2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 40
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Terri Lynn Weaver (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Cleveland Derrick Bain (D) by 13.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Terri Lynn WeaverRepublican · winner
54.7%11,290
Cleveland Derrick BainDemocrat
41.4%8,542
Ray AmalfitanoIndependent
4.0%817
20,649 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Terri Lynn Weaver (R)Cleveland Derrick Bain (D)
Also on the ballot: Ray Amalfitano (Independent), 4.0%