posted May 18, 2009
Should parents of young children who are continually truant be required to pick up trash?
Yes - 912 votes - 77.68%
No - 262 votes - 22.32%
Total votes:1174
Poll Results
Will gas go back up above $4 a gallon?
Yes - 935 votes - 58.04%
No - 676 votes - 41.96%
Total votes:1611
Do you believe the news media is overplaying the swine flu story?
Yes - 1865 votes - 85.28%
No - 322 votes - 14.72%
Total votes:2187
Should Michael Vick be allowed back in the NFL?
Yes - 1050 votes - 42%
No - 1450 votes - 58%
Total votes:2500
Will B.J. Coleman wind up as the UTC Moc quarterback?
Yes - 434 votes - 38.96%
No - 680 votes - 61.04%
Total votes:1114
Should former City Councilman John "Duke" Franklin get probation?
Yes - 263 votes - 15.51%
No - 1433 votes - 84.49%
Total votes:1696
Should a stand-alone, centrally-located vocational school be opened in Hamilton County?
Yes - 871 votes - 79.11%
No - 230 votes - 20.89%
Total votes:1101
Should the 9-year-old have been charged with arson for burning down the Dollar General in Hixson?
Yes - 1375 votes - 81.12%
No - 320 votes - 18.88%
Total votes:1695
Should criminal charges have been brought against the 13 boys involved in the Signal Mountain fight?
Yes - 1006 votes - 61.08%
No - 641 votes - 38.92%
Total votes:1647
Poll Results
Do you believe a significant portion of the Volkswagen plant construction is going to local firms?
Yes - 640 votes - 37.02%
No - 1089 votes - 62.98%
Total votes:1729
Can Merrill Eckstein turn a profit at Finley Stadium?
Yes - 461 votes - 33.8%
No - 903 votes - 66.2%
Total votes:1364
Should new quarters be built or remodeled to consolidate the operations of the sheriff's office?
Yes - 508 votes - 40.71%
No - 740 votes - 59.29%
Total votes:1248
For City Council District 9, do you favor?
J.T. McDaniel - 262 votes - 32.51%
Peter Murphy - 544 votes - 67.49%
Total votes:806
For District 8 City Council, do you favor?
Andrae McGary - 995 votes - 78.97%
Leamon Pierce - 265 votes - 21.03%
Total votes:1260
For City Council District 1, do you favor?
Linda Bennett - 411 votes - 55.02%
Deborah Scott - 336 votes - 44.98%
Total votes:747
Should the County School Board close Howard Middle School and 21st Century Academy?
Yes - 1059 votes - 75.21%
No - 349 votes - 24.79%
Total votes:1408
Poll Results
Do you believe the Stimulus Bill will be effective in helping jump start the economy?
Yes - 824 votes - 29.02%
No - 2015 votes - 70.98%
Total votes:2839
Do you believe that crime is out of control in Brainerd?
Yes - 1572 votes - 86.52%
No - 245 votes - 13.48%
Total votes:1817
Do you believe that parents and guardians whose children are repeatedly truant should be prosecuted in General Sessions Court?
Yes - 1334 votes - 82.09%
No - 291 votes - 17.91%
Total votes:1625
Do you believe Darwin's theory of evolution is correct?
Yes - 1088 votes - 38.83%
No - 1714 votes - 61.17%
Total votes:2802
For District 1 City Council do you favor?
Linda Bennett - 438 votes - 52.14%
Joe Graham - 255 votes - 30.36%
Deborah Scott - 147 votes - 17.5%
Total votes:840
For District 3 City Council, do you favor?
Pam Ladd - 381 votes - 49.8%
George Patten - 384 votes - 50.2%
Total votes:765
For District 8 City Council, do you favor?
Dennis Clark - 337 votes - 43.65%
Andrae McGary - 174 votes - 22.54%
Leamon Pierce - 261 votes - 33.81%
Total votes:772
Should Detective Kenneth Freeman face assault charges for shoving a Wal-Mart greeter and a customer?
Yes - 2151 votes - 92%
No - 187 votes - 8%
Total votes:2338
For Third District Congress, Republican, would you favor - should they choose to run?
Tommy Crangle - 56 votes - 3.58%
Wayne Cropp - 82 votes - 5.24%
Chuck Fleischmann - 131 votes - 8.37%
Tim Gobble - 393 votes - 25.1%
Gerald McCormick - 178 votes - 11.37%
Robin Smith - 189 votes - 12.07%
Bo Watson - 537 votes - 34.29%
Total votes:1566
Poll Results
Should the city take action against Concord Road renter who put "grotesque" and bizarre "art" in her yard?
Yes - 788 votes - 50.32%
No - 778 votes - 49.68%
Total votes:1566
For District 9 City Council, do you favor?
Quenston Coleman - 81 votes - 13.3%
J.T. McDaniel - 211 votes - 34.65%
Thomas Mott - 41 votes - 6.73%
Peter Murphy - 186 votes - 30.54%
Jackie Thomas - 90 votes - 14.78%
Total votes:609
Do you believe the TVA fly ash spill near Harriman is a threat to the Chattanooga water supply?
Yes - 1283 votes - 64.47%
No - 707 votes - 35.53%
Total votes:1990
For City Council District 6, do you favor?
Carol Berz - 1393 votes - 74.69%
Marti Rutherford - 472 votes - 25.31%
Total votes:1865
For mayor of Chattanooga, do you favor?
Rob Healy - 918 votes - 45.81%
Joe Lance - 154 votes - 7.68%
Ron Littlefield - 858 votes - 42.81%
Thomas Smith Jr. - 74 votes - 3.69%
Total votes:2004
Would you support Sarah Palin for President in 2012?
Yes - 981 votes - 39.11%
No - 1527 votes - 60.89%
Total votes:2508
Do you agree with the jury verdict in finding Councilman Pierce not guilty of assault?
Yes - 672 votes - 53.8%
No - 577 votes - 46.2%
Total votes:1249
Poll Results
Should UTC cut some sports due to budget problems?
Yes - 1008 votes - 61.92%
No - 620 votes - 38.08%
Total votes:1628
Will Alabama have an undefeated football season?
Yes - 746 votes - 41.7%
No - 1043 votes - 58.3%
Total votes:1789
Poll Results
Should Congress provide bailout funds to the nation's automakers?
Yes - 399 votes - 18.29%
No - 1783 votes - 81.71%
Total votes:2182
Is the U.S. headed for a depression?
Yes - 1347 votes - 59.39%
No - 921 votes - 40.61%
Total votes:2268
For cable TV, would you choose?
AT&T - 210 votes - 9.64%
Comcast - 353 votes - 16.2%
EPB - 1272 votes - 58.38%
Satellite - 344 votes - 15.79%
Total votes:2179
Do you believe Phil Fulmer will take a head coaching job elsewhere?
Yes - 1096 votes - 59.79%
No - 737 votes - 40.21%
Total votes:1833
For County School Board, District 4, do you favor?
Gregg Juster - 405 votes - 54.58%
M. Francetta Pierce - 31 votes - 4.18%
Anita Polk-Conley - 157 votes - 21.16%
George E. Ricks Sr. - 149 votes - 20.08%
Total votes:742
For U.S. Senate, do you favor?
Lamar Alexander - 1361 votes - 67.14%
Bob Tuke - 666 votes - 32.86%
Total votes:2027
Do you believe Rejon Taylor should have been given the death penalty for killing Guy Luck?
Yes - 1845 votes - 83.41%
No - 367 votes - 16.59%
Total votes:2212
For President/Vice President, do you favor?
John McCain/Sarah Palin - 2055 votes - 61.62%
Barack Obama/Joe Biden - 1280 votes - 38.38%
Total votes:3335
For City Council District 5, would you favor?
Russell Gilbert - 168 votes - 44.33%
Joe Rowe - 211 votes - 55.67%
Total votes:379
Poll Results
For City Council District 6, would you favor?
Carol Berz - 465 votes - 29.49%
Marti Rutherford - 357 votes - 22.64%
Someone else - 755 votes - 47.88%
Total votes:1577
Will The $700 Billion Mortgage Bailout
Help stabilize the economy - 321 votes - 23.23%
Have little or no positive effect - 559 votes - 40.45%
Make things worse for the economy - 502 votes - 36.32%
Total votes:1382
Who do you feel won the Vice Presidential debate?
Joe Biden - 684 votes - 35.39%
Sarah Palin - 1047 votes - 54.16%
It was a draw - 202 votes - 10.45%
Total votes:1933
Do you believe defeat of the $700 billion bailout bill will bring dire economic consequences?
Yes - 658 votes - 43.72%
No - 847 votes - 56.28%
Total votes:1505
Do you favor the proposed $700 billion federal mortgage bailout?
Yes - 658 votes - 28.58%
No - 1644 votes - 71.42%
Total votes:2302
Should some of the smaller Hamilton County Schools Be Closed?
Yes - 697 votes - 51.36%
No - 660 votes - 48.64%
Total votes:1357
Poll Results
For President, do you favor
John McCain - 2202 votes - 62.95%
Barack Obama - 1296 votes - 37.05%
Total votes:3498
Do you favor a toll bridge for Northern Hamilton County?
Yes - 1057 votes - 57.45%
No - 783 votes - 42.55%
Total votes:1840
Was Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a good pick by John McCain for VP?
Yes - 1736 votes - 68.4%
No - 802 votes - 31.6%
Total votes:2538
Do you favor jail time for the parents of young children who continually skip school?
Yes - 1317 votes - 63.47%
No - 758 votes - 36.53%
Total votes:2075
Do you support the "Fight The Hike" effort against a 20.6% water rate increase?
Yes - 1380 votes - 77.35%
No - 404 votes - 22.65%
Total votes:1784
Should the WWTA set up an $8 fee for customers to cover major repairs to the sewer system?
Yes - 301 votes - 24.83%
No - 911 votes - 75.17%
Total votes:1212
When should school start?
In early August - 274 votes - 12.63%
After Labor Day - 1896 votes - 87.37%
Total votes:2170
Should the County Commission
Set up a new senior tax freeze program - 392 votes - 44.7%
Improve the current senior tax relief program - 280 votes - 31.93%
Take no action on additional senior tax relief - 205 votes - 23.38%
Total votes:877
Poll Results
Do you favor an abortion clinic reopening in Chattanooga?
Yes - 1015 votes - 26.49%
No - 2816 votes - 73.51%
Total votes:3831
For mayor of Chattanooga, would you favor?
Rob Healy - 915 votes - 57.84%
Ron Littlefield - 667 votes - 42.16%
Total votes:1582
For District 2 County School Board, do you favor?
Chip Baker - 586 votes - 29.64%
Joe Dumas - 1391 votes - 70.36%
Total votes:1977
Do you favor CARTA raising the price of downtown parking meters to 75 cents an hour?
Yes - 540 votes - 38.57%
No - 860 votes - 61.43%
Total votes:1400
For sheriff, do you favor
Tim Akins (Independent) - 50 votes - 2.91%
Greg Beck (Democrat) - 350 votes - 20.36%
Fred Fuson (Write In) - 113 votes - 6.57%
Jim Hammond (Republican) - 963 votes - 56.02%
Jim Winters (Independent) - 243 votes - 14.14%
Total votes:1719
For House District 31, do you favor?
Jim Cobb - 428 votes - 46.93%
Jim Vincent - 484 votes - 53.07%
Total votes:912
For County School Board District 7, do you favor?
Michael Dzik - 429 votes - 49.42%
Linda Mosley - 439 votes - 50.58%
Total votes:868
For County School Board District 4, do you favor?
Gregg Juster - 489 votes - 76.29%
Debra Matthews - 152 votes - 23.71%
Total votes:641
Should Erlanger Hospital make public the list of employees making $60,000 or more?
Yes - 775 votes - 63.47%
No - 446 votes - 36.53%
Total votes:1221
Did Channel 3 make a good choice in hiring former Channel 9 weatherman Neal Pascal?
Yes - 1085 votes - 65.32%
No - 576 votes - 34.68%
Total votes:1661
Do changes need to be made to tighten up on the city fire and police pension fund?
Yes - 399 votes - 70.62%
No - 166 votes - 29.38%
Total votes:565
Do you approve of the County School Board giving an early contract extension To Supt. Jim Scales?
Yes - 270 votes - 11.81%
No - 2017 votes - 88.19%
Total votes:2287
Should Congress lift the ban on offshore drilling?
Yes - 577 votes - 77.24%
No - 170 votes - 22.76%
Total votes:747
Will electric vehicles be commonly used in just a few years?
Yes - 655 votes - 60.31%
No - 431 votes - 39.69%
Total votes:1086
For President, do you favor?
John McCain - 1921 votes - 62.25%
Barack Obama - 1165 votes - 37.75%
Total votes:3086
For City Council District 5, should the choice be:
Angela Clark - 75 votes - 11.52%
Beatrice Hicks - 69 votes - 10.6%
Thomas Scott - 58 votes - 8.91%
Luther Shockley - 72 votes - 11.06%
Walter Williams - 377 votes - 57.91%
Total votes:651
Should County School Supt. Dr. Jim Scales be given a four-year contract extension?
Yes - 170 votes - 18.34%
No - 757 votes - 81.66%
Total votes:927
Do you believe there are really bears roving in Brainerd?
Yes - 605 votes - 58.68%
No - 426 votes - 41.32%
Total votes:1031
Should the city pay $27,658 for the "Rail Wave" public art sculpture?
Yes - 263 votes - 14.57%
No - 1542 votes - 85.43%
Total votes:1805
Should jet ski rentals be allowed downtown at the riverfront?
Yes - 619 votes - 43.32%
No - 810 votes - 56.68%
Total votes:1429
Poll Results
Is it a good idea to shoot at coyotes within the Chattanooga city limits?
Yes - 303 votes - 40.51%
No - 445 votes - 59.49%
Total votes:748
Is it a good idea to allow the Erlanger board to have closed-door meetings for "marketing strategies and stretegic plans"?
Yes - 280 votes - 33.53%
No - 555 votes - 66.47%
Total votes:835
Should a bullet train be built connecting Chattanooga with Atlanta and Nashville?
Yes - 1764 votes - 81.78%
No - 393 votes - 18.22%
Total votes:2157
Do you believe Chattanooga has a serious gang problem?
Yes - 114 votes - 84.44%
No - 21 votes - 15.56%
Total votes:135
Do you believe a water park will actually be built in East Ridge?
Yes - 522 votes - 34.62%
No - 986 votes - 65.38%
Total votes:1508
Should the Hamilton County Schools?
Go to larger schools by combining small ones - 498 votes - 40.59%
Keep smaller schools - 729 votes - 59.41%
Total votes:1227
Should the Yellow Deli people be welcomed back to Chattanooga?
Yes - 452 votes - 37.73%
No - 746 votes - 62.27%
Total votes:1198
For District 7 County School Board, do you favor?
Michael Dzik - 281 votes - 47.63%
Linda Mosley - 309 votes - 52.37%
Total votes:590
Should a bill be passed to allow Hamilton Place Mall owners CBL & Associates to assess a tax on their customers to help pay for a mall expansion?
Yes - 197 votes - 9.86%
No - 1800 votes - 90.14%
Total votes:1997
Do you think Chattanooga will land a Volkswagen plant?
Yes - 458 votes - 24.65%
No - 1400 votes - 75.35%
Total votes:1858
Do you hope Comcast prevails in its lawsuit against EPB to stop its cable TV venture?
Yes - 83 votes - 11.64%
No - 630 votes - 88.36%
Total votes:713
Should parents go to jail whose children are repeat truants?
Yes - 800 votes - 67.85%
No - 379 votes - 32.15%
Total votes:1179
Do you support the County School Board "Team" led by Rhonda Thurman?
Yes - 711 votes - 53.26%
No - 624 votes - 46.74%
Total votes:1335
Poll Results
Should The Passage by the Market Street Bridge?
Be a reflective area that is not entered - 467 votes - 44.18%
Be in use as a play area - 590 votes - 55.82%
Total votes:1057
Will we see $4 per gallon gas in Chattanooga this year?
Yes - 788 votes - 73.85%
No - 279 votes - 26.15%
Total votes:1067
In House District 31, do you favor?
Jim Cobb - 427 votes - 49.71%
Jim Vincent - 432 votes - 50.29%
Total votes:859
Poll Results
For House District 29, do you favor?
JoAnne Favors (D) - 207 votes - 28.16%
Stuart James (D) - 296 votes - 40.27%
Basil Marceaux Jr. (R) - 232 votes - 31.56%
Total votes:735
Poll Results
For sheriff, do you favor
Greg Beck (Democrat) - 323 votes - 23.32%
Jim Hammond (Republican) - 831 votes - 60%
Jim Winters (Independent) - 231 votes - 16.68%
Total votes:1385
Will a water pipeline be built from Nickajack to Atlanta?
Yes - 279 votes - 19.69%
No - 1138 votes - 80.31%
Total votes:1417
Would you be likely to get cable TV service from
AT&T - 276 votes - 16.7%
Comcast - 311 votes - 18.81%
EPB - 880 votes - 53.24%
Satellite - 186 votes - 11.25%
Total votes:1653
Will gas prices reach $4 a gallon in Chattanooga?
Yes - 1196 votes - 79.42%
No - 310 votes - 20.58%
Total votes:1506
For sheriff, should the Democrats choose
Greg Beck - 283 votes - 41.93%
Jim Winters - 392 votes - 58.07%
Total votes:675
Should the County Commission
Leave Allen Branum running the sheriff's office without naming an interim sheriff - 875 votes - 75.82%
Select an interim sheriff - 279 votes - 24.18%
Total votes:1154
Poll Results
Will Georgia be able to get the border changed to reach the Tennessee River?
Yes - 149 votes - 8.47%
No - 1611 votes - 91.53%
Total votes:1760
For interim sheriff, do you favor?
Tim Akins - 25 votes - 2.13%
Dave Alverson - 126 votes - 10.73%
Allen Branum - 495 votes - 42.16%
Lenda Clark - 131 votes - 11.16%
Bill Curtis - 61 votes - 5.2%
James Durkan - 5 votes - 0.43%
Roy Phillips - 46 votes - 3.92%
Tom Ratledge - 64 votes - 5.45%
Orin Sprague - 58 votes - 4.94%
Richard Thurman - 163 votes - 13.88%
Total votes:1174
Is stronger discipline of students needed at the Hamilton County Schools?
Yes - 1680 votes - 94.12%
No - 105 votes - 5.88%
Total votes:1785
Should the City Council approve the 504-unit development on Stringer's Ridge?
Yes - 317 votes - 23.34%
No - 1041 votes - 76.66%
Total votes:1358
Do you favor Congress spending $150 billion for an economic stimulus plan?
Yes - 620 votes - 32.02%
No - 1316 votes - 67.98%
Total votes:1936
The temporary appointee as sheriff should be
Allen Branum - 777 votes - 41.6%
John Cupp - 700 votes - 37.47%
Someone else - 391 votes - 20.93%
Total votes:1868
For City Council District 6, do you favor?
Carol Berz - 254 votes - 21.73%
Julie Chamberlain - 291 votes - 24.89%
Melinda Hickey - 82 votes - 7.01%
Rick Igou - 361 votes - 30.88%
Barbara Kelley - 73 votes - 6.24%
Charles Shaw - 108 votes - 9.24%
Total votes:1169
Poll Results
For President, of the leading Democratic candidates, do you support?
Hillary Clinton - 344 votes - 21.83%
John Edwards - 721 votes - 45.75%
Barack Obama - 511 votes - 32.42%
Total votes:1576
Poll Results
For President, of the leading Republican candidates, do you favor?
Rudy Giuliani - 165 votes - 6.82%
Mike Huckabee - 506 votes - 20.92%
John McCain - 671 votes - 27.74%
Ron Paul - 716 votes - 29.6%
Mitt Romney - 361 votes - 14.92%
Total votes:2419
Should the city pay $100,000 per year to a PR firm to publicize the recyling program?
Yes - 137 votes - 8.77%
No - 1425 votes - 91.23%
Total votes:1562
Should Ward Crutchfield be sentenced to:
Federal prison - 941 votes - 68.19%
Probation - 439 votes - 31.81%
Total votes:1380
Do you favor a 504-unit project that will require taking up to 30 feet off the top of Stringer's Ridge?
Yes - 384 votes - 22.7%
No - 1308 votes - 77.3%
Total votes:1692
After new information has emerged, should the Judge Hagler tape be made public?
Yes - 536 votes - 54.97%
No - 439 votes - 45.03%
Total votes:975
Should Marti Rutherford be required to pay back her City Council salary?
Yes - 1270 votes - 56.95%
No - 960 votes - 43.05%
Total votes:2230
Would red light and speeding cameras cause you to avoid Red Bank?
Yes - 1100 votes - 68.32%
No - 510 votes - 31.68%
Total votes:1610
Should the Judge Hagler tape be made public?
Yes - 550 votes - 29.84%
No - 1293 votes - 70.16%
Total votes:1843
Poll Results
Do you think Michael Vick will play again in the NFL?
Yes - 956 votes - 43.99%
No - 1217 votes - 56.01%
Total votes:2173
Should Chattanooga river water be swapped for items like a high-speed train to Atlanta?
Yes - 632 votes - 34.16%
No - 1218 votes - 65.84%
Total votes:1850
Is 7:15 a.m. too early for county school high school start times?
Yes - 917 votes - 65.73%
No - 478 votes - 34.27%
Total votes:1395
To replace Marti Rutherford, do you favor
Carol Berz - 196 votes - 13.97%
Julie Chamberlain - 368 votes - 26.23%
Melinda Hickey - 100 votes - 7.13%
Barbara Kelley - 127 votes - 9.05%
Rick Igou - 475 votes - 33.86%
Charles Shaw - 137 votes - 9.76%
Total votes:1403
For state Senate District 10, do you favor?
Andy Berke - 859 votes - 48.1%
Oscar Brock - 927 votes - 51.9%
Total votes:1786
Poll Results
Should Marti Rutherford be elected to the City Council in 2009?
Yes - 266 votes - 19.87%
No - 1073 votes - 80.13%
Total votes:1339
Should a road be built through a section of Prentice Cooper State Forest for better access to the new Signal Mountain Middle/High School?
Yes - 249 votes - 24.63%
No - 762 votes - 75.37%
Total votes:1011
Should the U.S. aggressively pursue trade with China despite their human rights abuses?
Yes - 192 votes - 23.22%
No - 635 votes - 76.78%
Total votes:827
Should Marti Rutherford be allowed briefly back on the city payroll so she can get medical benefits?
Yes - 396 votes - 26.26%
No - 1112 votes - 73.74%
Total votes:1508
Do you favor building a toll bridge across the Tennessee River from Soddy-Daisy to Harrison?
Yes - 933 votes - 63.3%
No - 541 votes - 36.7%
Total votes:1474
To meet increasing energy needs, should the U.S.
Resume building nuclear plants - 523 votes - 51.27%
Focus on alternative sources like solar, wind, etc. - 497 votes - 48.73%
Total votes:1020
For state Senate District 10, do you favor?
Andy Berke (Democrat) - 834 votes - 49%
Oscar Brock (Republican) - 868 votes - 51%
Total votes:1702
Was it a good idea to ban smoking at all restaurants and public buildings in Tennessee?
Yes - 1131 votes - 77.73%
No - 324 votes - 22.27%
Total votes:1455
Do you think Marti Rutherford will be able to keep her City Council seat?
Yes - 195 votes - 12%
No - 1430 votes - 88%
Total votes:1625
At Moccasin Bend National Archaeological Park, should there be
No formal interpretation - 183 votes - 22.76%
Interpretation at park headquarters at Chickamauga, Ga. - 42 votes - 5.22%
A basic interpretive center built at Moccasin Bend - 232 votes - 28.86%
A full-scale interpretive center built at Moccasin Bend - 347 votes - 43.16%
Total votes:804
Should Marti Rutherford be removed from the City Council on a residency issue?
Yes - 1651 votes - 78.84%
No - 443 votes - 21.16%
Total votes:2094
For state Senate District 10, Republican, do you favor?
Mark Albertini - 104 votes - 13.45%
Oscar Brock - 457 votes - 59.12%
Oscar Brown - 39 votes - 5.05%
Travis Layne - 36 votes - 4.66%
Basil Marceaux - 137 votes - 17.72%
Total votes:773
For state Senate District 10, Democrat, do you favor?
Andy Berke - 558 votes - 43.12%
Ken Jordan - 156 votes - 12.06%
Walt "Combat" Ward - 143 votes - 11.05%
Lee Carl Whitaker - 74 votes - 5.72%
John Wolfe - 363 votes - 28.05%
Total votes:1294
Should Michael Vick be allowed to ever play in the NFL again?
Yes - 411 votes - 26.62%
No - 1133 votes - 73.38%
Total votes:1544
Should the city's EPB go into the cable TV business
Yes - 990 votes - 82.29%
No - 213 votes - 17.71%
Total votes:1203
Is "global warming"
An unproven theory - 671 votes - 48.98%
Something really to be alarmed about - 699 votes - 51.02%
Total votes:1370
Should a new East Ridge Elementary School be at the top of the school building list?
Yes - 204 votes - 20.26%
No - 803 votes - 79.74%
Total votes:1007
Poll Results
Should Enterprise South Industrial Park be used as a site for a second Atlanta airport?
Yes - 592 votes - 53.92%
No - 506 votes - 46.08%
Total votes:1098
Is a billboard lampooning County Mayor Ramsey and 5 commissioners who voted for a 26-cent tax hike
Silly and in poor taste - 653 votes - 38.41%
Justified criticism - 1047 votes - 61.59%
Total votes:1700
Should National Guard members who are AWOL get as much as 11/29 in jail?
Yes - 662 votes - 65.42%
No - 350 votes - 34.58%
Total votes:1012
Would you vote for Rhonda Thurman for county mayor?
Yes - 646 votes - 49.35%
No - 663 votes - 50.65%
Total votes:1309
Should Ward Crutchfield be ordered to serve active prison time?
Yes - 1035 votes - 79.8%
No - 262 votes - 20.2%
Total votes:1297
Poll Results
Should more nuclear plants be built to help with energy needs?
Yes - 712 votes - 77.81%
No - 203 votes - 22.19%
Total votes:915
Should the immigration bill favored by President Bush have been passed?
Yes - 197 votes - 18.82%
No - 850 votes - 81.18%
Total votes:1047
Poll Results
Does the county have a valid case for a property tax increase?
Yes - 222 votes - 14.74%
No - 1284 votes - 85.26%
Total votes:1506
Should the speed limit be raised on the main streets leading from downtown?
Yes - 701 votes - 61.38%
No - 441 votes - 38.62%
Total votes:1142
Should a state law remain in place that mandates that motorcyclists wear helmets?
Yes - 1132 votes - 84.29%
No - 211 votes - 15.71%
Total votes:1343
Do you think the dismissal of Vaughn, Cooke and Parker at the city police was:
A money-saving measure - 404 votes - 31.17%
Political - 892 votes - 68.83%
Total votes:1296
Do you favor a statewide workplace smoking ban?
Yes - 993 votes - 74.16%
No - 346 votes - 25.84%
Total votes:1339
Do you believe that missing Walker County 911 operator Theresa Parker is still alive?
Yes - 60 votes - 13.54%
No - 383 votes - 86.46%
Total votes:443
Are federal prison sentences too harsh?
Yes - 144 votes - 15.58%
No - 780 votes - 84.42%
Total votes:924
Should an expected huge state surplus go to?
New Programs - 26 votes - 2.17%
Education - 473 votes - 39.45%
Rainy Day Fund - 132 votes - 11.01%
Back To The Taxpayers - 568 votes - 47.37%
Total votes:1199
Do you favor a city ordinance limiting streetside sales and solicitations?
Yes - 686 votes - 77.95%
No - 194 votes - 22.05%
Total votes:880
Should Tennessee Supreme Court judges be popularly elected?
Yes - 517 votes - 56.81%
No - 393 votes - 43.19%
Total votes:910
Should Hamilton County sue the state over the BEP education funding formula?
Yes - 519 votes - 76.21%
No - 162 votes - 23.79%
Total votes:681
Poll Results
Should there be a law that forbids the media from printing the name, picture and writings of mass killers?
Yes - 179 votes - 23.74%
No - 575 votes - 76.26%
Total votes:754
Should a cell tower be built at Missionary Ridge below Bragg Reservation?
Yes - 428 votes - 51.26%
No - 407 votes - 48.74%
Total votes:835
Were Virginia Tech leaders at fault in not quickly giving notice about the first shooting?
Yes - 538 votes - 40.36%
No - 795 votes - 59.64%
Total votes:1333
Should talk show host Don Imus be forced out of radio for his remarks on Rutgers players?
Yes - 367 votes - 28.52%
No - 920 votes - 71.48%
Total votes:1287
Poll Results
Do you favor a bill allowing AT&T a statewide cable franchise?
Yes - 633 votes - 64.07%
No - 355 votes - 35.93%
Total votes:988
Should a deadline be set for removing U.S. troops from Iraq?
Yes - 445 votes - 47.39%
No - 494 votes - 52.61%
Total votes:939
Does Tennessee need tougher laws dealing with child molesters?
Yes - 813 votes - 90.13%
No - 89 votes - 9.87%
Total votes:902
Do you think gangs are involved in fights at the Riverpark?
Yes - 1160 votes - 90.2%
No - 126 votes - 9.8%
Total votes:1286
Would you support Fred Thompson for president?
Yes - 842 votes - 61.82%
No - 520 votes - 38.18%
Do you believe Chattanooga is a "dangerous" city due to gang problems?
Yes - 776 votes - 65.43%
No - 410 votes - 34.57%
Total votes:1186
Should those entering local schools have to go through a metal detector?
Yes - 661 votes - 68.64%
No - 302 votes - 31.36%
Total votes:963
Do you favor an "English only" drivers license requirement?
Yes - 943 votes - 83.97%
No - 180 votes - 16.03%
Total votes:1123
Will Chattanooga be able to eventually land an auto maker?
Yes - 293 votes - 28.07%
No - 751 votes - 71.93%
Total votes:1044
Should county government and county school employees be allowed to carry over unused vacation days from year to year?
Yes - 527 votes - 42.81%
No - 704 votes - 57.19%
Total votes:1231
Poll Results
Is the city's new recycling program working?
Yes - 99 votes - 11.05%
No - 797 votes - 88.95%
Total votes:896
Poll Results
Do you favor raising the Tennessee tax on cigarettes by 40 cents?
Yes - 1275 votes - 73.44%
No - 461 votes - 26.56%
Total votes:1736
Should the policy be changed that allows some county school employees to get paid for unused vacation days?
Yes - 813 votes - 64.63%
No - 445 votes - 35.37%
Total votes:1258
Should Congress set a cap on the number of soldiers sent to Iraq?
Yes - 516 votes - 47.6%
No - 568 votes - 52.4%
Total votes:1084
Would you vote for Hillary Clinton for president?
Yes - 431 votes - 30.92%
No - 963 votes - 69.08%
Total votes:1394
Do you agree the list of county school employee individual accumlated pay should not be made public?
Yes - 340 votes - 47.82%
No - 371 votes - 52.18%
Total votes:711
Was it proper for city police to block traffic for the transport of Assistant Chief Snyder
Yes - 591 votes - 62.21%
No - 359 votes - 37.79%
Total votes:950
Do you favor sending 20,000 more U.S. soldiers to Iraq?
Yes - 422 votes - 31.73%
No - 908 votes - 68.27%
Total votes:1330
Do you think Chattanooga will land a Toyota plant?
Yes - 383 votes - 33.95%
No - 745 votes - 66.05%
Total votes:1128
Do you agree with the decision to disallow dogs at the Chattanooga Market?
Yes - 686 votes - 67.39%
No - 332 votes - 32.61%
Total votes:1018
Should Congress set a budget every two years, instead of one?
Yes - 312 votes - 52%
No - 288 votes - 48%
Total votes:600
Is Freeman Cooper a good choice for city police chief?
Yes - 604 votes - 66.74%
No - 301 votes - 33.26%
Total votes:905
Should a cell tower be built at the Ridge Cut?
Yes - 590 votes - 54.33%
No - 496 votes - 45.67%
Total votes:1086
Poll Results
Do the Florida Gators deserve to be playing for the national title?
Yes - 851 votes - 71.75%
No - 335 votes - 28.25%
Total votes:1186
Is it a good idea to build a border fence to try to keep out illegal aliens?
Yes - 780 votes - 66.38%
No - 395 votes - 33.62%
Total votes:1175
Should there still be a role for the Humane Society after the McKamey Animal Trust opens?
Yes - 852 votes - 81.45%
No - 194 votes - 18.55%
Total votes:1046
Should stores go back to use of the word "Christmas"?
Yes - 938 votes - 91.33%
No - 89 votes - 8.67%
Total votes:1027
Do you approve of the removal of Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary?
Yes - 770 votes - 79.88%
No - 194 votes - 20.12%
Total votes:964
Should the city proceed with a homeless shelter at the old Farmers' Market?
Yes - 418 votes - 37.66%
No - 692 votes - 62.34%
Total votes:1110
For House District 27, do you favor?
Richard Floyd - 376 votes - 42.97%
Bill Lusk - 499 votes - 57.03%
Total votes:875
Do you favor Amendment One (marriage is between a man and a woman)?
Yes - 809 votes - 64.21%
No - 451 votes - 35.79%
Total votes:1260
For governor, do you favor?
Phil Bredesen - 776 votes - 72.05%
Jim Bryson - 301 votes - 27.95%
Total votes:1077
For Third District Congressman, do you favor?
Brent Benedict - 577 votes - 41.99%
Zach Wamp - 797 votes - 58.01%
Total votes:1374
For U.S. Senate, do you favor?
Bob Corker - 923 votes - 47.38%
Harold Ford Jr. - 1025 votes - 52.62%
Total votes:1948
Are the negative attack ads in the Corker-Ford race effective?
Yes - 308 votes - 24.86%
No - 931 votes - 75.14%
Total votes:1239
Should the sheriff or the county come up with the money for School Resource Officers?
Yes - 707 votes - 74.74%
No - 239 votes - 25.26%
Total votes:946
Poll Results
Do you favor the city setting up 4 recycling convenience centers?
Yes - 391 votes - 56.42%
No - 302 votes - 43.58%
Total votes:693
Do you think longtime Channel 9 weatherman Neal Pascal
Quit - 205 votes - 14.27%
Was fired - 1232 votes - 85.73%
Total votes:1437
Do you agree with Judge David Bales that Hamilton County should have a "tent city" jail for non-violent offenders?
Yes - 532 votes - 66.42%
No - 269 votes - 33.58%
Total votes:801
What do you believe is the main factor in high city traffic deaths?
Drinking and driving - 196 votes - 16.8%
Speeding - 523 votes - 44.82%
Distracted drivers - 448 votes - 38.39%
Total votes:1167
Do you favor a crackdown by Gov. Phil Bredesen on illegal immigrants?
Yes - 1078 votes - 88.65%
No - 138 votes - 11.35%
Total votes:1216
For House District 27, do you favor?
Richard Floyd (R) - 394 votes - 48.64%
Bill Lusk (D) - 416 votes - 51.36%
Total votes:810
Are traffic cameras in Chattanooga a good idea?
Yes - 507 votes - 46.81%
No - 576 votes - 53.19%
Total votes:1083
Do you believe that John Mark Karr killed JonBenet Ramsey?
Yes - 173 votes - 18.97%
No - 739 votes - 81.03%
Total votes:912
Should the Shackleford Ridge area of Signal Mountain be opened to large-scale residential development?
Yes - 252 votes - 50.1%
No - 251 votes - 49.9%
Total votes:503
For U.S. Senate, do you favor?
Bob Corker - 708 votes - 47.64%
Harold Ford - 778 votes - 52.36%
Total votes:1486
Regarding Club Fathom On Market Street
Is it a positive for downtown and local youth? - 244 votes - 22.7%
Is it a negative for downtown and local youth? - 831 votes - 77.3%
Total votes:1075
For County Commission, District 8, do you favor?
Curtis Adams (R) - 311 votes - 35.87%
John Bailes (D) - 556 votes - 64.13%
Total votes:867
Do you favor keeping curbside recycling?
Yes - 530 votes - 74.75%
No - 179 votes - 25.25%
Total votes:709
For House District 31, Republican Primary, do you favor?
Jim Cobb - 69 votes - 9.73%
Randy Fairbanks - 302 votes - 42.6%
Chris Lanier - 180 votes - 25.39%
John McDougal - 72 votes - 10.16%
Ed Warren - 86 votes - 12.13%
Total votes:709
For House District 27, Republican Primary, do you favor?
Howard Cotter - 171 votes - 44.3%
Richard Floyd - 215 votes - 55.7%
Total votes:386
For U.S. Senate, Republican, do you favor?
Ed Bryant - 425 votes - 33.65%
Bob Corker - 661 votes - 52.34%
Van Hilleary - 177 votes - 14.01%
Total votes:1263
On local Talk Radio WGOW-FM, would you like to see?
The return of local talk in the afternoon - 624 votes - 68.05%
Keep Rush Limbaugh on 1-4 p.m. - 293 votes - 31.95%
Total votes:917
For District 3 County School Board, do you favor?
Everett Fairchild - 348 votes - 56.04%
Tim Price - 273 votes - 43.96%
Total votes:621
Should Democratic Executive Committee member Charline Kilpatrick been required to sign a loyalty oath?
Yes - 299 votes - 40.08%
No - 447 votes - 59.92%
Total votes:746
How would you rate the record of County School Supt. Dr. Jesse Register?
Excellent - 134 votes - 13.69%
Good - 204 votes - 20.84%
Fair - 204 votes - 20.84%
Poor - 437 votes - 44.64%
Total votes:979
Who do you favor for Circuit Court judge, Division II?
Tom Crutchfield (D) - 530 votes - 53%
Jeff Hollingsworth (R) - 470 votes - 47%
Total votes:1000
For sheriff, do you favor?
Dave Alverson (I) - 126 votes - 12.1%
John Cupp (R) - 384 votes - 36.89%
Billy Long (D) - 531 votes - 51.01%
Total votes:1041
Do you believe Chattanooga will land an auto plant?
Yes - 294 votes - 34.31%
No - 563 votes - 65.69%
Total votes:857
Should the City Council approve a $450,000 disparity study on racial discrimination in Chattanooga?
Yes - 73 votes - 8.87%
No - 750 votes - 91.13%
Total votes:823
For Criminal Court judge, Division 1, do you favor?
Barry Steelman - 498 votes - 62.33%
Rodney Strong - 301 votes - 37.67%
Total votes:799
Do you favor the Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment?
Yes - 470 votes - 57.32%
No - 350 votes - 42.68%
Total votes:820
For General Sessions judge, Division II, do you favor?
David Bales - 488 votes - 44.89%
Hallie McFadden - 470 votes - 43.24%
Mary Moore - 129 votes - 11.87%
Total votes:1087
Have the Dixie Chicks been out of line on their war comments?
Yes - 323 votes - 55.5%
No - 259 votes - 44.5%
Total votes:582
Should the Legislature have raised the minimum wage in Tennessee?
Yes - 464 votes - 64.44%
No - 256 votes - 35.56%
Total votes:720
For County Commission District 5, do you favor?
Greg Beck - 337 votes - 51.29%
Bernie Miller - 320 votes - 48.71%
Total votes:657
Is a Homeless Campus at the Farmers Market a good idea?
Yes - 292 votes - 35.1%
No - 540 votes - 64.9%
Total votes:832
Should illegal aliens be allowed a "path toward citizenship"?
Yes - 302 votes - 37.28%
No - 508 votes - 62.72%
Total votes:810
For General Sessions judge, Division I, do you favor?
Mike Acuff - 195 votes - 21.17%
Bob Davis - 293 votes - 31.81%
Hank Hill - 101 votes - 10.97%
Randy Russell - 59 votes - 6.41%
Christie Mahn Sell - 273 votes - 29.64%
Total votes:921
For U.S. Senate, Republican, do you favor?
Ed Bryant - 153 votes - 18.43%
Bob Corker - 498 votes - 60%
Van Hilleary - 179 votes - 21.57%
Total votes:830
Is a $100 government check to help to pay high gas a good idea?
Yes - 129 votes - 14.49%
No - 761 votes - 85.51%
Total votes:890
Should the U.S. withdraw from the United Nations?
Yes - 409 votes - 49.16%
No - 423 votes - 50.84%
Total votes:832
For sheriff, Republican primary, do you favor?
John Cupp - 254 votes - 38.43%
Andy Derryberry - 407 votes - 61.57%
Total votes:661
Do you believe Chattanooga has a "gang problem"?
Yes - 566 votes - 81.79%
No - 126 votes - 18.21%
Total votes:692
For City Court judge, do you favor?
Sherry Paty? - 351 votes - 60.83%
Gerald Webb - 226 votes - 39.17%
Total votes:577
Of the five candidates, who is your choice for sheriff?
Dave Alverson - 58 votes - 5.43%
John Cupp - 356 votes - 33.33%
Hank DeArman - 32 votes - 3%
Andy Derryberry - 356 votes - 33.33%
Billy Long - 266 votes - 24.91%
Total votes:1068
For County Commission District 5, Democratic primary, do you favor?
Greg Beck - 275 votes - 63.51%
Cynthia Coleman - 158 votes - 36.49%
Total votes:433
For U.S. Senate, Republican, do you favor?
Ed Bryant - 178 votes - 24.42%
Bob Corker - 389 votes - 53.36%
Van Hilleary - 162 votes - 22.22%
Total votes:729
For City Council, District 9, do you favor?
Quenston Coleman - 63 votes - 20.26%
Eric A. Colen - 41 votes - 13.18%
Debbie Gaines - 170 votes - 54.66%
Edward L. Williams Sr. - 37 votes - 11.9%
Total votes:311
For sheriff, Republican primary, do you favor?
John Cupp - 265 votes - 40.33%
Andy Derryberry - 392 votes - 59.67%
Total votes:657
For sheriff, Democratic Primary, do you favor?
Hank DeArman - 72 votes - 24.91%
Billy Long - 217 votes - 75.09%
Total votes:289
For County Commission District 3, do you favor?
Terry Conley - 109 votes - 26.78%
Jim Coppinger - 276 votes - 67.81%
J. Al Smith - 22 votes - 5.41%
Total votes:407
For Circuit Court judge, Division II, Democrat, do you favor?
Tom Crutchfield - 98 votes - 29.43%
Steven Grant - 235 votes - 70.57%
Total votes:333
For County Commission, District 7, do you favor?
Red Burrows - 166 votes - 40.39%
Larry Henry - 245 votes - 59.61%
Total votes:411
For County Commission District 2, GOP primary, do you favor?
Richard Casavant - 228 votes - 58.61%
Jimmy Holloway - 161 votes - 41.39%
Total votes:389
For State Senate in the Republican Primary, would you favor
Wayne Cropp - 269 votes - 40.09%
Bo Watson - 402 votes - 59.91%
Total votes:671
For House District 30, do you favor?
Vince Dean - 165 votes - 54.1%
Bob Johnson - 140 votes - 45.9%
Total votes:305
Poll Results
For County Commission District 1, do you favor
Laura Oakley - 278 votes - 60.43%
Fred Skillern - 182 votes - 39.57%
Total votes:460
For City Judge, do you favor?
Sherry Paty - 371 votes - 59.94%
Gerald Webb - 248 votes - 40.06%
Total votes:619
For County School Superintendent, should the County School Board?
Choose one of three out-of-state finalists chosen by the advisory committee - 316 votes - 51.97%
Choose a local candidate - 292 votes - 48.03%
Total votes:608
For County Commission District 6, do you favor?
John Brooks - 262 votes - 57.84%
Lou Miller - 191 votes - 42.16%
Total votes:453
Should the Dubai seaport deal be blocked?
Yes - 633 votes - 71.36%
No - 254 votes - 28.64%
Total votes:887
Do you agree with Bush plan to sell almost 3,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest?
Yes - 61 votes - 15.97%
No - 321 votes - 84.03%
Total votes:382
Should former Commissioner William Cotton on his bribery conviction get
Leniency - 63 votes - 6.58%
A substantial prison sentence - 612 votes - 63.95%
Something in between - 282 votes - 29.47%
Total votes:957
Should food and drink be allowed while watching shows at the Tivoli and Auditorium?
Yes - 539 votes - 51.09%
No - 516 votes - 48.91%
Total votes:1055
Should the city use eminent domain in a takeover of the water company?
Yes - 275 votes - 33.41%
No - 548 votes - 66.59%
Total votes:823
Should Bob Corker
Have gone to Washington to the State of the Union Address - 233 votes - 33.38%
Gone to Memphis to debate Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary - 465 votes - 66.62%
Total votes:698
Should Judge Sam Alito be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Yes - 577 votes - 60.86%
No - 371 votes - 39.14%
Total votes:948
Do you agree with the judge's decision to throw out rape charges against 6 former UTC football players?
Yes - 547 votes - 57.28%
No - 408 votes - 42.72%
Total votes:955
Was the jury verdict in the Tory Hardy slaying
Too lenient for Rheubin Taylor II - 355 votes - 49.37%
On the mark - 289 votes - 40.19%
Too harsh for Rheubin Taylor II - 75 votes - 10.43%
Total votes:719
Will the special legislative session on ethics
Bring real reform - 11 votes - 2.49%
Help some - 85 votes - 19.23%
Not do a bit of good - 346 votes - 78.28%
Total votes:442
For Criminal Court judge, do you favor?
Ardena Garth - 206 votes - 36.4%
Don Poole - 223 votes - 39.4%
Jerry Sloan - 137 votes - 24.2%
Total votes:566
Do you consider U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker as
Conservative - 220 votes - 27.47%
Moderate - 395 votes - 49.31%
Liberal - 186 votes - 23.22%
Total votes:801
Should judges grant early releases and furloughs to jail inmates?
Yes - 158 votes - 27.72%
No - 412 votes - 72.28%
Total votes:570
Should a fence be put up all along the Mexican border?
Yes - 648 votes - 76.6%
No - 198 votes - 23.4%
Total votes:846
Should the city ban those under 21 from going into bars?
Yes - 567 votes - 73.07%
No - 209 votes - 26.93%
Total votes:776
Should the county abolish the magistrate program?
Yes - 327 votes - 69.28%
No - 145 votes - 30.72%
Total votes:472
Should dogs be allowed along the Riverwalk?
Yes - 568 votes - 53.53%
No - 493 votes - 46.47%
Total votes:1061
Who is most to blame for the UT Vols' losing football season?
Coach Phil Fulmer - 538 votes - 78.77%
The other UT coaches - 97 votes - 14.2%
Quarterback Erik Ainge - 29 votes - 4.25%
Quarterback Rick Clausen - 19 votes - 2.78%
Total votes:683
Would it be a good idea for the city of Chattanooga to acquire Tennessee-American Water Company?
Yes - 426 votes - 52.85%
No - 380 votes - 47.15%
Total votes:806
Should Erlanger Hospital be sold?
Yes - 328 votes - 50.38%
No - 323 votes - 49.62%
Total votes:651
Is the local vehicle inspection program a "racket"?
Yes - 504 votes - 79.87%
No - 127 votes - 20.13%
Total votes:631
Will the mag-lev train from Atlanta to Chattanooga ever be built?
Yes - 201 votes - 36.81%
No - 345 votes - 63.19%
Total votes:546
What are Bob Corker's chances of becoming a U.S. Senator?
Good - 298 votes - 40.93%
Slim - 430 votes - 59.07%
Total votes:728
Is UTC correctly handling the probe of an alleged gang rape by 7 football players?
Yes - 199 votes - 34.73%
No - 374 votes - 65.27%
Total votes:573
Should Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Yes - 259 votes - 50.29%
No - 256 votes - 49.71%
Total votes:515
Should Police Chief Parks have fired a K9 officer whose dog attacked a fleeing man?
Yes - 56 votes - 24.56%
No - 172 votes - 75.44%
Total votes:228
Do you agree that Erlanger should have been required to pay a $40 million fine to the government?
Yes - 321 votes - 65.78%
No - 167 votes - 34.22%
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Total votes:488
Should 2 black longtime city recreation supervisors whose jobs were cut get them back?
Yes - 145 votes - 32.37%
No - 303 votes - 67.63%
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Total votes:448
Would you rather see?
The historic home Longholme in North Chattanooga restored? - 355 votes - 75.69%
The house razed and an , upscale residential development go there - 114 votes - 24.31%
Total votes:469
For Sessions Court Judge, do you favor?
Michael Acuff -, 18 votes - 3.58%
Jeffrey Atherton - 9 votes - 1.79%
David Bales - 36 votes - 7.16%
Lisa Bowman - 11 votes - 2.19%
Joseph Degaetano - 6 votes - 1.19%
Carl Huskin, s - 79 votes - 15.71%
Marty Lasley - 27 votes - 5.37%
Hallie McFadden - 62 votes - 12.33%
Robert Meeks - 11 votes - 2.19%
Mary Sullivan Moore - 16 votes - 3.18%
Chri, stie Mahn Sell - 156 votes - 31.01%
H.L. Smith - 53 votes - 10.54%
Rodney Strong - 19 votes - 3.78%
Total votes:503
Should Curtis Adams drop his lawsuit since the, School Board revoted On Dr. Register consulting contract?
Yes - 250 votes - 41.6%
No - 351 votes - 58.4%
Total votes:601
Should the City Council put in , a new ordinance limiting late-night crowds on parking lots?
Yes - 188 votes - 63.3%
No - 109 votes - 36.7%
Total votes:297
Was Harriet Miers a good choice for the U.S., Supreme Court?
Yes - 239 votes - 42.23%
No - 327 votes - 57.77%
Total votes:566
On the General Sessions Court judge vacancy, should the County Commission
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Appoint Judge H.L. Smith as a "caretaker" - 215 votes - 49.88%
Choose one of the 12 other candidates - 216 votes - 50.12%
Total votes:431
Should William Cotton resign from the County Commi, ssion now that he is arrested?
Yes - 717 votes - 88.96%
No - 89 votes - 11.04%
Total votes:806
Do you approve of the TVA land sw, ap with developer John Thornton?
Yes - 117 votes - 43.01%
No - 155 votes - 56.99%
Total votes:272
Should Curtis Adams proceed with a lawsuit opposing the $150,000 consu, lting contract for Dr. Jesse Register?
Yes - 591 votes - 67.93%
No - 279 votes - 32.07%
Total votes:870
Should the next County School, superintendent be local or from a national search?
Local - 329 votes - 56.82%
From a national search - 250 votes - 43.18%
Total votes:579
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Is Commissioner William Cotton a "wimp" for not voting in the school board race?
Yes - 506 votes - 81.61%
No - 114 votes - 18.39%
, Total votes:620
Should the haunted house in Red Bank be stopped from having their show?
Yes - 112 votes - 13.81%
No - 699 votes - 86.19%
Total votes:811,
Should the city pass new restrictions on owning livestock within the city?
Yes - 237 votes - 45.66%
No - 282 votes - 54.34%
Total votes:519
Is FEMA doing a good job respo, nding to Hurricane Katrina?
Yes - 229 votes - 42.33%
No - 312 votes - 57.67%
Total votes:541
Is the biggest factor in surging gas, prices, greed on the part of oil companies?
Yes - 396 votes - 78.88%
No - 106 votes - 21.12%
Total votes:502
Is a new high school on Signal Mountain needed?
Y, es - 496 votes - 56.62%
No - 380 votes - 43.38%
Total votes:876
Was there a sufficient need for the County Commission's 26-cent tax increase?
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Yes - 353 votes - 43.74%
No - 454 votes - 56.26%
Total votes:807
Should Ward Crutchfield and Chris Newton resign from the Legislature?
, , Yes - 671 votes - 89.11%
No - 82 votes - 10.89%
Total votes:753
Should Charles Love resign from the County School Board?
Yes - , 559 votes - 96.55%
No - 20 votes - 3.45%
Total votes:579
Do you approve of the way Hamilton County School officials handle spending?
Yes - 132 votes - 23.61%
No -, 427 votes - 76.39%
Total votes:559
Do you agree with Judge Bean that emissions testing hurts the poor and ignores the main polluters?
Yes - 514 vo, tes - 79.81%
No - 130 votes - 20.19%
Total votes:644
Do you favor the city plan to add parking meters near Coolidge Park?
Yes - 124 votes - 28.57%
No - 310 votes - 71.43%
Total votes:434
Should the city give up property in exchange for the Coolidge Hotel not being built?
, Yes - 170 votes - 34.07%
No - 329 votes - 65.93%
Total votes:499
For U.S. Senate, do you favor
Harold Ford Jr. - 81 votes - 23.41%
Ed Bryant - 52 votes - 15.03%
Bob Corker - 148 votes , - 42.77%
Van Hilleary - 65 votes - 18.79%
Total votes:346
Should Councilman Leamon Pierce be punished for hitting an alleged drug dealer who spat on him?
Yes - 295 votes - 45.25%
No - 357 votes - 54.75%
, Total votes:652
Did President Bush make the right choice in nominating John Roberts for the Supreme Court?
Yes - 233 votes - 67.15%
No - 114 votes - 32.85%
, Total votes:347
Should TVA swap 578 acres at Little Cedar Mtn. to John Thornton for 1,100 acres?
Yes - 150 votes - 39.06%
No - 234 votes - 60.94%
, Total votes:384
Should motorcyclists be welcomed to the Nightfall Concerts?
Yes - 483 votes - 70.93%
No - 198 votes - 29.07%
Total votes:681
Did Talk Radio make the right decision in repl, acing local 1-4 p.m. talk with Rush Limbaugh?
Yes - 152 votes - 38%
No - 248 votes - 62%
Total votes:400
Should the Tennes, see Legislature hold a special session on ethics?
Yes - 153 votes - 44.87%
No - 188 votes - 55.13%
Total votes:341
Should U.S. troops be brought, home from Iraq now?
Yes - 392 votes - 47.57%
No - 432 votes - 52.43%
Total votes:824
Should City Council members have paid assi, stants?
Yes - 63 votes - 13.15%
No - 416 votes - 86.85%
Total votes:479
Do you agree with the 2nd-degree murder, verdict for Isaac Jones?
Yes - 214 votes - 39.05%
No - 334 votes - 60.95%
Total votes:548
Was the jury right in finding Michael Jackson innocent?
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Yes - 202 votes - 35.38%
No - 369 votes - 64.62%
Total votes:571
Should Isaac Jones be given the death penalty for, the murder of Officer Julie Jacks?
Yes - 474 votes - 72.26%
No - 182 votes - 27.74%
Total votes:656
Should Charles Love resign from the County School Board? ,
Yes - 651 votes - 95.45%
No - 31 votes - 4.55%
Total votes:682
Should Ward Crutchfield and Chris Newton resign from the Legislature?
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Yes - 675 votes - 86.76%
No - 103 votes - 13.24%
Total votes:778
Is it surprising that Tennessee legislators would be charged with taking bribes?
Yes - 83 votes - 14.82%
No - 477 votes - 8, 5.18%
Total votes:560
Will Frank Burke be able to turn a profit at Finley Stadium?
Yes - 349 votes - 73.47%
No - 126 v, otes - 26.53%
Total votes:475
Should advertising be allowed on school buses?
Yes - 224 votes - 44.01%
No - 285 votes - 55.99%
, Total votes:509
Should driver's education be required of young drivers?
Yes - 459 votes - 92.73%
No - 36 votes - 7.27%
Total votes:495
Should th, e County Commission raises taxes by 34 cents for county school "high priority needs"?
Yes - 249 votes - 38.43%
No - 399 votes - 61.57%
Total , votes:648
Should the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo be removed?
Yes - 646 votes - 59.7%
No - 436 votes - 40.3%
Total votes:1082
Should Fran Dzik stay on as Hamilton County election administra, tor?
Yes - 415 votes - 73.84%
No - 147 votes - 26.16%
Total votes:562
Should there be a comprehensive audit of the county schools?
Yes - 562 votes - 79.72%
No - 143 votes - , 20.28%
Total votes:705
Who should operate Finley Stadium?
Chattanooga Lookouts owner Frank Burke - 263 votes - 59.23%
UTC - 181 votes - 40.77%
, Total votes:444
Has too much money been spent downtown and not enough elsewhere in town?
Yes - 504 votes - 60.72%
No - 326 votes - 39.28%
Total votes:, 830
Should Tennessee declare marriage to be between a man and a woman?
Yes - 643 votes - 65.88%
No - 333 votes - 34.12%
Total votes:9, 76
For Mayor, do you favor?
Ann Coulter - 1096 votes - 47.38%
Dan Johnson - 273 votes - 11.8%
Ron Littlefield - 944 votes - 40.81%
, , Total votes:2313
Should some smaller schools be closed to help with the county school budget?
Yes - 471 votes - 56.07%
No - 369 votes - 43.93%
Do you approve of C, urtis Adams switching from the Democrat to the Republican Party?
Yes - 649 votes - 69.86%
No - 280 votes - 30.14%
Total votes:929
, Do you favor lowering the speed limits on the freeways in Hamilton County?
Yes - 347 votes - 36.37%
No - 607 votes - 63.63%
Total, votes:954
For mayor of Chattanooga, do you favor?
Angela Clark - 11 votes - 0.76%
Ann Coulter - 638 votes - 44.03%
Karl Epperson - 11 votes - 0.76%
Eddie Eubanks - 21 votes , - 1.45%
Robert Hamilton - 4 votes - 0.28%
Dan Johnson - 223 votes - 15.39%
Ron Littlefield - 520 votes - 35.89%
Thomas Smith - 21 votes - 1.45%
Total votes:1449
Is 12 years, in prison enough punishment for Tri State Crematory operator Brent Marsh?
Yes - 350 votes - 51.02%
No - 336 votes - 48.98%
Total votes:686
For City Cou, ncil District 7, do you favor?
Charles "Pete" Drew - 42 votes - 8.66%
Karen M. Lee - 52 votes - 10.72%
Debra Matthews - 74 votes - 15.26%
Jeff Pet, erson - 124 votes - 25.57%
Manuel Rico - 193 votes - 39.79%
Total votes:485
Should developer Bill Young
Go ahead and build the Coolidge Hotel near the Walnut Street Bridge - 146 votes - 18.41%
Find another site for the hotel - 647 votes - , 81.59%
Total votes:793
For City Council District 5, do you favor?
Cynthia Stanley Cash - 143 votes - 45.69%
John "Duke" Franklin - 141 votes - 45.05, %
Johnny L. Smith - 29 votes - 9.27%
Total votes:313
Should the CSAS campus on Third Street be sold and the school moved to North Chattanooga?
, Yes - 373 votes - 38.18%
No - 604 votes - 61.82%
Total votes:977
For City Council District 4, do you favor?
Jack Benson - 104 v, otes - 60.12%
Robert Reid - 69 votes - 39.88%
Total votes:173
Should the city police change their current method of promotions?
Yes - 70 votes -, 17.86%
No - 322 votes - 82.14%
Total votes:392
For City Council District 1, do you favor?
Linda Ward Bennett - 75 votes - 54.7%
John Lively - 62 votes - 45.3%
Total votes:137
For City Council District 6, do you favor?
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Julie Chamberlain - 217 votes - 56.22%
Marti Rutherford - 169 votes - 43.78%
Total votes:386
Do you agree with the city plan to pu, t parking meters around Coolidge Park and on Frazier Avenue?
Yes - 169 votes - 27.44%
No - 447 votes - 72.56%
Total votes:616
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Do you agree with a Tax Study Commission that Tennessee should move to an income tax?
Yes - 115 votes - 30.59%
No - 261 votes - 69.41%
Total votes:376
Do you believe Chattanooga Police officers have a, tendency to use excessive force?
Yes - 517 votes - 56.5%
No - 398 votes - 43.5%
Total votes:915
For Mayor, do you favor?
Angela Clark - 17 votes - 1.71%
Ann Coulter - 378 votes - 38.1%
Karl Epperson, - 11 votes - 1.11%
Eddie Eubanks Jr. - 16 votes - 1.61%
Robert Hamilton - 6 votes - 0.6%
Dan Johnson - 145 votes - 14.62%
Ron Littlefield - 398 votes - 40.12%
Richard Secrest - 6 votes - 0.6%
Thomas Smith - 15 votes - 1, .51%
Total votes:992
Do you find a large sign on the office of attorney John McMahan on Fourth Street offensive?
Yes - 332 votes - 68.17%
No - 155 votes - 31.83%
Total votes:487
Do you favor a state-run bo, nding program that eliminates private bail bondsmen?
Yes - 164 votes - 42.93%
No - 218 votes - 57.07%
Total votes:382
Do you favor a statewide pre-kindergarten program?
Yes - 191 votes - 54.73%
No - 158 votes - 45.27%
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Total votes:349
Who is your favorite for Chattanooga mayor?
Angela Clark - 9 votes - 2.93%
Ann Coulter - 86 votes - 28.01%
Richard Hamilton - 4 votes - 1.3%
Dan Johnson - 54 , votes - 17.59%
Ron Littlefield - 154 votes - 50.16%
Total votes:307
Should a construction landfill be given a permit on the Southside?
Yes - 92 votes - 24.66%
No - 281 votes - 75.34%
T, otal votes:373
Should TVA swap Little Cedar Mountain for land owned by Thunder Enterprises?
Yes - 60 votes - 21.28%
No - 222 votes - 78.72%
Total votes:282
Should the city polic, e vice squad have stopped the Chippendales male stripper show?
Yes - 100 votes - 21.79%
No - 359 votes - 78.21%
Total votes:459
Expanding the TVA Board to 9 parttime members and hiring a CEO
Is a good idea - 164 votes - 56.94%
Is a bad idea - 124 votes - 43.06%
Total votes:288
Naming Condoleeza Rice as , Secretary of State
Was a good choice - 299 votes - 58.97%
Was not a good choice - 208 votes - 41.03%
Total votes:507
Should Gov. Phil Bredesen
Let TennCare expire - 334 votes - 65.88%
Work out a last-, minute deal to keep it going - 173 votes - 34.12%
Total votes:507
Are "big box" developments
A good thing for the community - 83 votes - 29.12%
Not a good thing for the community - , 202 votes - 70.88%
Total votes:285
Is the county schools' extensive magnet school program
A good thing - 367 votes - 52.58%
Not a good thing - 331 votes - 47.42%
Total votes:698
For U.S. , Senator in 2006, do you favor
Marsha Blackburn - 31 votes - 3.67%
Ed Bryant - 58 votes - 6.86%
Bob Corker - 326 votes - 38.58%
Harold Ford Jr. - 265 votes - 31.36%
Beth Harwell - 25 votes - 2.96% ,
Van Hilleary - 140 votes - 16.57%
Total votes:845
Do you believe Osama Bin Laden is
Alive - 685 votes - 80.21%
Dead - 169 votes - 19.79%
Total votes:854
Should Supt. Jesse Register Resign?
Yes - 414 votes - 6, 1.8834080717489%
No - 255 votes - 38.1165919282511%
Total votes:669
For City Judge, Do Your Favor?
James Anderson - 30 votes - 8.57142857142857%
Ed Love - 46 votes - 13.1428571428571%
Sherry Paty - 150 votes - 42.8571428571429%
Gerald Webb - 124 vote, s - 35.4285714285714%
Total votes:350
Should Bob Corker
Run for the U.S. Senate - 51 votes - 10.7822410147992%
Run for the U.S. House - 40 votes - 8.45665961945032%
Run for governor - 74 votes - 15.6448202959831% ,
Go back into business - 308 votes - 65.1162790697674%
Total votes:473
Should Zach Wamp
Run for U.S. Senate - 104 votes - 49.2890995260664%
Stay in the U.S. House - 107 votes - 5, 0.7109004739336%
Total votes:211
Who is most at fault for the county school cuts?
County Commission - 219 votes - 40.5555555555556%
County School Board - 80 votes - 14.8148148148148%
S, upt. Jesse Register - 241 votes - 44.6296296296296%
Total votes:540
For County Commission District 6, do you favor?
Chip Henderson - 83 votes - 17.8494623655914%
Lou Miller - 199 votes - 42.7956989247312%
Uneva Shaw - , 183 votes - 39.3548387096774%
Total votes:465
For County School Board District 1, do you favor?
Barbara Levi - 178 votes - 32.8413284132841%
Rick Rous - 150 votes - 27.6752767527675%
Rho, nda Thurman - 214 votes - 39.4833948339483%
Total votes:542
For County School Board District 7, do you favor?
Joe Conner - 287 votes - 51.25%
Ben Miller III - 273 votes - 48.75%
Total vot, es:560
For House District 29 Democratic, do you favor?
JoAnne Favors - 205 votes - 44.66%
Brenda Turner - 254 votes - 55.34%
Total votes:459
For County School Board, District 2, do you favor?
Chip Baker - 204 votes - 48.23%
Jeffery Jones - 219 votes - 51.77%
Total vot, es:423
Are you happy with the city's changes back to 2-way streets?
Yes - 321 votes - 58.26%
No - 230 votes - 41.74%
Total votes:551
For President, do you favor?
Michael Badnarik -, 178 votes - 28.53%
George W. Bush - 228 votes - 36.54%
John Kerry - 207 votes - 33.17%
Ralph Nader - 11 votes - 1.76%
Total votes:624
Should the city spend $9 million to renovate City Hall?
Yes - 102 votes -, 26.49%
No - 283 votes - 73.51%
Total votes:385
Has the Tennessee Lottery thus far been good for Tennessee?
Yes - 288 votes - 62.75%
No - 171 votes - 37.25%
Total votes:459
What should b, e done about pesky birds downtown?
Cut down trees - 50 votes - 11.21%
Bring in birds of prey - 271 votes - 60.76%
Hire a consultant to shoo them away - 125 votes - 28.03%
Total votes:446
Should , teachers wear black to protest the County Commission 5?
Yes - 145 votes - 33.33%
No - 290 votes - 66.67%
Total votes:435
Is building an 80-room hotel next to the Walnut Street Bridge
A good idea - 234 votes - 33%
A stupid idea - 475 votes - 67%
, Total votes:709
Should a Soddy-Daisy High honor student have been suspended for a semester for streaking?
Yes - 251 votes - 40.1%
No - 375 votes - 59.9%
Total votes:626
Should t, here be special zoning hoops for tattoo parlors, checking cashing firms, pawn shops
Yes - 287 votes - 69.66%
No - 125 votes - 30.34%
Total votes:412
Should the U.S. have gon, e to war in Iraq?
Yes - 455 votes - 51.65%
No - 426 votes - 48.35%
Total votes:881
Was it a mistake to lift the federal ban on assault weapons
Yes - 354 votes - 57.1%
No - 266 votes - 42.9%
Total votes:620
Has County School Supt. Jesse Register lost his e, ffectiveness?
Yes - 423 votes - 67.46%
No - 204 votes - 32.54%
Total votes:627
For House District 30, do you support
Debbie Colburn (D) - 349 votes - 52.48%
Jack Sharp (R) - 316 votes - 47.52%
Total votes:665
For House District 29, do you support
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Brent Benedict, Independent - 80 votes - 10.43%
JoAnne Favors, Democrat - 373 votes - 48.63%
Johnny Horne, Republican - 314 votes - 40.94%
Total votes:767
Who is your early favorit, e for mayor
Ann Coulter - 289 votes - 30.52%
Karl Epperson - 8 votes - 0.84%
Eddie Eubanks - 22 votes - 2.32%
Robert Hamilton - 9 votes - 0.95%
Dan Johnson - 63 votes - 6.65%
Ron Littlefield - 453 votes - 47.84%
Marti Rutherford - 77 votes - 8.13, %
Richard D. Secrest - 8 votes - 0.84%
Thomas E. Smith - 18 votes - 1.9%
Total votes:947
Who do you feel won the presidential debates
George W. Bush - 412 votes - 33.12%
Jo, hn Kerry - 832 votes - 66.88%
Total votes:1244
For House District 31, do you favor
Ann Gabbert Bates - 146 votes - 42.82%
Bo Watson - 195 votes - 57.18%
Total votes:341
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