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Tennessee Department of State - Division of Elections
2008 Tennessee Congressional and Statewide Races
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: April 11, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
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%, |
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Governor, 68.6% in '06, 2nd term, barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Phil Bredesen (D), U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis (D), TN Economic Development comm. Matt Kisber (D), ex-state Rep. Kim McMillan (D), Mayor Bill Purcell (D), '06 Senate nominee / ex-U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D), |
ex-U.S. Sen. William H. "Bill" Frist (R), U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R), St. Rep. Beth Harwell (R), Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (R), St. Sen. Ron Ramsey (R), U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp (R), |
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Senator, 54.3% in '02, 1st term, next election in 2008, 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, |
| Mark E. Clayton (D), '02 & '06 candidate / Gulf War veteran Gary G. Davis (D), businessman Kenneth Eaton (D), Charles Jackson (D), truck driver Leonard D. Ladner (D), ex-Knox County Clerk W. Mike Padgett (D), former state party chair Robert D. "Bob" Tuke (D), |
Lamar Alexander (R), |
Daniel T. Lewis (L), |
| teacher Edward L. Buck (L), |
| Christopher L. 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), |
Senator, 50.7% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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Bob Corker (R), |
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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), Michael Donihe (D), |
David Davis (R),
'06 candidate / Mayor Phil Roe (R), Mahmood "Michael" Sabri (R), |
'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, |
| David Ryan Hancock (D), Robert "Bob" Scott (D), |
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R), |
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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),
Teresa L. Sheppard (R), |
'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),
'98 write in candidate / '02 candidate Robert Harry "Bert" Mason (D),
| buisnessman Monty J. Lankford (R), Kent Greenough (R), respiratory therapist Donald "Don" Strong (R), |
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), Vijay Kumar (R), |
Aaron Childress (I), |
| Jon 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), |
No Republican |
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, |
| James Tomasik (D), '06 candidate Randy G. Morris (D), |
Marsha Blackburn (R),
ex-St. Sen. / Co. Register Tom Leatherwood (R), |
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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, |
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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), '06 candidate / attorney Nikki M. Tinker (D), James Gregory (D), Isaac Richmond (D), '06 candidate St. Rep. Joe Towns, Jr. (D), '06 candidate M. Latroy Williams (D), |
No Republican |
'06 independent candidate Jake Ford (D), |
| Dewey Clark (I), |
| '02 write in candidate Mary "Taylor Shelby" Wright (I), |
1. Link to Predictions:
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. |
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