2008 Tennessee Senate election
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November 4, 2008 |
16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party | Minority party | |
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Leader | Ron Ramsey | Jim Kyle |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Leader's seat | 4th district | 28th district |
Seats before | 17 | 16 |
Seats won | 19 | 14 |
Seat change | ![]() |
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Results:
Republican gain
Republican hold Democratic hold
No Election
Vote Share:
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Republican gain
Republican hold Democratic hold
No Election
Vote Share:
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Speaker before election |
Elected Speaker |
The 2008 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2008.
Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their majority that they gained in 2006.[1][2]
Results summary[edit]
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Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 17 | 19 | ![]() | ||||||
Democratic | 16 | 14 | ![]() | ||||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Write-in | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Total | 33 | 33 | ![]() | ||||||
Source: [1] |
Closest races[edit]
Results[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-15.