Joshua Evans (Tennessee politician)

Joshua G. Evans[2] (born June 27, 1983 in McComb, Mississippi) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 66, from 2009 to 2015. He unsuccessfully ran for the Tennessee Senate's 21st District in 2014. In 2018, he was a candidate in the Robertson County Mayoral election.

This article is about the Tennessee state legislator. For other people with the same name, see Joshua Evans.
Joshua Evans
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 66th[1] district
In office
January 13, 2009 – January 13, 2015
Preceded byBob Bibb
Succeeded bySabi "Doc" Kumar
Personal details
Born (1983-06-27) June 27, 1983
McComb, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGreenbrier, Tennessee
Alma materMiddle Tennessee State University
Websiteevansforsenate.com

Education

Evans earned his BS in mass communication from Middle Tennessee State University.

Elections
  • 2012 Evans was challenged in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,286 votes (71.4%),[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 18,466 votes.[4]
  • 2006 When District 66 incumbent Democratic Representative Gene Davidson retired and left the seat open, Evans ran in the August 3, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 2,114 votes (52.6%),[5] but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Democratic nominee Bob Bibb.[6]
  • 2008 Evans and Representative Bibb were both unopposed for their August 7, 2008 primaries,[7] setting up a rematch; Evans won the November 4, 2008 General election with 13,983 votes (52.4%) against Representative Bibb.[8]
  • 2010 Evans was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 7,039 votes,[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,941 votes (61.7%) against Democratic nominee Billy Paul Carneal.[10]

Following an unsuccessful campaign for the Tennessee Senate, Evans was succeeded by Sabi "Doc" Kumar. In 2018, Evans ran unsuccessfully in the Robertson County, Tennessee Mayoral election. He was defeated by Billy Vogle.[11]

References
  1. "Rep. Joshua Evans". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. "Joshua Evans' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. "August 3, 2006 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  8. "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  11. "Election 2018: Robertson County final results". Tennessean. Retrieved May 3, 2019.


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