The Commercial Appeal and TeamGOP report that the Tennessee State Senate (actually a special committee made up of the entire senate) has thrown out the special election in District 29. The election had resulted in a very narrow, though dubious, win for Democrat Ophelia Ford, the sister of indicted former Senator John Ford. Republican Terry Roland immediately contested the election, and subsequent investigations by the Roland campaign, the Commercial Appeal, and Deputy Sheriff John Harvey uncovered several cases of fraud, including at least two votes cast by dead people. If upheld on the Senate floor Thursday, attention will shift to the Shelby County Commission, which will select an interim senator to fill the seat until the regular election on November 7. The Senate Committee vote was 17-4, with one Democrat breaking ranks to join the Republicans.