Republicans win 75th, 76th and 77th Tennessee districts

WKMS | By Matt Markgraf

Published November 2, 2010 at 11:59 PM CDT

By Jacque Day

Northwest Tennessee – Republicans have unseated the Democratic representatives of northwest Tennessee's 75th, 76th and 77th state house districts. Andrew Holt bested six-term Democrat Mark Maddox by more than one thousand votes. Republican Bill Sanderson won Judy Barker's seat by a few hundred votes. In the biggest upset, Republican Tim Wirgau bested four-term incumbent Democrat Willie "Butch" Borchert by nearly 2,400 votes.

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Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.

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