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2008Final results

2008 election for Tennessee House District 47

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Judd Matheny (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John Greeter (D) by 15.8 points.

Judd MathenyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%14,027
John GreeterDemocrat
42.1%10,199
24,226 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

EvenR+8.72002R+13.82004R+5.22006R+15.82008R+41.12010R+31.42012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET