2008 Tennessee Senate election should not be confused with 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee Senate election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Tennessee Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Leader1: | Ron Ramsey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 4th district |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader2: | Jim Kyle |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 28th district |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Ron Ramsey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ron Ramsey |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Tennessee Senate election |
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.
Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their majority that they gained in 2006.[1] [2]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
| Republican | 17 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
| Democratic | 16 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Write-in | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 33 | 33 | ||||||||
| Source: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2008 | ||||||||||