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Tennessee Department of State - Division of Elections
2008 Tennessee Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/4/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 4/3/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 4/3/08, Primary: 8/7/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/21/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: August 7, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties,
President, 56.8% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Repbulican,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 53.74%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 40.55%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 4.46%, uncommitted 0.5%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.25%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.19%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.16%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.08%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.07%, 		ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 34.15%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 31.49%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 24.32%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 5.56%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 2.9%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.92%, uncommitted 0.03%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.17%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.13%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.03%, 		Gene Amondson (Pro-WA),
Brian P. Moore (S-FL),
consumer activists Ralph Nader (I-CT),
Senator, 54.3% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican,
former state party chair Robert D. "Bob" Tuke (D) 32.3%,
'02 & '06 candidate / Gulf War veteran Gary G. Davis (D) 21.3%, ex-Knox County Clerk W. Mike Padgett (D) 18.2%, businessman Mark E. Clayton (D) 17.6%, businessman Kenneth Eaton (D) 8.0%, truck driver Leonard D. Ladner (D) 2.6%, Charles Jackson (D) removed from ballot 		Lamar Alexander (R), Daniel T. Lewis (L),
teacher Edward L. Buck (L),
Christopher G. Fenner (I),
'02 Gov. candidate / '06 Senate candidate David Gatchell (I),
businessman Ed Lawhorn (I),
journalist Christopher "Chris" Lugo (G),
Daniel John Essek (R/WI), '06 Senate candidate / conservative activist Emory "Bo" Heyward (WI),
1st Congressional District, 61.1% in '06, 1st term, will run for Gov. in '10, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
teacher Rob Russell (D) 67.7%,
Michael Donihe (D) 32.3%,		 '06 candidate / Mayor Phil Roe (R) 50.2%,
David Davis (R) 49.2%, Mahmood "Michael" Sabri (R) 0.6%, 		'06 candidate ex-actor Joel Goodman (I),
Thomas "T.K." Owens (I),
'06 candidate / mechanic James W. Reeves (I),
2nd Congressional District, 77.7% in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
Robert "Bob" Scott (D) 59.7%,
David Ryan Hancock (D) 40.3%, 		John J. Duncan, Jr. (R),
3rd Congressional District, 65.7% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'04 independent candidate / '06 GOP candidate Doug Vandagriff (D), Zach Wamp (R) 91.1%,
Teresa L. Sheppard (R) 8.9%, 		'06 Senate candidate Ed Choate (L),
'04 candidate / pastor Jean Howard-Hill (I),
4th Congressional District, 67.5% in '06, 3rd term, might run for Gov in '10, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Lincoln Davis (D) 90.4%,
'98 write in candidate / '02 candidate Robert Harry "Bert" Mason (D) 9.6%, 		businessman Monty J. Lankford (R) 62.7%,
respiratory therapist Donald "Don" Strong (R) 19.7%, Kent Greenough (R) 17.6%, 		James Anthony Gray (I),
Kevin Ragsdale (I),
5th Congressional District, 68.9% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
James H. "Jim" Cooper (D), consultant Gerard Donovan (R) 71.6%,
Vijay Kumar (R) 28.4%,		 Jon "Trailerpark" Jackson (I),
TSU teacher John P. Miglietta (G),
6th Congressional District, 67.1% in '06, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Barton J. "Bart" Gordon (D), Steven L. Edmondson (WI), Chris Baker (I),
7th Congressional District, 66.0% in '06, 3rd term, might run for Gov in '10, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
accountant '06 candidate Randy G. Morris (D) 77.3%,
engineer James Tomasik (D) 22.7%, 		Marsha Blackburn (R) 62.0%,

ex-St. Sen. / Co. Register Tom Leatherwood (R) 38.0%,
8th Congressional District, 73.2% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
John S. Tanner (D), No Republican
'02 / '06 candidate & '04 nominee / real estate agent / eugenics advocate James L. Hart (R) removed from ballot,
9th Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Stephen I "Steve" Cohen (D) 79.4%,
'06 candidate / attorney Nikki M. Tinker (D) 18.6%, '06 candidate St. Rep. Joe Towns, Jr. (D) 1.4%, James Gregory (D) 0.3%, Isaac Richmond (D) 0.3%, '06 candidate M. Latroy Williams (D) removed from ballot, 		No Republican '06 independent candidate Jake Ford (D),
Dewey Clark (I),
'02 write in candidate Mary "Taylor Shelby" Wright (I),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Tennessee Political Parties:
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates 		(L) = Libertarian Party
(Pro) = Prohibition Party
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates


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