2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election
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]
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99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives 50 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Republican | 50 | 4 | |||||||
| Democratic | 49 | 4 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | ||||||||
| Write-in | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 100.00 | 99 | |||||||
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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.
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