2008 Tennessee Senate election

For related races, see 2008 United States state legislative elections.

Not to be confused with 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee.

2008 Tennessee Senate election

November 4, 2008
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 2 2
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.

Results summary

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican				17			19	2
	Democratic				16			14	2
	Independent				0			0
	Write-in				0			0
Total					33			33
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Other   %

Senate seats Republican   57.58% Democratic   42.42%

See also

• 2008 Tennessee elections
• 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election