2004Final results
2004 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Raymond Finney (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Linda Jo Dees (D) by 38.7 points.
Raymond FinneyRepublican · winner
67.1%48,200
Linda Jo DeesDemocrat
28.3%20,356
Jimmy MeltonIndependent
4.6%3,316
71,872 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET