Gordon Ball
Gordon Ball was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee.[1] Ball defeated Larry Crim, Gary Davis and Terry Adams in the Democratic primary.[2] Gordon Ball lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Ball earned a B.S. from East Tennessee State University in 1970 and earned his J.D. from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at Memphis State University in 1974. He has been practicing law since 1975.[3]
Issues
Plagiariam
According to BuzzFeed.com, "Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Gordon Ball appears to have plagiarized nearly every word on his issues pages from a vast array of politicians including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren."[4]
In response to the accusation Ball said, "I had no idea that this material was cut and pasted on my website from other sources."[4]
Elections
2014
Ball ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Tennessee. Ball defeated Larry Crim, Gary Davis and Terry Adams in the Democratic primary.[2] Gordon Ball lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lamar Alexander Incumbent |
61.9% | 850,087 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Ball | 31.9% | 437,848 | |
| Independent | Ed Gauthier | 0.2% | 2,314 | |
| Independent | Bartholomew Phillips | 0.2% | 2,386 | |
| Independent | C. Salekin | 0.1% | 787 | |
| Independent | Danny Page | 0.6% | 7,713 | |
| Independent | Eric Schechter | 0.1% | 1,673 | |
| Constitution | Joe Wilmoth | 2.6% | 36,088 | |
| Independent | Joshua James | 0.4% | 5,678 | |
| Independent | Rick Tyler | 0.4% | 5,759 | |
| Tea Party | Tom Emerson, Jr. | 0.8% | 11,157 | |
| Green | Martin Pleasant | 0.9% | 12,570 | |
| Write-in | Erin Kent Magee | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,374,065 | |||
| Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics" | ||||
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gordon Ball |
36.5% | 87,665 | ||
| Terry Adams | 35.6% | 85,528 | ||
| Gary Davis | 17.6% | 42,278 | ||
| Larry Crim | 10.3% | 24,778 | ||
| Total Votes | 240,249 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Polls
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| Poll | Lamar Alexander | Gordon Ball | Other | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
| YouGov September 20 - October 1, 2014 | 53% | 32% | 2% | 12% | +/-4 | 1,007 | |||||||||||||
| YouGov August 18 - September 2, 2014 | 47% | 32% | 10% | 11% | +/-4 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports August 11-12, 2014 | 47% | 32% | 10% | 12% | +/-4 | 750 | |||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||
Media
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- The narrator in "Why Gordon Ball is running for Senate" said that Ball will "stand up for the working poor and middle class."
- The narrator in "Working for Tennessee" agued that politicians in Washington are only fighting for their own jobs. In addition, the narrator said that Ball has promised to stand up for the middle class.
- The narrator in "Same Old Song and Dance" argued that Alexander is "out of tune" with what Tennessee needs.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gordon + Ball + Tennessee + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee.gov, "Governor, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives Petitions Filed by Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 '’Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Gordon Ball U.S. Senate, "About," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 BuzzFeed, "Tennessee Democratic Senate Nominee Plagiarized Almost Everything Written On His Website," accessed October 20, 2014
