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| election_name = 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| election_name = 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
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| country = Tennessee |
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| election_date = November 4, 2008 |
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| map_caption = '''Results:'''<br/>{{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}} <br/>{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} |
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The '''2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election''' was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 99 seats for the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]. The elections coincided with the [[2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee|Presidential]], [[2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee|U.S. Senate]], [[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|U.S. House]], and [[2008 Tennessee Senate election|State Senate]] elections. The [[Primary election|primary elections]] were held on August 7, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |
The '''2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election''' was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 99 seats for the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]. The elections coincided with the [[2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee|Presidential]], [[2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee|U.S. Senate]], [[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|U.S. House]], and [[2008 Tennessee Senate election|State Senate]] elections. The [[Primary election|primary elections]] were held on August 7, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Election Results {{!}} Tennessee Secretary of State |url=https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2008 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=sos.tn.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/states/tennessee.html?scp=70&sq=map&st=Search |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2008 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2008 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |
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[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] gained 4 seats, gaining a majority in the chamber. Republicans last won the |
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the House chamber in [[Political party strength in Tennessee|1968]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitehouse |first=Ken |date=2008-11-05 |title=Tennessee Republicans win slim majority in State House |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/home/tennessee-republicans-win-slim-majority-in-state-house/article_4a92185c-c654-55c9-8da4-693623becc08.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Nashville Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Results summary == |
== Results summary == |
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{{Update|part=Section|date=February 2024}} |
{{Update|part=Section|date=February 2024}} |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|+Summary of the November |
|+Summary of the November 4, 2008 [[Tennessee House of Representatives|Tennessee House]] election results |
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party |
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party |
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! rowspan="2" |Candidates |
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| align="right" |{{Gain}} 4 |
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| colspan="3" align="left" |'''Total''' |
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| colspan="10" |Source: [https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2008] |
| colspan="10" |Source: [https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2008] |
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{{bar percent|Write-ins|#777777|}}}}{{bar box|title=House seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|}} |
{{bar percent|Write-ins|#777777|}}}}{{bar box|title=House seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|51.51}} |
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{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|}}}} |
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|49.49}}}} |
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=== Close races === |
=== Close races === |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Update section|date=May 2024}} |
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=== Retirements === |
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=== Incumbents defeated === |
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=== Detailed results by State House district === |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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The 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2008.[1][2][3]
Republicans gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the House chamber in 1968.[4]
Results summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | ||||||
Republican | 50 | 4 | |||||||
Democratic | 49 | 4 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | ||||||||
Write-in | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 100.00 | 99 | |||||||
Source: [1] |
Close races
Results
Retirements
Republicans
Democrats
Incumbents defeated
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Detailed results by State House district
District 1
Republican primary
General election
District 2
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 3
Republican primary
General election
District 4
Republican primary
General election
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
See also
References
- ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Whitehouse, Ken (2008-11-05). "Tennessee Republicans win slim majority in State House". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-04-17.