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American politician
John Windle
Windle in 2014
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 8, 1991 – January 10, 2023
Succeeded byEd Butler
Personal details
Born (1962-05-21) May 21, 1962 (age 62)
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (until 2022)
Independent (2022–present)
ResidenceLivingston, Tennessee
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
University of Tennessee College of Law
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
Branch/serviceTennessee Army National Guard
RankColonel

John Mark Windle (born May 21, 1962) is an American politician who is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 1991 to 2023. In 2022, Windle filed to run as an independent after serving as a Democratic representative for nearly three decades, but lost re-election to Republican Ed Butler.

Education

Windle earned his BS in finance from the University of Tennessee and his JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Elections

  • 1990s Windle was initially elected in the November 6, 1990 General election and re-elected in the November 3, 1992 and November 8, 1994 elections.
  • 1996 Windle was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 1998 Windle was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 14,062 votes, and the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 6,111 votes.
  • 2000 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,051 votes, and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,650 votes.
  • 2002 Windle was unopposed for both the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 9,346 votes, and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 13,217 votes.
  • 2004 Windle was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,468 votes, and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 17,615 votes.
  • 2006 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 8,177 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 14,062 votes.
  • 2008 Windle was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,643 votes (92.3%), and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,025 votes.
  • 2010 Windle was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,875 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,701 votes (64.1%) against Republican nominee Patrick McCurdy.
  • 2012 Windle was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,147 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,785 votes (61.7%) against Republican nominee Bobby Stewart.
  • 2014 Windle was unopposed for both the August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,283 votes, and the November 4, 2014 General election, winning with 9,237 votes.
  • 2016 Windle won re-election.
Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Windle (incumbent) 12,238 54.98%
Republican Ed Butler 10,021 45.02%
Total votes 22,259 100.0
Democratic hold
  • 2018 Windle won re-election.
  • 2020 Windle won re-election.

2022

Windle switched from a Democrat to an Independent and narrowly lost the general election.

Results by precinct & county
Results by precinct & county   Butler
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  Windle
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  Tie
  •   50%
Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Butler 4,119 53.44%
Republican Michael Swisher 2,417 31.36%
Republican Bradley Hayes 1,172 15.20%
Total votes 7,708 100.00%
Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Butler 9,079 52.59%
Independent John Windle (incumbent) 8,184 47.41%
Total votes 17,263 100.00%
Republican gain from Independent

References

  1. "Rep. John Mark Windle". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. "John Windle's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. "Absentee & Early Voting underway in Tennessee for August elections". localmemphis.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 27 & 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  11. "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  12. "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  14. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  15. "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11 & 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  17. "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  18. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  20. "State of Tennessee August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 160. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  21. "State of Tennessee November 4, 2014 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

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113th General Assembly (2023–2025)
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Pat Marsh (R)
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Curtis Johnson (R)
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