Corker, R 1835 Baltimore Martin Van Buren Richard M. Johnson 1840 Baltimore Martin Van Buren (none nominated) House (9 seats) 1844 Baltimore James K. Polk George M. Dallas Democrat Republican 1848 Baltimore Lewis Cass William O. Butler 1852 Baltimore Franklin Pierce William R. King Safe (2) Safe (7) 1856 Cincinnati James Buchanan John C. Breckinridge 1860 Charleston Deadlocked 1860 Baltimore Stephen A. Douglas Benjamin Fitzpatrick Tennessee Democrats, who have fought long and hard to prevent Herschel V. Johnson1 Republican gains, have lost steam but seem to be holding on for now. 1864 Chicago George B. McClellan George H. Pendleton The governorship, both Senate seats and seven of the state’s nine 1868 New York Horatio Seymour Francis P. Blair House seats are held by Republicans. Democrats lost three of their five 1872 Baltimore Horace Greeley Benjamin G. Brown House members in the 2010 midterm election, but the current two Tennessee House Democrats, Reps. Steve Cohen and Jim Cooper, are 1876 St. Louis Samuel J. Tilden Thomas A. Hendricks very likely to be re-elected. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam approved a 1880 Cincinnati Winfield S. Hancock William H. English redistricted state map in January that will only help sustain support 1884 Chicago Grover Cleveland Thomas A. Hendricks for congressional Republicans in Tennessee. 1888 St. Louis Grover Cleveland Allen G. Thurman In presidential politics, Democrats haven’t captured the state since 1892 Chicago Grover Cleveland Adlai E. Stevenson Bill Clinton ran for re-election in 1996. Even Tennessee native Al Gore 1896 Chicago William Jennings Bryan Arthur Sewall lost the state by 4 percentage points in his 2000 matchup against 1900 Kansas City William Jennings Bryan Adlai E. Stevenson George W. Bush. In 2008, Republican challenger John McCain easily 1904 St. Louis Alton S. Parker Henry G. Davis took Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes with 57 percent of the vote over 1908 Denver William Jennings Bryan John W. Kern Barack Obama’s 42 percent. Still, some optimistic members of the party dream of a Tennessee win for Obama in 2012. 1912 Baltimore Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall A May poll of state residents by Vanderbilt University, including 1916 St. Louis Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall those not registered to vote, showed 42 percent favoring Romney 1920 San Francisco James M. Cox Franklin D. Roosevelt compared with 41 percent for Obama. Some Obama supporters saw 1924 New York John W. Davis Charles W. Bryan that as a sign of hope, but the poll also included a survey of registered 1928 Houston Alfred E. Smith Joseph T. Robinson voters, who placed Romney ahead of Obama, 47 percent to 40 per- 1932 Chicago Franklin D. Roosevelt John N. Garner cent. In describing the poll, John Geer, a political science professor at 1936 Philadelphia Franklin D. Roosevelt John N. Garner Vanderbilt, said, “It’s not that close a race . a lot of hard-core conser- 1940 Chicago Franklin D. Roosevelt Henry A. Wallace vatives are still getting used to the idea of Romney as the nominee.” 1944 Chicago Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman The poll also asked about the 2010 health care overhaul and found 1948 Philadelphia Harry S. Truman Alben W. Barkley that 55 percent of those surveyed have a “generally unfavorable” view of the legislation versus 27 percent with a “generally favorable” 1952 Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson John J. Sparkman opinion. With health care positioned as one of the main tenets of 1956 Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson Estes Kefauver Obama’s campaign, it may be hard to win over swing voters in a state 1960 Los Angeles John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson with such a statistic. 1964 Atlantic City Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Cooper, whose district includes Nashville, ran unopposed in the 1968 Chicago Hubert H. Humphrey Edmund S. Muskie August 2012 primary, and Cohen, who represents the Memphis area, 1972 Miami Beach George McGovern Thomas F. Eagleton easily won his primary with 89 percent of the vote. Sargent Shriver2 Cooper, Cohen and their seven Republican House colleagues 1976 New York Jimmy Carter Walter F. Mondale from Tennessee should all win easily, as should Republican Sen. Bob 1980 New York Jimmy Carter Walter F. Mondale Corker, who is seeking his second term. Corker faces Mark Clayton, 1984 San Francisco Walter F. Mondale Geraldine A. Ferraro who won the Democratic nomination but has been disavowed by the 1988 Atlanta Michael S. Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen official state party because of what the party says are his extreme views on gay rights and other social issues. 1992 New York Bill Clinton Al Gore 1996 Chicago Bill Clinton Al Gore 2000 Los Angeles Al Gore Joseph I. Lieberman 2004 Boston John Kerry John Edwards 2008 Denver Barack Obama Joseph R. Biden Jr. 1 Fitzpatrick declined the nomination shortly after the convention. Two days later, the Democratic National Committee selected Johnson as the replacement. 2 The convention nominated Eagleton, who withdrew July 31. On Aug. 8, the Democratic National Committee selected Shriver as the replacement . 1794 CQ WEEKLY | SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 | www.cq.com 32states13 layout.indd 1794 8/31/2012 6:21:12 PM.
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