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Don Sundquist
666,603 votes
69%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Governor - State of Tennessee
- Married to wife Martha since 1959; three children; one grandchild
- Career Highlights: Seventh District U.S. Congressional Representative
- President and partner of Graphic Sales of America, a Memphis printin and advertising firm
- Political Experience: Nastional Federation of Young Republicans chairman, 1971-1973
- Shelby County Republican chairman, 1976-1978
- Manager, Howard Baker for President, 1979
Priorities:
- Economic Development
- Welfare Reform
- Fiscal Responsibility
John Jay Hooker, Jr.
286,756 votes
30%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: Attorney
- Military: US Army
- Marital Status: Single
- Attended University of the South in Suwanee
- Graduated Vanderbilt University Law School 1957
- Special Assistant to Robert F. Kennedy 1961
- Chairman of the Board, Minnie Perl's Chicken 1967; One of the founders of Hospital Corp. of America 1968
Priorities:
- Campaign Finance Reform
- Out of state campaign contributions
- Campaign corruption
George Alexander Hamilton, Sr.
5,841 votes
1%
Irwin W. Gibbs
4,617 votes
0%
- Party: Independent
- Occupation: Writer / Producer & Host of Radio Magazine
- Host of Radio Magazine, "Returning to God's America"
- Drama Series, "The Devine Wind"
- Radio Announcer & Small Business Owner
- Served as REGIONAL Chief of Air Operations, USAF Auxiliary; VFW ( Veteran of Foreign Wars )
- National Association of Chiefs of Police
- Lambda Alpha Epsilon Criminal Justice Fraternity
Priorities:
- Restore local / constitutional government through example of Andrew Jackson re: European bankers' illegal influence.
- Utilize contacts and knowledge gained from seven years campaigning for constitutional issues
- Thoroughly inform Tennesseans: "Your DUTY of government by the people."
Lonnie L. Creech
3,735 votes
0%
Thomas E. Smith, II
1,868 votes
0%
Karl Smithson
1,838 votes
0%
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