2008 Tennessee elections

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2008 Tennessee elections
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Tennessee state elections in 2008 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for two Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 7, 2008.

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Presidential election

President of the United States

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Final results by county:
  McCain
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Obama
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

In 2008, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Republican candidate John McCain won the state with 56.85% of the vote to Democratic candidate Obama's 41.79%.

The presidential primaries were held on February 5, 2008. Mike Huckabee won Tennessee's Republican primary over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Former first lady Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the Tennessee Democratic primary.

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2008 [1]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican John McCain Sarah Palin 1,479,17856.85%11
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 1,087,43741.79%0
Independent Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez 11,5600.44%0
Libertarian Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root 8,5470.33%0
Constitution Chuck Baldwin Darrell Castle8,1910.31%0
Green Cynthia McKinney Rosa Clemente 2,4990.10%0
Write-insWrite-insWrite-ins2,3330.09%0
Socialist Brian Moore Stewart Alexander 1,3260.05%0
Boston Tea Charles Jay Thomas Knapp 1,0110.04%0
Totals2,601,982100.00%11
Voter turnout (Voting age population)55.5%

February 5, 2008, Primary Results

2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
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Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama
Home state New York Illinois
Delegate count4028
Popular vote336,245254,874
Percentage53.82%40.48%
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Primary results by county
Clinton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Obama:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Key:Withdrew
prior to contest
Democratic Primary Presidential Preference [2]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Hillary Clinton 336,24553.82%40
Barack Obama 254,87440.48%28
John Edwards 27,8204.45%0
Joe Biden 1,5310.25%0
Bill Richardson 1,1780.19%0
Dennis Kucinich 9710.16%0
Christopher Dodd 5260.08%0
Mike Gravel 4610.07%0
Uncommitted3,1580.51%0
Totals624,764100.00%68
2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
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Candidate Mike Huckabee John McCain Mitt Romney
Home state Arkansas Arizona Massachusetts
Delegate count25198
Popular vote190,904176,091130,632
Percentage34.37%31.84%23.62%
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Candidate Ron Paul
Home state Texas
Delegate count0
Popular vote31,026
Percentage5.61%
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2008 TN GOP Presidential Primary Results.svg
     Huckabee
     McCain
     Romney
Republican Presidential Primary [3] [4]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Mike Huckabee 190,90434.37%25
John McCain 176,09131.84%19
Mitt Romney 130,63223.62%8
Ron Paul 31,0265.61%0
Fred Thompson*16,2632.94%0
Rudy Giuliani*5,1590.93%0
Alan Keyes 9780.18%0
Duncan Hunter*7380.13%0
Tom Tancredo*1940.03%0
Uncommitted1,8300.33%0
Total553,005100%52

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

United States Congress

Senate

Final results by county: Alexander 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Tuke 50-60% 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
Final results by county:
  Alexander
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Tuke
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander won re-election to a second term, with 65.1% of the vote against Democrat Bob Tuke, who won just 32.6%.

Results

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2008 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Alexander (Incumbent) 1,579,477 65.14% +10.87%
Democratic Bob Tuke 767,23631.64%−12.69%
Independent Edward L. Buck31,6311.30%N/A
Independent Christopher G. Fenner11,0730.46%N/A
Independent Daniel Towers Lewis9,3670.39%N/A
Independent Chris Lugo9,1700.38%N/A
Independent Ed Lawhorn8,9860.37%N/A
Independent David Gatchell7,6450.32%N/A
Majority 812,24133.50%+23.56%
Turnout 2,424,58566.34%
Republican hold Swing

August 7, 2008, Primary Results

Democratic Party primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Tuke 59,050 32.21%
Democratic Gary G. Davis39,11921.34%
Democratic Mike Padgett33,47118.26%
Democratic Mark E. Clayton32,30917.62%
Democratic Kenneth Eaton14,7028.02%
Democratic Leonard D. Ladner4,6972.55%
Total votes183,348 100.00%
Republican Party primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Alexander (Incumbent) 244,222 100.00%
Total votes244,222 100.00%

House of Representatives

District results: Republican 60-70% 70-80% Democratic 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% 2008 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
District results:
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Democratic
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultsCandidates
Tennessee 1 David Davis Republican 2006 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982
1994 (retired)
2002 		Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Steve Cohen (Democratic) 87.9%
  • ▌Jake Ford (Independent) 4.9%
  • ▌ Dewey Clark (Independent) 4.4%
  • ▌Mary Wright (Independent) 2.8%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
51.94%
Republican
 
42.47%
Other
 
5.59%
House seats
Democratic
 
55.56%
Republican
 
44.44%

State legislature

State Senate

2008 Tennessee Senate election.svg Results by senate districts

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 4, 2008.

After this election, Republicans had 19 seats while Democrats had 14 seats, with Republicans gaining three seats, fully flipping the senate.

State House of Representatives

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg Results by State House districts

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 4, 2008.

Republicans won 50 seats, while Democrats won 49 seats. Republicans gained four seats, flipping the house during this election.

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 7, 2008)

All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.

Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, William C. Koch Jr. retention election [8]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes295,75476.15
No92,63223.85
Total votes388,386100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Gary R. Wade retention election [8]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes296,64577.08
No88,19322.92
Total votes384,838100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official General Election Results". The Green Papers. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Democratic Primary Presidential Preference" (PDF). Tennessee Department of State. February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Republican Primary Presidential Preference" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "RESULTS: Tennessee". CNN. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 1 2 State of Tennessee General Election Results, August 7, 2008, Results By Office (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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