{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jimmy Eldridge | image = Jimmy Eldridge.jpg | state_house = Tennessee | district = 73rd<ref name="TL">{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h73.html |title= Rep. Jimmy Eldridge |publisher= Tennessee General Assembly |location= Nashville, Tennessee |accessdate= March 18, 2014}}</ref> | term_start = January 2003 | term_end = January 2019 | predecessor = Matt Kisber | successor = Chris Todd | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|4|1}} | birth_place = Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | education = Lambuth University (BS) | profession = | website = | occupation = Politician }}

'''Jimmy A. Eldridge'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/48644 |title= Jimmy Eldridge's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 18, 2014}}</ref> (born April 1, 1948 in Jackson, Tennessee) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives who represented District 73 from 2003 until 2019.

==Education== Eldridge earned his BS in biology and chemistry from Lambuth University.

==Elections== *2012 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 5,559 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 184 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183820/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 19,048 votes (70.6%) against Democratic nominee Corey Currie.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 78 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2000 To challenge District 73 incumbent Democratic Representative Matt Kisber, Eldridge was unopposed for the August 3, 2000 Republican Primary, winning with 2,341 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-8/house-rp.pdf |title= August 3, 2000 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 38 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213553/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-8/house-rp.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> but lost the November 7, 2000 General election to Representative Kisber.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-11/house1-99-p.pdf |title= November 7, 2000 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 53 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213541/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2000-11/house1-99-p.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2002 When Representative Kisber left the Legislature and left the seat open, Eldridge ran in the three-way August 1, 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 4,824 votes (58.3%)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-8/house-rp8-02-p.pdf |title= August 1, 2002 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 51 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213520/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-8/house-rp8-02-p.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 10,062 votes (53.6%) against Democratic nominee Danny Waynick.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-house-p.pdf |title= November 5, 2002 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 52 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213452/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-house-p.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2004 Eldridge was unopposed for the August 5, 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 3,424 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/repthpct.pdf |title= August 5, 2004 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 36 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151127232937/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-8/repthpct.pdf |archive-date= November 27, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 17,089 votes (72.0%) against Democratic nominee Charlie Caldwell.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf |title= November 2, 2004 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 52 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213414/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2004-11/tnhouseprec.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2006 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 6,363 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/RepPctTH6799.pdf |title= August 3, 2006 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 5 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213351/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/RepPctTH6799.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 15,977 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf |title= November 7, 2006 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 2 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130410213348/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf |archive-date= April 10, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2008 Eldridge was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 2,375 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/repth6799pct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 7 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213241/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/repth6799pct.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 20,573 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh3466.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 10 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213208/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh3466.pdf |archive-date= July 13, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *2010 Eldridge was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 8,038 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/RepTNHousePrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 56 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140314000509/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/RepTNHousePrecinct.pdf |archive-date= March 14, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 14,065 votes (nearly 100%) against a write-in candidate.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |title= State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General |publisher= Tennessee Secretary of State |location= Nashville, Tennessee |page= 59 |accessdate= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h73.html Official page] at the Tennessee General Assembly *{{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 48644 | fec = | congress = }} *[http://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Eldridge Jimmy Eldridge] at Ballotpedia *[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=6970 Jimmy Eldridge] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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