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2008Final results

2008 election for Tennessee House District 75

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Willie Butch Borchert (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Tim Wirgau (R) by 1.5 points.

Willie Butch BorchertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%11,647
Tim WirgauRepublican
49.0%11,303
James HartIndependent
0.5%112
23,062 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

EvenD+48.61996D+39.02004D+48.22006D+1.52008R+13.42010R+16.82012

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

The candidates

Willie Butch Borchert (D)Tim Wirgau (R)

Also on the ballot: James Hart (Independent), 0.5%