2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election

For related races, see 2008 United States state legislative elections.
Not to be confused with 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election
November 4, 2008
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jason Mumpower Jimmy Naifeh
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 3rd: Bristol 81st: Covington
Last election 46 seats 53 seats
Seats won 50 49
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 1,142,223 920,351
Percentage 54.22% 43.68%
Swing 5.80% 6.19%
Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Results by vote share:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Speaker of the House before election

Jimmy Naifeh
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Kent Williams[1]
Carter County Republican

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.[2][3][4]

Republicans gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the House chamber in 1968.[5]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Stateline[6] Lean D October 15, 2008

Results summary

Summary of the November 4, 2008 Tennessee House election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican 74 1,142,223 54.22% 50 4
Democratic 64 920,351 43.68% 49 4
Independent 15 44,146 2.10% 0
Write-in 112 0.01% 0
Total 2,106,832 100.00% 99
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
 
 54.22%
Democratic
 
 43.68%
Independent
 
 2.10%
Write-ins
 
 0.01%
House seats
Republican
 
 51.51%
Democratic
 
 49.49%

Close races

Ten races were decided by a margin under 10%:

District Winner Party Margin Raw Vote Difference
2 Tony Shipley Republican 1.3% 322
11 Eddie Yokley Democratic 6.8% 1,464
36 Chad Faulkner Republican 2.3% 391
48 Joe Carr Republican 3.1% 828
49 Kent Coleman Democratic 5.6% 1,647
64 Ty Cobb Democratic 4.3% 1,163
66 Joshua Evans Republican 4.9% 1,295
75 Willie Borchert Democratic 1.5% 344
77 Judy Barker Democratic 2.4% 527
79 Curtis Halford Republican 3.3% 726

District 1

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 1 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon C. Lundberg 2,439 100.0%
Total votes 2,439 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 1 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Blain Surgenor 596 100.0%
Total votes 596 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 1 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon C. Lundberg 12,986 65.6%
Democratic Michael Blain Surgenor 6,803 34.4%
Total votes 19,789 100.0%

District 2

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Shipley 3,110 100.0%
Total votes 3,110 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nathan Vaughn 756 100.0%
Total votes 756 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Shipley 12,858 50.63%
Democratic Nathan Vaughn 12,536 49.37%
Total votes 25,394 100.00%

District 3

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 3 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason E. Mumpower 3,182 100.0%
Total votes 3,182 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 3 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason E. Mumpower 19,536 100.0%
Total votes 19,536 100.0%

District 4

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 4 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Williams 4,804 65.2%
Republican Jerome Cochran 2,559 34.8%
Total votes 7,363 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 4 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Williams 14,816 82.8%
Independent Priscilla G. Steele 3,087 17.2%
Total votes 17,903 100.0%

District 5

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 5 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David B. Hawk 4,302 100.0%
Total votes 4,302 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 5 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Casey Nicholson 511 100.0%
Total votes 511 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 5 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David B. Hawk 14,353 77.0%
Democratic Casey Nicholson 4,294 23.0%
Total votes 18,647 100.0%

District 6

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 6 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Dale Ford 5,116 100.0%
Total votes 5,116 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 6 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Dale Ford 19,175 100.0%
Total votes 19,175 100.0%

District 7

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 7 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Hill 3,169 62.1%
Republican Todd Smith 1,932 37.9%
Total votes 5,101 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 7 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Hill 13,443 69.1%
Independent Mike Williams 6,012 30.9%
Total votes 19,455 100.0%

District 8

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 8 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe McCord 5,189 100.0%
Total votes 5,189 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 8 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe McCord 21,073 100.0%
Total votes 21,073 100.0%

District 9

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 9 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Harrison 3,446 100.0%
Total votes 3,446 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 9 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard D. Gabriel 328 53.3%
Democratic Lewis Hopkins Jr. 287 46.7%
Total votes 615 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 9 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Harrison 14,657 71.3%
Democratic Richard D. Gabriel 5,140 25.0%
Independent Leonard Merritt 761 3.7%
Total votes 20,558 100.0%

District 10

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 10 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Litz 431 100.0%
Total votes 431 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 10 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Litz 14,817 100.0%
Total votes 14,817 100.0%

District 11

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 11 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Ford 2,308 100.0%
Total votes 2,308 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 11 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Yokley 784 100.0%
Total votes 784 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 11 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Yokley 11,432 53.4%
Republican Dan Ford 9,968 46.6%
Total votes 21,400 100.0%

District 12

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 12 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Montgomery 5,825 100.0%
Total votes 5,825 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 12 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Montgomery 21,983 100.0%
Total votes 21,983 100.0%

District 13

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 13 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Tindell 1,963 100.0%
Total votes 1,963 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 13 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Tindell 15,560 100.0%
Total votes 15,560 100.0%

District 14

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan A. Haynes 3,695 54.9%
Republican Thomas S. Baer 3,036 45.1%
Total votes 6,731 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan A. Haynes 32,862 100.0%
Total votes 32,862 100.0%

District 15

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rachel L. Ray 789 100.0%
Total votes 789 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Armstrong 1,555 100.0%
Total votes 1,555 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 15 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Armstrong 12,852 71.2%
Republican Rachel L. Ray 5,187 28.8%
Total votes 18,039 100.0%

District 16

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 16 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Dunn 5,261 100.0%
Total votes 5,261 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 16 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Nicodemus 1,373 66.5%
Democratic Charlotte Meyer 693 33.5%
Total votes 2,066 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 16 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Dunn 22,496 70.4%
Democratic Barbara Nicodemus 9,470 29.6%
Total votes 31,966 100.0%

District 17

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank S. Niceley 4,484 100.0%
Total votes 4,484 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank S. Niceley 16,876 68.2%
Independent David L. Seal 7,872 31.8%
Total votes 24,748 100.0%

District 18

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 18 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Campfield 2,493 53.5%
Republican Ronald C. Leadbetter 2,002 43.0%
Republican Jonathan A. Katsiros 162 3.5%
Total votes 4,657 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 18 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Campfield 21,973 100.0%
Total votes 21,973 100.0%

District 19

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 19 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Brooks 4,513 100.0%
Total votes 4,513 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 19 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Brooks 21,375 100.0%
Total votes 21,375 100.0%

District 20

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 20 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Ramsey 3,170 44.1%
Republican Steve Hargis 1,786 24.8%
Republican Jim Melton 1,178 16.4%
Republican Tona Monroe-Ball 1,056 14.7%
Total votes 7,190 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 20 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Ramsey 22,864 100.0%
Total votes 22,864 100.0%

District 21

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 21 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Matlock 5,709 100.0%
Total votes 5,709 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 21 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Matlock 26,406 100.0%
Total votes 26,406 100.0%

District 22

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Watson 2,983 100.0%
Total votes 2,983 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 22 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Watson 18,538 100.0%
Total votes 18,538 100.0%

District 23

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 23 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell 3,266 100.0%
Total votes 3,266 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 23 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bell 19,249 100.0%
Total votes 19,249 100.0%

District 24

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 24 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin D Brooks 4,376 100.0%
Total votes 4,376 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 24 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin D Brooks 16,023 81.3%
Independent Greg Cain 3,689 18.7%
Total votes 19,712 100.0%

District 25

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric H. Swafford 3,099 100.0%
Total votes 3,099 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric H. Swafford 21,225 100.0%
Total votes 21,225 100.0%

District 26

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald McCormick 2,965 100.0%
Total votes 2,965 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald McCormick 21,894 100.0%
Total votes 21,894 100.0%

District 27

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 27 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard L. Floyd 4,030 100.0%
Total votes 4,030 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 27 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard L. Floyd 21,265 100.0%
Total votes 21,265 100.0%

District 28

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tommie F. Brown 2,461 100.0%
Total votes 2,461 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tommie F. Brown 16,658 100.0%
Total votes 16,658 100.0%

District 29

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Basil Marceaux Jr. 928 100.0%
Total votes 928 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joanne Favors 2,245 100.0%
Total votes 2,245 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joanne Favors 15,946 72.8%
Republican Basil Marceaux Jr. 5,961 27.2%
Total votes 21,907 100.0%

District 30

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vince Dean 3,157 100.0%
Total votes 3,157 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vince Dean 20,986 100.0%
Total votes 20,986 100.0%

District 31

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 31 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Cobb 3,553 58.8%
Republican Jim Vincent 2,491 41.2%
Total votes 6,044 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 31 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Cobb 21,723 100.0%
Total votes 21,723 100.0%

District 32

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 32 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Ferguson 2,487 100.0%
Total votes 2,487 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 32 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Ferguson 18,934 100.0%
Total votes 18,934 100.0%

District 33

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 33 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Moseley 823 100.0%
Total votes 823 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 33 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hackworth 1,182 100.0%
Total votes 1,182 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 33 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hackworth 15,295 61.1%
Republican Alex Moseley 9,744 38.9%
Total votes 25,039 100.0%

District 34

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Rowland 1,328 100.0%
Total votes 1,328 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rishi K. Saxena 891 58.4%
Democratic Jerome Perkins 636 41.6%
Total votes 1,527 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Rowland 24,664 65.5%
Democratic Rishi K. Saxena 13,004 34.5%
Total votes 37,668 100.0%

District 35

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 35 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Roach 2,145 100.0%
Total votes 2,145 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 35 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Roach 13,630 71.6%
Independent Edward Baldwin 5,393 28.4%
Total votes 19,023 100.0%

District 36

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chad Faulkner 1,861 50.9%
Republican Vic King 1,796 49.1%
Total votes 3,657 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger Byrge 2,160 61.9%
Democratic Marilyn L. Toppins 1,328 38.1%
Total votes 3,488 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chad Faulkner 8,321 48.11%
Democratic Roger Byrge 7,930 45.85%
Independent Virgil Kidwell 1,045 6.04%
Total votes 17,296 100.0%

District 37

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rip Van Winkle 1,000 100.0%
Total votes 1,000 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill W. Harmon 3,052 100.0%
Total votes 3,052 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill W. Harmon 14,091 62.0%
Republican Rip Van Winkle 8,623 38.0%
Total votes 22,714 100.0%

District 38

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 38 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leslie Winningham 2,351 100.0%
Total votes 2,351 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 38 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leslie Winningham 14,224 100.0%
Total votes 14,224 100.0%

District 39

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Heath 1,871 100.0%
Total votes 1,871 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Fraley 4,100 100.0%
Total votes 4,100 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Fraley 13,736 57.3%
Republican Steve Heath 10,248 42.7%
Total votes 23,984 100.0%

District 40

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terri Lynn Weaver 2,020 78.7%
Republican Nicky Rittenberry 547 21.3%
Total votes 2,567 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cleveland Derrick Bain 1,201 26.6%
Democratic Dean Sircy 1,065 23.6%
Democratic Sarah Marie Smith 914 20.3%
Democratic Gayla C. Hendrix 900 20.0%
Democratic Steven K. Cantrell 138 3.1%
Democratic Carl Jones 105 2.3%
Democratic Jeff Barrett 84 1.9%
Total votes 4,507 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terri Lynn Weaver 11,290 54.7%
Democratic Cleveland Derrick Bain 8,542 41.4%
Independent Ray Amalfitano 817 3.9%
Total votes 20,649 100.0%

District 41

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Mark Windle 4,643 92.3%
Democratic Glenn E. Stockton 388 7.7%
Total votes 5,031 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Mark Windle 17,025 100.0%
Total votes 17,025 100.0%

District 42

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry D. Fincher 2,638 100.0%
Total votes 2,638 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry D. Fincher 17,019 100.0%
Total votes 17,019 100.0%

District 43

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Curtiss 2,925 100.0%
Total votes 2,925 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Curtiss 15,649 100.0%
Total votes 15,649 100.0%

District 44

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 44 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McDonald 843 100.0%
Total votes 843 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 44 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike McDonald 19,747 100.0%
Total votes 19,747 100.0%

District 45

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 45 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Debra Maggart 1,609 100.0%
Total votes 1,609 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 45 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Allman 882 100.0%
Total votes 882 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 45 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Debra Maggart 19,473 65.1%
Democratic Andy Allman 10,466 34.9%
Total votes 29,939 100.0%

District 46

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 46 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Albert McCall 1,671 100.0%
Total votes 1,671 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 46 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stratton Bone 3,492 100.0%
Total votes 3,492 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 46 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stratton Bone 14,166 55.8%
Republican Albert McCall 11,228 44.2%
Total votes 25,394 100.0%

District 47

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 47 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judd Matheny 3,224 100.0%
Total votes 3,224 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 47 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Greeter 3,359 100.0%
Total votes 3,359 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 47 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judd Matheny 14,027 57.9%
Democratic John Greeter 10,199 42.1%
Total votes 24,226 100.0%

District 48

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 48 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Carr 1,317 47.4%
Republican Lou Ann Zelenik 1,197 43.1%
Republican Jon Jaques 263 9.5%
Total votes 2,777 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 48 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Tipps 1,242 60.6%
Democratic Rick Parks 809 39.4%
Total votes 2,051 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 48 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Carr 13,968 51.5%
Democratic Tim Tipps 13,140 48.5%
Total votes 27,108 100.0%

District 49

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 49 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Womick 765 72.2%
Republican Kevin N. Fisher 294 27.8%
Total votes 1,059 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 49 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kent Coleman 1,407 100.0%
Total votes 1,407 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 49 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kent Coleman 15,660 52.8%
Republican Rick Womick 14,013 47.2%
Total votes 29,673 100.0%

District 50

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 50 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary W. Moore 1,590 100.0%
Total votes 1,590 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 50 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary W. Moore 18,345 100.0%
Total votes 18,345 100.0%

District 51

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 51 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael L. Turner 1,114 100.0%
Total votes 1,114 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 51 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael L. Turner 17,805 100.0%
Total votes 17,805 100.0%

District 52

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Stewart 1,635 75.3%
Democratic Eric Jackson Stansell 535 24.7%
Total votes 2,170 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Stewart 13,802 77.3%
Independent Dan Scott 4,048 22.7%
Total votes 17,850 100.0%

District 53

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 53 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janis Baird Sontany 1,074 100.0%
Total votes 1,074 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 53 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janis Baird Sontany 14,513 100.0%
Total votes 14,513 100.0%

District 54

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 54 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brenda Gilmore 2,579 100.0%
Total votes 2,579 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 54 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brenda Gilmore 20,642 100.0%
Total votes 20,642 100.0%

District 55

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 55 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Lee 632 100.0%
Total votes 632 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 55 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Odom 1,897 100.0%
Total votes 1,897 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 55 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Odom 15,806 65.7%
Republican Timothy Lee 8,264 34.3%
Total votes 24,070 100.0%

District 56

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 56 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Harwell 2,047 100.0%
Total votes 2,047 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 56 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Harwell 31,318 100.0%
Total votes 31,318 100.0%

District 57

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan M. Lynn 2,734 100.0%
Total votes 2,734 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Wilkinson 1,265 100.0%
Total votes 1,265 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan M. Lynn 26,894 72.4%
Democratic Ken Wilkinson 10,257 27.6%
Total votes 37,151 100.0%

District 58

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 58 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Pruitt 1,213 100.0%
Total votes 1,213 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 58 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Pruitt 14,742 84.5%
Independent Lisa Leeds 2,695 15.5%
Total votes 17,437 100.0%

District 59

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Jones 643 100.0%
Total votes 643 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Jones 14,528 100.0%
Total votes 14,528 100.0%

District 60

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Hickman 426 100.0%
Total votes 426 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben West, Jr. 861 100.0%
Total votes 861 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben West, Jr. 18,690 65.8%
Republican Ron Hickman 9,693 34.2%
Total votes 28,383 100.0%

District 61

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Sargent, Jr. 5,073 80.9%
Republican Connie Reguli 1,199 19.1%
Total votes 6,272 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Sargent, Jr. 33,482 100.0%
Total votes 33,482 100.0%

District 62

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 62 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Blanton 1,186 60.7%
Republican Frederick "Danny" Lowe, III 512 26.2%
Republican Chris T. Brown 255 13.1%
Total votes 1,953 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 62 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Curt Cobb 1,961 100.0%
Total votes 1,961 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 62 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Curt Cobb 12,848 55.0%
Republican Barbara Blanton 10,492 45.0%
Total votes 23,340 100.0%

District 63

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 63 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Casada 6,115 100.0%
Total votes 6,115 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 63 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Casada 37,948 100.0%
Total votes 37,948 100.0%

District 64

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 64 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom DuBois 945 100.0%
Total votes 945 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 64 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ty Cobb 790 100.0%
Total votes 790 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 64 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ty Cobb 14,166 52.1%
Republican Tom DuBois 13,003 47.9%
Total votes 27,169 100.0%

District 65

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 65 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Bass 2,498 100.0%
Total votes 2,498 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 65 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Bass 15,856 100.0%
Total votes 15,856 100.0%

District 66

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joshua G. Evans 1,130 100.0%
Total votes 1,130 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert T. (Bob) Bibb 1,597 100.0%
Total votes 1,597 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joshua G. Evans 13,983 52.4%
Democratic Robert T. (Bob) Bibb 12,688 47.6%
Total votes 26,671 100.0%

District 67

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 67 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Pitts 1,837 100.0%
Total votes 1,837 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 67 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Pitts 12,525 100.0%
Total votes 12,525 100.0%

District 68

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 68 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Johnson 1,471 100.0%
Total votes 1,471 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 68 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Johnson 18,177 100.0%
Total votes 18,177 100.0%

District 69

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 69 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David A. Shepard 1,597 100.0%
Total votes 1,597 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 69 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David A. Shepard 15,687 75.6%
Independent W. Ryan Akin 5,055 24.4%
Total votes 20,742 100.0%

District 70

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 70 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Hensley 1,201 100.0%
Total votes 1,201 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. W. Hampton Sr. 952 100.0%
Total votes 952 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 70 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Hensley 14,976 75.4%
Democratic J. W. Hampton Sr. 4,892 24.6%
Total votes 19,868 100.0%

District 71

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 71 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vance Dennis 2,922 53.0%
Republican Frank H. Lacey 2,591 47.0%
Total votes 5,513 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 71 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stan Wheeler 1,948 80.8%
Democratic Bill Brown 462 19.2%
Total votes 2,410 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 71 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vance Dennis 11,594 53.0%
Democratic Stan Wheeler 9,230 42.2%
Independent Stephen R. Childers 1,029 4.7%
Total votes 21,853 100.0%

District 72

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 72 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve K. McDaniel 2,720 100.0%
Total votes 2,720 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 72 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve K. McDaniel 19,451 100.0%
Total votes 19,451 100.0%

District 73

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 73 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy A. Eldridge 2,375 100.0%
Total votes 2,375 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 73 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy A. Eldridge 20,573 100.0%
Total votes 20,573 100.0%

District 74

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 74 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Tidwell 2,543 100.0%
Total votes 2,543 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 74 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Tidwell 15,499 100.0%
Total votes 15,499 100.0%

District 75

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Wirgau 1,077 81.2%
Republican Rubin Adams 213 16.1%
Republican James Hart 36 2.7%
Total votes 1,326 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie Butch Borchert 2,795 100.0%
Total votes 2,795 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie Butch Borchert 11,647 50.50%
Republican Timothy Wirgau 11,303 49.01%
Write-In James Hart 112 0.49%
Total votes 23,062 100.00%

District 76

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark L. Maddox 891 100.0%
Total votes 891 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark L. Maddox 16,544 100.0%
Total votes 16,544 100.0%

District 77

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Sanderson 1,152 68.9%
Republican Shelly Arnett 519 31.1%
Total votes 1,671 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Barker 3,385 51.8%
Democratic Larry Bennett 2,519 38.6%
Democratic Jerry W. Grady 598 9.2%
Democratic Rosaire "Ross" Dubrule 27 0.4%
Total votes 6,529 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Barker 11,389 51.2%
Republican Bill Sanderson 10,862 48.8%
Total votes 22,251 100.0%

District 78

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 78 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Johnson 1,686 100.0%
Total votes 1,686 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 78 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David W. Davidson 1,925 100.0%
Total votes 1,925 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 78 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Johnson 14,784 63.1%
Democratic David W. Davidson 8,661 36.9%
Total votes 23,445 100.0%

District 79

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Halford 1,832 65.1%
Republican Mark Renfroe 981 34.9%
Total votes 2,813 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Ryal 2,471 100.0%
Total votes 2,471 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curtis Halford 11,306 51.7%
Democratic Jim Ryal 10,580 48.3%
Total votes 21,886 100.0%

District 80

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 80 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johnny W. Shaw 1,469 100.0%
Total votes 1,469 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 80 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johnny W. Shaw 17,917 100.0%
Total votes 17,917 100.0%

District 81

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rory B. Bricco 895 100.0%
Total votes 895 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Naifeh 1,450 100.0%
Total votes 1,450 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Naifeh 14,922 67.9%
Republican Rory B. Bricco 7,055 32.1%
Total votes 21,977 100.0%

District 82

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 82 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Craig Fitzhugh 1,565 86.7%
Democratic Brian S. Black 241 13.3%
Total votes 1,806 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 82 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Craig Fitzhugh 13,088 100.0%
Total votes 13,088 100.0%

District 83

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Kelsey 4,013 100.0%
Total votes 4,013 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Kelsey 20,592 100.0%
Total votes 20,592 100.0%

District 84

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 84 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Towns, Jr. 4,573 100.0%
Total votes 4,573 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 84 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Towns, Jr. 17,293 100.0%
Total votes 17,293 100.0%

District 85

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Turner 4,689 61.8%
Democratic Eddie Jones 2,583 34.0%
Democratic Paul Lewis 315 4.2%
Total votes 7,587 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 85 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Turner 23,030 100.0%
Total votes 23,030 100.0%

District 86

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George T. Edwards, III 635 100.0%
Total votes 635 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Cooper 3,829 100.0%
Total votes 3,829 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Cooper 14,592 77.5%
Republican George T. Edwards, III 4,233 22.5%
Total votes 18,825 100.0%

District 87

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 87 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Camper 2,242 66.8%
Democratic Jennings Bernard 1,113 33.2%
Total votes 3,355 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 87 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Camper 11,733 100.0%
Total votes 11,733 100.0%

District 88

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 88 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry J. Miller 2,882 100.0%
Total votes 2,882 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 88 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry J. Miller 14,051 84.2%
Independent David W. Vinciarelli 2,643 15.8%
Total votes 16,694 100.0%

District 89

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 89 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeanne D. Richardson 3,275 100.0%
Total votes 3,275 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 89 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeanne D. Richardson 11,219 100.0%
Total votes 11,219 100.0%

District 90

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Deberry, Jr. 4,900 100.0%
Total votes 4,900 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Deberry, Jr. 15,577 100.0%
Total votes 15,577 100.0%

District 91

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Edward Cook, Jr. 478 100.0%
Total votes 478 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois M. DeBerry 4,156 100.0%
Total votes 4,156 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 91 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois M. DeBerry 15,505 85.4%
Republican Timothy Edward Cook, Jr. 2,646 14.6%
Total votes 18,151 100.0%

District 92

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 92 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. A. Hardaway, Sr. 4,032 73.3%
Democratic Eddie Neal 1,467 26.7%
Total votes 5,499 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 92 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. A. Hardaway, Sr. 14,819 100.0%
Total votes 14,819 100.0%

District 93

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 93 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Cook 1,147 100.0%
Total votes 1,147 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 93 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kernell 3,970 100.0%
Total votes 3,970 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 93 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kernell 12,363 65.4%
Republican Tim Cook 6,550 34.6%
Total votes 18,913 100.0%

District 94

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barrett Rich 2,737 54.6%
Republican Bob Doll 1,588 31.7%
Republican Ronnie Starnes 687 13.7%
Total votes 5,012 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Dowdy 911 53.4%
Democratic Brenda Woods 563 33.0%
Democratic Pam McIntyre Smith 231 13.6%
Total votes 1,705 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barrett Rich 18,184 59.9%
Democratic John F. Dowdy 12,168 40.1%
Total votes 30,352 100.0%

District 95

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curry Todd 5,911 100.0%
Total votes 5,911 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 95 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curry Todd 31,911 100.0%
Total votes 31,911 100.0%

District 96

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 96 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve McManus 3,406 100.0%
Total votes 3,406 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 96 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve McManus 19,733 100.0%
Total votes 19,733 100.0%

District 97

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 97 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Coley 3,111 100.0%
Total votes 3,111 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 97 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Coley 17,354 100.0%
Total votes 17,354 100.0%

District 98

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 98 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ulysses Jones, Jr. 4,402 91.7%
Democratic Boris J. Combest 398 8.3%
Total votes 4,800 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 98 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ulysses Jones, Jr. 16,397 100.0%
Total votes 16,397 100.0%

District 99

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lollar 4,846 100.0%
Total votes 4,846 100.0%
2008 Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lollar 24,882 100.0%
Total votes 24,882 100.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ Kent Williams colluded with Democrats to be elected speaker. Williams chose "Carter County Republican" as his new party designation.
  2. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Whitehouse, Ken (November 5, 2008). "Tennessee Republicans win slim majority in State House". Nashville Post. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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