2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Doug Overbey (R) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Ira Lapides (Ind) by 63.5 points.
Doug OverbeyRepublican · winner
81.7%61,299
Ira LapidesIndependent
18.3%13,685
74,984 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