2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 9
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Mike Harrison (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Gabriel (D) by 46.3 points.
Mike HarrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%14,657
Richard GabrielDemocrat
25.0%5,140
Leonard MerrittIndependent
3.7%761
20,558 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