Dems see gains, but Haslam calls election ‘mixed’ night

By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian Updated: November 10, 2018 4:00 AM CT | Published: November 09, 2018 4:50 PM CT

Democrats took a thrashing statewide in the midterm elections as a potential “blue wave” hit a “red wall” in Tennessee. But nationally, the tone was more middle of the road, and Memphis Democrats take solace in making some senatorial history.

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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.

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