2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Tennessee election results
Every race on Tennessee's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races126
Changed party8
Unopposed48%60 races
Incumbents defeated4
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | John McCain (R) | 15.1 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Lamar Alexander (R) | 33.5 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN-1 | Phil Roe (R) | 47.3 | |
| TN-2 | John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) | 56.2 | |
| TN-3 | Zach Wamp (R) | 42.0 | |
| TN-4 | Lincoln Davis (D) | 20.9 | |
| TN-5 | Jim Cooper (D) | 34.8 | |
| TN-6 | Barton Gordon (D) | 48.8 | |
| TN-7 | Marsha Blackburn (R) | 37.2 | |
| TN-8 | John Tanner (D) | Unopposed | |
| TN-9 | Steve Cohen (D) | 83.0 |
Tennessee State Senate
D 7 · R 9 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | 45.5 | |
| SD-4 | Mike Faulk (R) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 | Jamie Woodson (R) | 38.1 | |
| SD-8 | Doug Overbey (R) | 63.5 | |
| SD-10 | Andy Berke (D) | 42.2 | |
| SD-12 | Ken Yager (R) | 7.1 | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Eric Stewart (D) | 6.9 | |
| SD-16 | Jim Tracy (R) | 18.4 | |
| SD-18 | Diane Black (R) | 30.3 | |
| SD-20 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-22 | Tim Barnes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Roy B. Herron (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Dolores Gresham (R) | 7.2 | Flipped |
| SD-28 | Jim Kyle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Beverly Robisonmarrero (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Mark Norris (R) | Unopposed |
Tennessee House of Representatives
D 49 · R 50 · 6 changed party
Tennessee
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab