Tennessee state elections in 2008 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Primary elections for the

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, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various

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s, including elections for two

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justices, were held on August 7, 2008.

Presidential election

President of the United States

In 2008, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election,

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candidate John McCain won the state with 56.85% of the vote to Democratic candidate Obama's 41.79%. The presidential primaries were held on February 5, 2008. Mike Huckabee won Tennessee's Republican primary over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Former first lady

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defeated Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the Tennessee Democratic primary.

Results

February 5, 2008, Primary Results

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

United States Congress

Senate

Incumbent

U.S. Senator

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won re-election to a second term, with 65.1% of the vote against

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Bob Tuke, who won just 32.6%.

Results

August 7, 2008, Primary Results

House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine

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s, each representing one of Tennessee's nine

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Results

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 4, 2008. After this election, Republicans had 19 seats while Democrats had 14 seats, with Republicans gaining three seats, fully flipping the senate.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 4, 2008. Republicans won 50 seats, while Democrats won 49 seats. Republicans gained four seats, flipping the house during this election.

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 7, 2008)

All

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Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.

References

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Presidential election

President of the United States

Results

February 5, 2008, Primary Results

United States Congress

Senate

Results

House of Representatives

Results

State legislature

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 7, 2008)

See also

References