Ollie Nelson
Ollie Nelson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 4, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9
Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Charlotte Bergmann, George Flinn Jr., Dennis Clark, and Paul Cook in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Cohen (D) | 70.0 | 93,800 |
 | Charlotte Bergmann (R)  | 26.2 | 35,123 | |
 | George Flinn Jr. (Independent) | 2.5 | 3,349 | |
 | Dennis Clark (Independent) | 0.9 | 1,160 | |
 | Paul Cook (Independent) | 0.4 | 485 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 133,918 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Furrh (Independence Party)
- Mark Crain (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9
Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated M. LaTroy Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Cohen | 88.0 | 62,055 |
 | M. LaTroy Williams | 12.0 | 8,449 | |
| Total votes: 70,504 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ollie Nelson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9
Charlotte Bergmann defeated Brown Dudley and Leo AwGoWhat in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlotte Bergmann | 51.5 | 10,380 |
 | Brown Dudley | 43.5 | 8,760 | |
| Leo AwGoWhat | 5.0 | 1,000 | |
| Total votes: 20,140 | |||
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2020
See also: North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 2
Deborah Ross defeated Alan Swain and Jeff Matemu in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deborah Ross (D) | 63.0 | 311,887 |
 | Alan Swain (R) | 34.8 | 172,544 | |
 | Jeff Matemu (L) | 2.2 | 10,914 | |
| Total votes: 495,345 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2
Deborah Ross defeated Monika Johnson-Hostler, Andrew Terrell, and Ollie Nelson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Ross | 69.8 | 103,574 |
 | Monika Johnson-Hostler | 22.5 | 33,369 | |
 | Andrew Terrell | 5.8 | 8,666 | |
 | Ollie Nelson | 1.8 | 2,677 | |
| Total votes: 148,286 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Butler (D)
- Scott Cooper (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alan Swain advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Williams (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Jeff Matemu advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2.
2019
See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2019
General election
Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Gregory Murphy defeated Allen Thomas, Greg Holt, and Tim Harris in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregory Murphy (R) | 61.7 | 70,407 |
 | Allen Thomas (D) | 37.5 | 42,738 | |
 | Greg Holt (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 507 | |
 | Tim Harris (L) | 0.3 | 394 | |
| Total votes: 114,046 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Gregory Murphy defeated Joan Perry in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on July 9, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Murphy | 59.7 | 21,481 |
 | Joan Perry | 40.3 | 14,530 | |
| Total votes: 36,011 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allen Thomas | 50.0 | 12,933 |
 | Richard Bew | 25.2 | 6,532 | |
| Dana Outlaw | 12.6 | 3,268 | |
 | Isaiah Johnson | 6.9 | 1,774 | |
 | Gregory Humphrey | 2.7 | 695 | |
 | Ernest Reeves | 2.6 | 683 | |
| Total votes: 25,885 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ollie Nelson (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Murphy | 22.5 | 9,530 |
| ✔ | | Joan Perry | 15.4 | 6,536 |
 | Phillip Shepard | 12.1 | 5,101 | |
 | Michael Speciale | 9.5 | 4,022 | |
 | Phil Law | 8.7 | 3,690 | |
| Eric Rouse | 7.7 | 3,258 | |
| Jeff Moore | 5.4 | 2,280 | |
 | Francis De Luca | 3.9 | 1,670 | |
 | Celeste Cairns | 3.5 | 1,467 | |
| Chimer Davis Clark Jr. | 2.6 | 1,092 | |
 | Michele Nix | 2.2 | 915 | |
| Graham Boyd | 2.1 | 897 | |
 | Paul Beaumont | 1.9 | 805 | |
 | Mike Payment | 1.3 | 537 | |
 | Don Cox | 0.6 | 251 | |
 | Kevin Baiko | 0.4 | 171 | |
 | Gary Ceres | 0.3 | 108 | |
| Total votes: 42,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sandy Smith (R)
Libertarian primary election
Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Tim Harris defeated Shannon Bray in the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Harris | 56.0 | 75 |
 | Shannon Bray | 44.0 | 59 | |
| Total votes: 134 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ollie Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ollie Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ollie Nelson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nelson's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
creating jobs, reform voting process in NC to include gerrymandering, invest more in the coastal areas of NC
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
• Raising Workers’ Wages • Protecting Workers’ Fundamental Rights • Supporting Working Families • Helping More Workers Share in Near-Record Corporate Profits • Expanding Access to Affordable Housing and Homeownership • Protecting and Expanding Social Security • Ensuring a Secure and Dignified Retirement Revitalizing Our Nation’s Postal Service • CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS • Building 21st Century Infrastructure • Fostering a Manufacturing Renaissance • Creating Good-Paying Clean Energy Jobs • Pursuing Our Innovation Agenda: Science, Research, Education, and Technology • Supporting America’s Small Businesses • Creating Jobs for America’s Young People • FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND AGAINST INEQUALITY • Reining in Wall Street and Fixing our Financial System • Promoting Competition by Stopping Corporate Concentration • Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes • Promoting Trade That is Fair and Benefits American Workers
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Look to God! As Jesus did in human flesh, and as all of God's faithful servants have done through the ages, for I am a christian.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN BY BARRACK OBAMA - The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States is a defining moment in American history. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack Obama has proven to be a new kind of leader–one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we face, and move this nation forward. Change We Can Believe In outlines his vision for America.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
HONESTY, DETERMINATION, CARING
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
HONESTY, DETERMINATION, CARING
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
I believe that if elected to Congress, I responsibilities would include keeping in touch with my constituents and educate them on the issues through mailings and websites, hold public hearings, exercises oversight over the bureaucracy, or engages in committee and floor debate on major issues and topics such as immigration, global warming, aging, illegal drugs, and the concerns of small businesses.
What legacy would you like to leave?
tried to help bring equality to all blacks and whites in America, to support endeavors for the forgotten and the disenfranchised, for my teachings and acts of kindliness and braveness.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
As a third grader in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to reverberate throughout the nation in large and small ways almost 50 years later. In many ways our nation is still trying to recover from King’s death and the opportunities for racial equality, economic justice and peace — what King referred to as a “beloved community”— that seemed to recede in its aftermath. Fifty years after King’s assassination, I along with other Afro-Americans to this day struggles for racial equality appear as acute now as they did then, except the juxtapositions between signs of racial progress and the reality of continued racial injustice are even more stark. The “post-racial” symbolism in the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president existed uneasily alongside the harsh reality of mass incarceration of black and brown men and women, boys and girls. Just as 1968 ushered in the last of the long hot summers that began in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963, the deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray triggered urban rebellions in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore that recalled the fits of racial unrest that gripped the nation 50 years ago.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I worked temporarily doing retail.
What happened on your most awkward date?
The person lied about what they looked like over the phone. After getting to their home, and chatting for an hour, the date was over before it started.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
My favorite holiday is Christmas, because that is when my immediate family gets together.
What is your favorite book? Why?
My favorite book is the Bible. The Bible is a dead book to anyone who has not had their spirit regenerated by God. That is what being born-again is about ---- the spirit died with Adam and Eve and God is a Spirit. Our spirit's come alive in Christ. I love it! It is the complete story of God's creation and man's fall ---- and God's plan and work to redeem us back to himself. He did it through Christ.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?
Superman
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
Hang out with family and play with my dogs.
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Gospel - He Promise Me, by Bebe Winnans
What process do you favor for redistricting?
As long as it is not racially disproportionate.
What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?
The diversity of the Congress, and that they work at the will of the people.
Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?
Yes, it helps, but it is not totally necessary.
What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
Gun control, world peace, and humanitarian efforts to all Americans or those seeking refuge here.
If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Yes, the House Intelligence and Judicial committees.
If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?
N/A
Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?
No! they need more time.
What are your thoughts on term limits?
I am against them.
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
Yes, as a freshman in Congress, I will have to follow the protocol for new legislators.
Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
Yes, Congresswoman Maxine Waters from CA, for her determination.
Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
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See also
2022 Elections
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