Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-14-101 (2026)
Special elections - When required
✓ current as of May 2026
Special elections shall be held when a vacancy in any office is required to be filled by election at other times than those fixed for general elections.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1401.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1980–2014 · leading case: Lanier v. Revell, 605 S.W.2d 821 (Tenn. 1980).
Lanier v. Revell, 605 S.W.2d 821 (Tenn. 1980). “He declared the election void, the office of mayor vacant, and ordered a new election pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 2-14-101 to 106. *822 The Chancellor made detailed findings of fact, including a finding that at least seven persons, who would otherwise have been entitled to vote in the…”
Town of Linden v. Bliss Garcia (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “” Tenn. Code Ann. §2-14-101 (1994); see generally Tenn.”
Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr. v. Shelby Cnty. Election Comm'n (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-14-101 (“Special elections shall be held when a vacancy in any office is required to be filled by election at other times than those fixed for general elections.”
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