2008 Tennessee Senate election

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2008 Tennessee Senate election
Flag of Tennessee.svg
 2006November 4, 2008 2010  

16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Ron Ramsey Jim Kyle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 4th district 28th district
Seats before1716
Seats won1914
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2

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2008 Tennessee Senate election by partisan lean.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     No Election
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

Speaker before election

Ron Ramsey
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ron Ramsey
Republican

The 2008 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2008.

Contents

Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their majority that they gained in 2006. [1] [2]

Results summary

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 1719Increase2.svg 2
Democratic 1614Decrease2.svg 2
Independent 00Steady2.svg
Write-in 00Steady2.svg
Total3333Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Other
%
Senate seats
Republican
57.58%
Democratic
42.42%

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Results

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References

  1. "Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. "Tennessee State Senate elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-15.