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.
Presidential election President of the United States
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, 2008PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral 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%
February 5, 2008, Primary Results
Key: Withdrewprior to contest Democratic Primary Presidential PreferenceCandidateVotesPercentageNational 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 Totals624,764100.00%68
+Republican Presidential Primary Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 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
United States Congress Senate
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
August 7, 2008, Primary Results
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
Results District Incumbent Party Firstelected Results Candidates 2006 Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Republican hold. 1998 Incumbent re-elected. 1994 Incumbent re-elected. 2002 Incumbent re-elected. 19821994 2002 Incumbent re-elected. 1984 Incumbent re-elected. 2002 Incumbent re-elected. 1988 Incumbent re-elected. 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
State legislature State Senate
Results by senate districts
Winners:
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
Results by State House districts
Winners:
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.
See also Elections in Tennessee Political party strength in Tennessee Tennessee Democratic Party Tennessee Republican Party Government of Tennessee Tennessee Supreme Court 2008 United States elections
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