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"My campaign has been about thinking outside of the box and how you can do government differently," Oliver said last week.

State legislature, Nashvilles new congressional rep and partisan school board races

All 9 of the states congressional district are up for election, and the Democrats will determine their candidate for governor.

Election day: On the ballot are county general election races, amendments to Nashvilles Metro Charter and primaries for Tennessee and federal office.

The forum aired live on Thursday, July 28, and can be replayed here or on The Tennesseans YouTube channel.

The Tennessean Editorial Board invited Aug. 4 primary election gubernatorial, congressional and legislative candidates to fill out our questionnaire.

An open race for state Senate pits well-known Democrats against one another

Early voting in the Aug. 4 election starts Friday and runs through July 30. Heres your Nashville guide to the gubernatorial, senate and state races.

All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the 33 seats in the state Senate are on the ballot. In many cases, incumbents are a lock to win their primary and proceed on to November, but there are still a few races worth watching. Here's what you need to know about them.

Nashville officially celebrated Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time this year. There were several events over the weekend, but the recognition continued Monday with Nashville's Inaugural Juneteenth Block party.