The Green Papers: Tennessee 2008 General Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Thursday 7 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,700,037 (2.02% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,221,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,181,108
Capital:Nashville
Thursday 7 August 2008 polling hours 8:00a EDT (1200 UTC) / 8:00a CDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 8:00a EST (1300 UTC) / 8:00a CST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
 

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Tennessee State and Local Government

Tennessee 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


19 January 2009: Tennessee Department of State - November 4, 2008 General Election Official Results (08-Jan-09)


27 September 2008: Synchronized with the Tennessee Department of State - Division of Elections - List of Qualified Candidates - November 4, 2008 Federal and State Candidates.


Thursday 7 August 2008 TENNESSEE Primaries
TENNESSEE PRIMARY Returns from an official source

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Republican 1,479,178 56.90% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
(11 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Democratic 1,087,437 41.83% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Independent 11,560 0.44% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 8,547 0.33% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Independent; (Constitution) 8,191 0.32% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell L. Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 2,499 0.10% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
  Candidate Independent; (Socialist Party USA) 1,326 0.05% Brian Patrick Moore
Vice President: Stewart A. Alexander

FEC P80005275: $9,516
  Candidate Independent; (Boston Tea) 1,011 0.04% Charles Jay
Vice President: Thomas L. Knapp
Total 2,599,749 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Lamar Alexander
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Senator Lamar Alexander
  Elected Republican 1,579,477 65.14% Senator Lamar Alexander
FEC S2TN00058: $5,791,640
  Candidate Democratic 767,236 31.64% Robert Dudley "Bob" Tuke
5 December 2007: Announced he will not run. Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 27 February 2008.

FEC S8TN00238: $730,299
  Candidate Independent 31,631 1.30% Edward L. Buck
FEC S8TN00295: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 11,073 0.46% Christopher G. Fenner
FEC S2TN00090: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian; Boston Tea) 9,367 0.39% Daniel Towers Lewis
FEC S8TN00253: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic; Green) 9,170 0.38% Christopher Joseph "Chris' Lugo
Filed with the FEC as a Democrat on 21 January 2008. Refiled on 31 March 2008 as an Independent.

FEC S6TN00315: $5,238
  Candidate Independent 8,986 0.37% Ed Lawhorn
FEC S8TN00303: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 7,645 0.32% David "None Of The Above" Gatchell
FEC S6TN00299: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Casey Gouge
Total 2,424,585 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
CD 4
  Candidate Democratic     Kim McMillan
  Candidate Republican     Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (1 Lost / No longer running, 3 Renominated);
5 Democratic (5 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Congressman David Davis
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Defeated in 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican David Philip Roe
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 168,343 71.82% David Philip Roe
Received 50.17% in the 7 August 2008 Primary.

FEC H6TN01388: $803,433
  Candidate Democratic 57,525 24.54% Robert Asbury "Rob" Russell
FEC H8TN01053: $10,361
  Candidate Independent 3,988 1.70% Joel Goodman
FEC H6TN01321: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 2,544 1.09% James William Reeves
FEC H6TN01479: $590
  Candidate Independent 1,981 0.85% Thomas "T.K." Owens
FEC H8TN01061: Financial report not available
Total 234,381 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
  Elected Republican 227,120 78.11% Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
FEC H8TN02069: $658,169
  Candidate Democratic 63,639 21.89% Robert R. "Bob" Scott
FEC H8TN02028: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Bob Chapman
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Christopher Gouge
Total 290,759 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Zach Wamp
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Zach Wamp
  Elected Republican 184,964 69.37% Congressman Zach Wamp
FEC H2TN03052: $1,239,746
  Candidate Democratic 73,059 27.40% Doug Vandagriff
FEC H4TN03173: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 4,848 1.82% Jean Howard-Hill
FEC H4TN03165: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,750 1.41% Ed Choate
FEC H8TN03182: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% June Griffin
Total 266,628 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
report of 8 October 2007: may run for Governor in 2010.
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
  Elected Democratic 146,776 58.76% Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis
FEC H4TN06051: $1,062,420
  Candidate Republican 94,447 37.81% Monty Joe Lankford
FEC H8TN04040: $532,172
  Candidate Independent 4,869 1.95% James Anthony Gray
FEC H8TN04065: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,713 1.49% Kevin Ragsdale
FEC H8TN04073: Financial report not available
Total 249,805 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
  Elected Democratic 181,467 65.84% Congressman James H. S. "Jim" Cooper
FEC H2TN05131: $637,404
  Candidate Republican 85,471 31.01% John Gerard Donovan
FEC H8TN05245: $12,455
  Candidate Independent 5,464 1.98% Jon "Trailerpark" Jackson
FEC H8TN05278: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 3,196 1.16% John P. Miglietta
FEC H8TN05252: $3,592
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Independent) 4 0.00% Thomas F. "Tom" Kovach
FEC H6TN05264: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Wilson Hubbell
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kelly A. Truman
Total 275,602 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
  Elected Democratic 194,264 74.42% Congressman Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon
FEC H4TN04015: $1,704,626
  Candidate Independent 66,764 25.58% Chris Baker
FEC H8TN06060: Financial report not available
Total 261,028 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn
  Elected Republican 217,332 68.58% Congressman Marsha Blackburn
FEC H2TN06030: $1,246,326
  Candidate Democratic 99,549 31.42% Randy Gene Morris
FEC H6TN07096: $2,085
Total 316,881 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman John S. Tanner
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1988
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John S. Tanner
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 180,465 99.97% Congressman John S. Tanner
FEC H8TN08033: $1,462,297
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 54 0.03% James L. Hart
FEC H2TN08077: $25,951
Total 180,519 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 7 August 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
  Elected Democratic 198,798 87.85% Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen
FEC H6TN09068: $1,238,073
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic) 11,003 4.86% Newton Jake "Jake" Ford
Ran as an Independent in 2006

FEC H6TN09381: $0
  Candidate Independent 10,047 4.44% Dewey Clark
FEC H8TN09064: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 6,434 2.84% Mary D. "Taylor-Shelby" Wright
a.k.a. Mary D. Taylor-Shelby

FEC H8TN09072: $295,302
Total 226,282 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 15 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America's Independent (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Boston Tea: 2 candidates
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 25 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 8 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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