See main article: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Candidate1: | Hillary Clinton |
| Colour1: | D4AA00 |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Popular Vote1: | 336,245 |
| Percentage1: | 53.82% |
| Delegate Count1: | 40 |
| Candidate2: | Barack Obama |
| Colour2: | 800080 |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Popular Vote2: | 254,874 |
| Percentage2: | 40.48% |
| Delegate Count2: | 28 |
| Outgoing Members: | OK |
| Elected Members: | UT |
| Votes For Election: | 58 Democratic National Convention delegates |
The 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. The primary determined 58 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, who were awarded on a proportional basis. Hillary Clinton won with 53.82% of the vote and was awarded 40 delegates.
Barack Obama placed second, getting 40.48% of the vote and was awarded 28 delegates.
See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| Democratic Primary Presidential Preference[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |