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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| country = Tennessee
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2002 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| previous_year = 2002
| next_election = 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| image1 = File:LamarAlexander (cropped).jpg
| image_size = x150px
| nominee1 = '''[[Lamar Alexander]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''1,571,637'''
| percentage1 = '''65.14%'''
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = [[Bob Tuke]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 767,236
| percentage2 = 31.64%
| map_image = {{switcher |[[File:2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg|300px]] |County results |[[File:2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee by Congressional District.svg|300px]] |Congressional district results |[[File:2008 TN Senate.svg|300px]] |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = '''Alexander''': {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}{{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}<br />'''Tuke''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}<br />'''Tie:''' {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = [[Lamar Alexander]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Lamar Alexander]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| turnout = 66.34% {{increase}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 4, 2008 |title=Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2008 |work=Tennessee Secretary of State |url=https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> 15.94 [[percentage point|pp]]
}}
{{ElectionsTN}}
The '''2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee''' was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] from the [[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]]. Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] U.S. senator [[Lamar Alexander]] won re-election to a second term.

Alexander flipped reliably Democratic [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], home to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since [[1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee|1988]]. With that, he also won 65.1% of the vote against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Bob Tuke]], who won just 32.6%. Alexander also won 28% of the [[African Americans|African American]] vote.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dade|first=Corey|date=2008-11-22|title=Tennessee Resists Obama Wave|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122731165800249331|access-date=2021-08-29|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

== Republican primary ==
=== Candidates ===
* [[Lamar Alexander]], incumbent U.S. senator

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican Party primary results<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/repUSS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713042245/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/repUSS.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Lamar Alexander (Incumbent)
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 244,222
 | percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 244,222
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Democratic primary ==
=== Candidates ===
* [[Bob Tuke]], former chairman of the [[Democratic Party of Tennessee]]
* Gary Davis, perennial candidate
* Mike Padgett, former [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]] Clerk
* Mark E. Clayton, insurance agent
* Kenneth Eaton, businessman and [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] mayoral candidate in 2003 and 2007
* Leonard Ladner, truck-driver

=== Campaign ===
Mike Padgett finished third after Gary Davis, who did not campaign and used no money. Many were surprised at the results. They claimed that perhaps there was name confusion, with two incumbent congressmen [[David Davis (Tennessee politician)|David Davis]] and [[Lincoln Davis]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Frank | last=Cagle | url=http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/aug/13/restoration/ | title=Last week's county election puts the Republican machine back in power | work=Knoxville Metro Pulse | date=August 13, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214232054/http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/aug/13/restoration/ | archive-date=February 14, 2012 }}</ref>

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic Party primary results<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demUSS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713042241/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demUSS.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Bob Tuke
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 59,050
 | percentage = 32.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Gary G. Davis
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 39,119
 | percentage = 21.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mike Padgett
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 33,471
 | percentage = 18.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Mark E. Clayton
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 32,309
 | percentage = 17.62%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Kenneth Eaton
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 14,702
 | percentage = 8.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Leonard D. Ladner
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 4,697
 | percentage = 2.55%
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 183,348
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

== General election ==
=== Candidates ===
==== Major ====
* [[Lamar Alexander]] (R), incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor
* [[Bob Tuke]] (D), Chairman of the [[Democratic Party of Tennessee]] (2005–2007)

==== Minor ====
In Tennessee, a candidate seeking a House or Senate seat at the state or national level must gather 25 signatures from registered voters to be put on the ballot for any elected office.<ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-ussen.pdf Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for United States Senator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005405/http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-ussen.pdf |date=March 25, 2009 }}", ''Tennessee Division of Elections'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref><ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-ushs.pdf Qualifying Procedures for Tennessee Candidates for United States House of Representatives]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", ''Tennessee Division of Elections'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref><ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-tnsen.pdf Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Tennessee State Senator]", ''Tennessee Division of Elections'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref><ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-tnhs.pdf Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives]", ''Tennessee Division of Elections'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref> Presidential candidates seeking to represent an officially recognized party must either be named as candidates by the Tennessee Secretary of State or gather 2,500 signatures from registered voters, and an independent candidate for president must gather 275 signatures and put forward a full slate of eleven candidates who have agreed to serve as electors.<ref>"[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-pres.pdf Tennessee Ballot Access Procedures for Candidates for U.S. President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005407/http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/qualify/qu-pres.pdf |date=March 25, 2009 }}", ''Tennessee Division of Elections'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref>  In order to be recognized as a party and have its candidates listed on the ballot under that party's name, a political party must gather signatures equal to or in excess of 2.5% of the total number of votes cast in the last election (about 45,000 signatures based on the election held in 2006).<ref>"[http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081030/NEWS0206/810300383/1016 Against all odds, third-party candidates fight on]", ''The Tennessean'' (accessed November 3, 2008).</ref> The last third party to be officially recognized was the [[American Independent Party|American Party]] in 1968; none of its candidates received five percent of the statewide vote in 1970 and it was then subject to [[desertification]] as an official party.{{Citation needed | date=November 2008}}. Due to these hurdles [[Third party (United States)|third party]] candidates almost always appear on the ballot as independents.
* Edward Buck (I)
* Christopher Fenner (I)
* David "None of the Above" Gatchell (I)
* Bo Heyward (I)
* Ed Lawhorn (I)
* Daniel T. Lewis (L)<ref>United States Senate Candidate List From Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/cand/USSenateList.pdf</ref>
* Chris Lugo (I), [[Green Party (United States)|Green party]] peace activist

=== Campaign ===
On April 3, 2007, Alexander confirmed that he would seek re-election to the Senate in 2008. Alexander has remained a popular figure in Tennessee since his first term as governor and faced no opposition in the Republican primary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_104845.asp |title=4/3/2007 - Alexander Running Again, Sets Fundraiser - Breaking News - Chattanoogan.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=April 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008041908/http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_104845.asp |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Tuke is a former Marine who served in the [[Vietnam War]]. Tuke served as [[Barack Obama]]'s Presidential campaign chair in Tennessee. Tuke declared himself to be a candidate March 3, 2008, and he secured the help of several high-profile Democratic campaigners including [[Joe Trippi]]. There were many minor candidates in the race. Chris Lugo announced on January 17 that he was seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party as a 'Progressive Democrat.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Piesyk |first=Christine Anne |date=2007-10-29 |title=Activist Chris Lugo seeks U.S. Senate seat; critical of 'misdirected' national priorities |url=https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/10/29/activist-chris-lugo-seeks-us-senate-seat-critical-of-misdirected-national-priorities/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information |language=en-US}}</ref>  In March 2008, Lugo announced he was dropping his candidacy for the Democratic nomination, and would run either for the Green Party nomination or as an independent.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nathan Frick | url=http://www.newschannel9.com/news/senate_967358___article.html/green_year.html | title=Democratic Senate Field Narrowed | work=News Channel 9 | date=March 21, 2008 | access-date=March 30, 2008}}</ref>

=== Predictions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source
!Ranking
!As of
|-
| align=left | [[The Cook Political Report]]<ref name="Cook PR">{{cite web | title=2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008 | url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139080 |website=The Cook Political Report | access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
|October 23, 2008
|-
| align=left | [[Congressional Quarterly|CQ Politics]]<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate | date=October 28, 2010 }} ''CQ Politics''</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
|October 31, 2008
|-
| align=left | [[Stuart Rothenberg|Rothenberg Political Report]]<ref name="Inside Elections">{{cite web | title=2008 Senate ratings | url=https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2008-senate-ratings |website= Inside Elections | access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
|November 2, 2008
|-
| align=left | [[Real Clear Politics]]<ref>{{cite web | title=2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results | url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/senate/election_2008_senate_races.html| publisher=Real Clear Politics | access-date=August 31, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
|November 4, 2008
|}

=== Polling ===
{| class="wikitable"

|-
! Source
! Date
! Alexander (R)
! Tuke (D)

|-
|[[Ayres, McHenry & Associates|Ayres, McHenry & Associates (R)]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120211133209/http://politics.nashvillecityblogs.com/?p=477%2F Ayres, McHenry & Associates (R)]</ref>
| March 11, 2008
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | '''59%'''
| 28%

|-
|[[Rasmussen Report]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080412042233/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/tennessee/election_2008_tennessee_senate Rasmussen Report]</ref>
| April 8, 2008
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | '''59%'''
| 30%

|-
|[[MTSU Poll]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081029033942/http://www.mtsusurveygroup.org/mtpoll/f2008/MTSU%20Poll%20Political%20and%20Economic%20Report%20final%20092908.pdf MTSU Poll]</ref>
| September 29, 2008
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | '''50%'''
| 26%

|-
|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080412042233/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/tennessee/election_2008_tennessee_senate Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
| September 29, 2008
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | '''56%'''
| 32%

|-
|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080412042233/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/tennessee/election_2008_tennessee_senate Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
| October 16, 2008
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | '''62%'''
| 34%

|}

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin
| title       = United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateTN|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Lamar Alexander]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 1,579,477
 | percentage = 65.14%
 | change     = +10.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Bob Tuke]]|votes=767,236|percentage=31.64%|change=-12.69%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Edward L. Buck|votes=31,631|percentage=1.30%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Christopher G. Fenner|votes=11,073|percentage=0.46%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Daniel Towers Lewis|votes=9,367|percentage=0.39%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Chris Lugo|votes=9,170|percentage=0.38%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Ed Lawhorn|votes=8,986|percentage=0.37%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=David Gatchell|votes=7,645|percentage=0.32%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=812,241|percentage=33.50%|change=+23.56%}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,424,585|percentage=66.34%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 | winner     = Republican Party (United States)
 | loser      =
 | swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican====
* [[Bedford County, Tennessee|Bedford]] (Largest city: [[Shelbyville, Tennessee|Shelbyville]])
* [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]] (Largest city: [[Camden, Tennessee|Camden]])
* [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]] (Largest city: [[LaFollette, Tennessee|LaFollette]])
* [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]] (Largest city: [[Woodbury, Tennessee|Woodbury]])
* [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]] (Largest city: [[Celina, Tennessee|Celina]])
* [[Crockett County, Tennessee|Crockett]] (Largest city: [[Bells, Tennessee|Bells]])
* [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]] (Largest city: [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])
* [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur]] (Largest city: [[Parsons, Tennessee|Parsons]])
* [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb]] (Largest city: [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]])
* [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]] (Largest city: [[Dickson, Tennessee|Dickson]])
* [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]] (Largest city: [[Winchester, Tennessee|Winchester]])
* [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles]] (Largest city: [[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]])
* [[Grundy County, Tennessee|Grundy]] (Largest town: [[Altamont, Tennessee|Altamont]])
* [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman]] (Largest city: [[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]])
* [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]] (Largest city: [[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]])
* [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman]] (Largest city: [[Centerville, Tennessee|Centerville]])
* [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]] (Largest city: [[Erin, Tennessee|Erin]])
* [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys]] (Largest town: [[Waverly, Tennessee|Waverly]])
* [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]] (Largest town: [[Gainesboro, Tennessee|Gainesboro]])
* [[Lake County, Tennessee|Lake]] (Largest town: [[Tiptonville, Tennessee|Tiptonville]])
* [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]] (Largest city: [[Ripley, Tennessee|Ripley]])
* [[Lewis County, Tennessee|Lewis]] (Largest city: [[Hohenwald, Tennessee|Hohenwald]])
* [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon]] (Largest city: [[Lafayette, Tennessee|Lafayette]])
* [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion]] (Largest city: [[Jasper, Tennessee|Jasper]])
* [[Marshall County, Tennessee|Marshall]] (Largest city: [[Lewisburg, Tennessee|Lewisburg]])
* [[Morgan County, Tennessee|Morgan]] (Largest city: [[Coalfield, Tennessee|Coalfield]])
* [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]] (Largest city: [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]])
* [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]] (Largest municipality: [[Livingston, Tennessee|Livingston]])
* [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry]] (Largest municipality: [[Linden, Tennessee|Linden]])
* [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]] (Largest city: [[Springfield, Tennessee|Springfield]])
* [[Sequatchie County, Tennessee|Sequatchie]] (Largest city: [[Dunlap, Tennessee|Dunlap]])
* [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]] (Largest municipality: [[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]])
* [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]] (Largest municipality: [[Dover, Tennessee|Dover]])
* [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale]] (Largest municipality: [[Hartsville, Tennessee|Hartsville]])
* [[Van Buren County, Tennessee|Van Buren]] (Largest municipality: [[Spencer, Tennessee|Spencer]])
* [[Warren County, Tennessee|Warren]] (Largest city: [[McMinnville, Tennessee|McMinnville]])
* [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]] (Largest city: [[Martin, Tennessee|Martin]])
* [[White County, Tennessee|White]] (Largest city: [[Sparta, Tennessee|Sparta]])

== See also ==
* [[2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee]]
* [[2008 Tennessee elections]]
* [[2008 United States elections]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/ Division of Elections] from the ''Tennessee Department of State''
* [http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=TN&go33.x=8&go33.y=11 U.S. Congress candidates for Tennessee] at [[Project Vote Smart]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014519/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-TN Tennessee, U.S. Senate] from [[Congressional Record|CQ Politics]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070126192354/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=294971 Tennessee U.S. Senate] from ''OurCampaigns.com''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516200610/http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/TN-Sen Tennessee Senate race] from ''2008 Race Tracker''
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=TNS2&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from [[OpenSecrets]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080918184011/http://www.pollster.com/polls/tn/08-tn-sen-ge-avt.php Alexander (R-i) vs Tuke (D)] graph of multiple polls from ''Pollster.com''
* ''Official campaign websites''
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081029214142/http://www.lamaralexander.com/ Lamar Alexander], Republican nominee
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708163407/http://www.claytonforsenate.com/ Mark E. Clayton], Democratic candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601023441/http://www.kennetheaton.com/ Kenneth Eaton], Democratic candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145408/http://votepadgett.com/ Mike Padgett], Democratic candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081022184325/http://www.tukefortennessee.com/ Bob Tuke], Democratic nominee
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831031345/https://noneoftheabove-tn.org/ David "None of the Above" Gatchell], Independent candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080719171317/http://www.edlawhorn.com/Welcome.html Ed Lawhorn], Independent candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080720121629/http://www.getyourcountryback.com/ Daniel T. Lewis], Independent (Libertarian Party) candidate
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324034001/http://www.voteforpeace.info/ Chris Lugo], Independent (Green Party) candidate

{{2008 United States elections}}

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