2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee

2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Turnout66.34% Increase[1] 15.94 pp
 
Nominee Lamar Alexander Bob Tuke
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,571,637 767,236
Percentage 65.14% 31.64%

Alexander:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90%      >90%
Tuke:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election

Lamar Alexander
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Lamar Alexander
Republican

The 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Lamar Alexander won re-election to a second term.

Alexander flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County, home to Nashville which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1988. With that, he also won 65.1% of the vote against Democrat Bob Tuke, who won just 32.6%. Alexander also won 28% of the African American vote.[2]

  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2008". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 4, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Dade, Corey (November 22, 2008). "Tennessee Resists Obama Wave". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 29, 2021.