| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee elections |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
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.
See main article: 2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary and 2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary.
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.
| United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2008[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||||||
| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Tennessee Democratic primary, 2004 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | Tennessee Democratic primary, 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| 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 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| Democratic Primary Presidential Preference[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Candidate1: | Mike Huckabee |
| Color1: | 990000ff |
| Home State1: | Arkansas |
| Delegate Count1: | 25 |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,904 |
| Percentage1: | 34.37% |
| Candidate2: | John McCain |
| Color2: | ce5c17ff |
| Home State2: | Arizona |
| Delegate Count2: | 19 |
| Popular Vote2: | 176,091 |
| Percentage2: | 31.84% |
| Candidate3: | Mitt Romney |
| Color3: | 85bb65ff |
| Home State3: | Massachusetts |
| Delegate Count3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 130,632 |
| Percentage3: | 23.62% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Candidate4: | Ron Paul |
| Colour4: | fed105 |
| Percentage4: | 5.61% |
| Popular Vote4: | 31,026 |
| Home State4: | Texas |
| Delegate Count4: | 0 |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Huckabee | 190,904 | 34.37% | 25 | |
| 176,091 | 31.84% | 19 | ||
| 130,632 | 23.62% | 8 | ||
| 31,026 | 5.61% | 0 | ||
| Fred Thompson | 16,263 | 2.94% | 0 | |
| Rudy Giuliani | 5,159 | 0.93% | 0 | |
| 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
See main article: 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
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%.
August 7, 2008, Primary Results
See main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold. | nowrap | |||||
| 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 1982 1994 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
See main article: 2008 Tennessee Senate election.
See also: Tennessee General Assembly.
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.
See main article: 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election. 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.
All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.