2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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

Not to be confused with 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

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.

2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 4, 2008
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives 50 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jason Mumpower Jimmy Naifeh (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 3rd District 81st District Last election 46 seats 53 seats Seats won 50 49 Seat change 4 4
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election Jimmy Naifeh Democratic Elected Speaker of the House Kent Williams Republican

Republicans gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the House chamber in 1968.

Results summary

Summary of the November 4, 2008 Tennessee House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican				50	4
	Democratic				49	4
	Independent				0
	Write-in				0
Total				100.00	99
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Independent   % Write-ins   %

House seats Republican   51.51% Democratic   49.49%

Results

See also

• 2008 Tennessee elections
• 2008 Tennessee Senate election