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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=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> |
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. At this time, Republicans last won the state House in 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> |
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the state House in 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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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 state House in 1968.[4]
Results summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | ||||||
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Total | 100.00 | 99 | |||||||
Source: [1] |
Close races
Results
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.