John Tidwell

John C. Tidwell (born August 15, 1941) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 74 since January 1997.

Tidwell attended Castle Heights Military Academy (since closed) and earned his BS in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee.

• 2012 Tidwell was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,884 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,356 votes (52.6%) against Republican nominee Lauri Day.
• 1996 Tidwell was initially elected in the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
• 1998 Tidwell was unopposed for the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,733 votes, and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 7,209 votes (58.7%) against Republican nominee Charles Musick.
• 2000 Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,773 votes, and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,468 votes.
• 2002 Tidwell was unopposed for the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,837 votes, and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 9,744 votes (61.4%) against Republican nominee Carl Hewitt.
• 2004 Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,094 votes, and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,979 votes.
• 2006 Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,257 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 13,871 votes.
• 2008 Tidwell was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,543 votes (92.3%), and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 15,499 votes.
• 2010 Tidwell was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 9,650 votes (99.2%) against two write-in candidates.

• "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 185. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 79. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 48 & 49. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 38. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32 & 33. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53 & 54. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 6. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11 & 12. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 19, 2014. 
• "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 60. Retrieved March 19, 2014.