Kevin Lee McCants
Kevin Lee McCants (Democratic Party) ran for election to theU.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary onAugust 1, 2024.
Biography
Kevin Lee McCants graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technologies and from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology. His career experience includes working as a production supervisor at a Hot Topic Distribution Center.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee
IncumbentMarsha Blackburn defeatedGloria Johnson,Tharon Chandler,Pamela Moses, andHastina Robinson in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marsha Blackburn (R) | 63.8 | 1,918,743 |
 | Gloria Johnson (D) | 34.2 | 1,027,461 | |
 | Tharon Chandler (Independent)  | 0.9 | 28,444 | |
 | Pamela Moses (Independent) | 0.8 | 24,682 | |
 | Hastina Robinson (Independent) | 0.3 | 8,278 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,007,608 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party)
- Marshal Weaver (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Gloria Johnson defeatedMarquita Bradshaw,Lola Denise Brown, andCivil Miller-Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gloria Johnson | 70.2 | 143,962 |
 | Marquita Bradshaw | 21.8 | 44,657 | |
 | Lola Denise Brown | 4.9 | 10,027 | |
 | Civil Miller-Watkins | 3.1 | 6,420 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 205,066 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Lee McCants (D)
- Dylan Fain (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
IncumbentMarsha Blackburn defeatedTres Wittum in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsha Blackburn | 89.5 | 367,799 |
 | Tres Wittum | 10.5 | 43,244 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 411,043 | ||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McCants in this election.
2018
See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsha Blackburn (R) | 54.7 | 1,227,483 |
 | Phil Bredesen (D) | 43.9 | 985,450 | |
| Trudy Austin (Independent) | 0.4 | 9,455 | ||
 | Dean Hill (Independent) | 0.4 | 8,717 | |
 | Kris Todd (Independent) | 0.2 | 5,084 | |
| John Carico (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,398 | ||
| Breton Phillips (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,226 | ||
 | Kevin Lee McCants (Independent) | 0.1 | 1,927 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,243,740 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Phil Bredesen defeatedGary Davis andJohn Wolfe in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Bredesen | 91.5 | 349,718 |
 | Gary Davis | 5.3 | 20,170 | |
| John Wolfe | 3.2 | 12,269 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 382,157 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Billy Bailey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn defeatedAaron Pettigrew in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsha Blackburn | 84.5 | 613,513 |
 | Aaron Pettigrew | 15.5 | 112,705 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 726,218 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Crim (R)
- Stephen Lee Fincher (R)
- Rolando Toyos (R)
- Edgar A. Lawson (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. Senate Tennessee | Lost general | $0 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $0 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
See also
2024 Elections
