2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election
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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]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Stateline[5] | Lean D | October 15, 2008 |
Results summary
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| No. | % | No. | +/– | ||||||
| Republican | 50 | 4 | |||||||
| Democratic | 49 | 4 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | ||||||||
| Write-in | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 100.00 | 99 | |||||||
| Source: [1] | |||||||||
Close races
See also
References
- ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Whitehouse, Ken (November 5, 2008). "Tennessee Republicans win slim majority in State House". Nashville Post. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ 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.