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Tennessee state elections in 2008 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.Primary elections for theUnited States Senate,United States House of Representatives,Tennessee Senate, andTennessee House of Representatives, as well as variousjudicialretention elections, including elections for twoTennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 7, 2008.
In 2008, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in theElectoral College at the time. In the general election,Republican candidateJohn McCain won the state with 56.85% of the vote toDemocratic candidateObama'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. Formerfirst ladyHillary Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the Tennessee Democratic primary.
| United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2008[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | John McCain | Sarah Palin | 1,479,178 | 56.85% | 11 | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 1,087,437 | 41.79% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | 11,560 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 8,547 | 0.33% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Chuck Baldwin | Darrell Castle | 8,191 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| Green | Cynthia McKinney | Rosa Clemente | 2,499 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | Write-ins | 2,333 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Brian Moore | Stewart Alexander | 1,326 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Boston Tea | Charles Jay | Thomas Knapp | 1,011 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,601,982 | 100.00% | 11 | |||
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | 55.5% | |||||
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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] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 336,245 | 53.82% | 40 |
| Barack Obama | 254,874 | 40.48% | 28 |
| John Edwards | 27,820 | 4.45% | 0 |
| Joe Biden | 1,531 | 0.25% | 0 |
| Bill Richardson | 1,178 | 0.19% | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 971 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Christopher Dodd | 526 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Mike Gravel | 461 | 0.07% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3,158 | 0.51% | 0 |
| Totals | 624,764 | 100.00% | 68 |
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 County inner Vote share Huckabee McCain Romney
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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| Mike Huckabee | 190,904 | 34.37% | 25 |
| John McCain | 176,091 | 31.84% | 19 |
| Mitt Romney | 130,632 | 23.62% | 8 |
| Ron Paul | 31,026 | 5.61% | 0 |
| Fred Thompson* | 16,263 | 2.94% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani* | 5,159 | 0.93% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 978 | 0.18% | 0 |
| Duncan Hunter* | 738 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Tom Tancredo* | 194 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,830 | 0.33% | 0 |
| Total | 553,005 | 100% | 52 |
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
IncumbentRepublican U.S. SenatorLamar Alexander won re-election to a second term, with 65.1% of the vote againstDemocratBob Tuke, who won just 32.6%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lamar Alexander (Incumbent) | 1,579,477 | 65.14% | +10.87% | |
| Democratic | Bob Tuke | 767,236 | 31.64% | −12.69% | |
| Independent | Edward L. Buck | 31,631 | 1.30% | N/A | |
| Independent | Christopher G. Fenner | 11,073 | 0.46% | N/A | |
| Independent | Daniel Towers Lewis | 9,367 | 0.39% | N/A | |
| Independent | Chris Lugo | 9,170 | 0.38% | N/A | |
| Independent | Ed Lawhorn | 8,986 | 0.37% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 7,645 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| Majority | 812,241 | 33.50% | +23.56% | ||
| Turnout | 2,424,585 | 66.34% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
August 7, 2008, Primary Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bob Tuke | 59,050 | 32.21% | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Davis | 39,119 | 21.34% | |
| Democratic | Mike Padgett | 33,471 | 18.26% | |
| Democratic | Mark E. Clayton | 32,309 | 17.62% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Eaton | 14,702 | 8.02% | |
| Democratic | Leonard D. Ladner | 4,697 | 2.55% | |
| Total votes | 183,348 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lamar Alexander (Incumbent) | 244,222 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 244,222 | 100.00% | ||
Tennessee elected nineU.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's ninecongressional districts.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
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| Tennessee 1 | David Davis | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Lincoln Davis | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 1982 1994(retired) 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Democratic | 51.94% | |||
| Republican | 42.47% | |||
| Other | 5.59% | |||
| Democratic | 55.56% | |||
| Republican | 44.44% | |||
Results by senate districts
Winners: Republican hold Democratic hold Republican gain No election |
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Elections for 16 of the 33 seats inTennessee's State Senate were held on November 4, 2008.
After this election, Republicans had 19 seats while Democrats had 14 seats, with Republicans gainingthree seats, fully flipping the senate.
Results by State House districts
Winners: Republican hold Democratic hold Republican gain Democratic gain |
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The election of all 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 4, 2008.
Republicans won 50 seats, while Democrats won 49 seats. Republicans gained four seats, flipping the house duringthis election.
AllincumbentTennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes | 295,754 | 76.15 |
| No | 92,632 | 23.85 |
| Total votes | 388,386 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 296,645 | 77.08 |
| No | 88,193 | 22.92 |
| Total votes | 384,838 | 100.00 |
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