Johnny Shaw

Johnny W. Shaw (born January 5, 1942) is an American politician. A Democrat, he has represented District 80 in the Tennessee House of Representatives since January 2001. Johnny Shaw is a moderate/conservative Democrat who has a 40% score from the American Conservative Union.

Elections

2000 When District 80 Republican Representative Page Walley left the Legislature and left the seat open, Shaw ran in the three-way August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,216 votes (47.1%), and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 10,588 votes (84.3%) against Independent candidate Sheila Godwin. 2002 Shaw was challenged by returning 2000 opponent Sheila Godwin in the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,474 votes (78.7%), and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 9,583 votes. 2004 Shaw was challenged in the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,368 votes (87.1%), and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,275 votes. 2006 Shaw was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,109 votes, and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,615 votes (68.0%) against Independent candidate James Wolfe. 2008 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,469 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,917 votes. 2010 Shaw was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,793 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,638 votes (56.6%) against Republican nominee Mark Johnstone. 2012 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,416 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 17,697 votes. 2014 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary, and the November 4, 2014 General election. 2016 Shaw defeated Ernest Brooks II in the August 4, 2016 Democratic Primary winning 2,845 votes (71.64%), and was unopposed on November 8, 2016, general election. 2018 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 2, 2018 Democratic Primary, and the November 6, 2018 General election. 2020 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 6, 2020 Democratic Primary, and the November 3, 2020 General election. 2022 Shaw was unopposed for both the August 4, 2022 Democratic Primary, and the November 8, 2022 General election.