Democrats appeal Robin Smith ballot question

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The legal fight of a State House race in Chattanooga isn’t over yet.

The Tennessee Democratic Party has refiled a lawsuit trying to throw Robin Smith off the Republican primary ballot.

They argued that Gerald McCormick announced his retirement and Robin Smith her candidacy to replace him too late.

But a judge in Nashville this week rejected the arguments.

Smith issued this statement about the filing today.

“Having already lost in her preferred Nashville venue before a Democrat judge, ultra-leftist democrat party chairman Mary Mancini is taking her legal sideshow on the road. While, obviously no one can predict the outcome of any legal proceeding, we are confident she will get the same result in Hamilton County only after forcing our taxpayers to waste more money defending their right to vote against another frivolous lawsuit.”