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2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jason Mumpower Jimmy Naifeh
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 3rd: Bristol 81st: Covington
Last election 46 seats 53 seats
Seats won 50 49
Seat change Increase4 Decrease4

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold


Speaker of the House before election

Jimmy Naifeh
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Kent Williams
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.[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[edit]

Summary of the November 4, 2008 Tennessee House election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican 50 Increase4
Democratic 49 Decrease4
Independent 0 Steady
Write-in 0 Steady
Total 100.00 99 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican

%
Democratic

%
Independent

%
Write-ins

%
House seats
Republican

51.51%
Democratic

49.49%

Close races[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.

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