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2008 Tennessee Senate election

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →

16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
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 Increase2 Decrease2

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%


Speaker before election

Ron Ramsey
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ron Ramsey
Republican

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

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Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 17 19 Increase2
Democratic 16 14 Decrease2
Independent 0 0 Steady
Write-in 0 0 Steady
Total 33 33 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican

%
Democratic

%
Other

%
Senate seats
Republican

57.58%
Democratic

42.42%

Closest races

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Results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.

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