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If the vacancy occurs after the first 18 months, whoever ascends to the governorship serves out the balance of the term. In either case, a partial term counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms. Governor William Blount served from 1790 to 1796, when Tennessee was known as the Southwest Territory.
The first constitution of Tennessee, enacted in 1796, set a term of two years for the governor and provided that no person could serve as governor for more than 6 years in any 8-year period. [8] The term of office was lengthened to four years, without the possibility of consecutive terms, by constitutional amendments adopted in 1953. [9]
The Tennessee Lieutenant Governor is the presiding officer of the Tennessee Senate and first in line in the succession to the office of governor of Tennessee. If the governor is incapacitated or dies in office, then the lieutenant governor becomes the governor. The lieutenant governor is a state senator elected by the entire Senate to be the ...
Most states and all but one territory also have term limits that generally allow for two consecutive terms to be served by a candidate. To run for governor, a candidate must generally be a U.S. citizen with prior state residence who meets the minimum age requirement—set at 30 years old in 35 states. [9]
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term.
The rule imposing term limits was ratified after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to the White House an unprecedented four times: in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire