The race is getting interesting.
Former Tennessee Democratic state Rep. Nathan Vaughn of Kingsport has picked up a nominating petition to again run for the 2nd House District seat, according to Sullivan County Elections Administrator Jason Booher.
To become an official candidate, the petition must be filed by noon on April 1.
The man who defeated Vaughn by 326 votes in a contentious 2008 race, first-term incumbent GOP state Rep. Tony Shipley of Kingsport, has already filed his petition with the Sullivan County Election Commission.
Vaughn’s defeat caused a domino effect in Tennessee politics, with the GOP gaining a one-vote majority in the House and maintaining its working majority in the Senate.
Can Vaughn come back swinging?