2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee Senate District 18
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Diane Black (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Hawkins (D) by 30.3 points.
Diane BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%54,552
Jim HawkinsDemocrat
34.9%29,196
83,748 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