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
Final results by county: 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, 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%
2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
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
2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
County inner Vote share Huckabee McCain Romney
Huckabee 30 – 40%
40 – 50%
50 – 60%
McCain 30 – 40%
40 – 50%
Romney 30 – 40%
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
United States Congress
Senate
Final results by county: 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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
District results: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives , each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts .
Results
Popular vote
Democratic
51.94%
Republican
42.47%
Other
5.59%
House seats
Democratic
55.56%
Republican
44.44%
State legislature
State Senate
Winners:
Republican hold
Democratic hold
Republican gain
No election
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
Winners:
Republican hold
Democratic hold
Republican gain
Democratic gain
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
All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, William C. Koch Jr. retention election[ 8]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
295,754
76.15
No
92,632
23.85
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Gary R. Wade retention election[ 8]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
296,645
77.08
No
88,193
22.92
See also
References
^ "Official General Election Results" . The Green Papers. Retrieved December 12, 2008 .^ "Democratic Primary Presidential Preference" (PDF) . Tennessee Department of State . February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008 .^ "Republican Primary Presidential Preference" (PDF) .^ "RESULTS: Tennessee" . CNN. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008 .^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ a b State of Tennessee General Election Results, August 7, 2008, Results By Office (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved January 17, 2023 .
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