The 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 2008 to elect a member of the U.S. Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander won re-election to a second term. He flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County, home to Nashville which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1988. With that, he also won 65.1% of the vote against DemocratBob Tuke, who won just 32.6%. Alexander also won 28% of the African American vote.[1]
Kenneth Eaton, businessman and 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 and Lincoln Davis.[2]
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.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9] 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).[10] The last third party to be officially recognized was the 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]. Due to these hurdles third party candidates almost always appear on the ballot as independents.
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[12] 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.'[citation needed] 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.[13]
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See also 2008 United States Senate elections The 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4 2008 to elect a member of the U S Senate from the State of Tennessee Incumbent Republican U S Senator Lamar Alexander won re election to a second term He flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County home to Nashville which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1988 With that he also won 65 1 of the vote against Democrat Bob Tuke who won just 32 6 Alexander also won 28 of the African American vote 1 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2002 November 4 2008 2014 Nominee Lamar Alexander Bob TukeParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 571 637 762 779Percentage 65 14 32 64 County resultsAlexander 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Tuke 50 60 U S senator before electionLamar AlexanderRepublican Elected U S Senator Lamar AlexanderRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Campaign 1 3 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 1 1 Major 3 1 2 Minor 3 2 Campaign 3 3 Predictions 3 4 Polling 3 5 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Bob Tuke former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tennessee Gary Davis perennial candidate Mike Padgett former Knox County Clerk Mark E Clayton insurance agent Kenneth Eaton businessman and Nashville mayoral candidate in 2003 and 2007 Leonard Ladner truck driverCampaign Edit 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 and Lincoln Davis 2 Results Edit Democratic Party primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Tuke 59 050 32 21 Democratic Gary G Davis 39 119 21 34 Democratic Mike Padgett 33 471 18 26 Democratic Mark E Clayton 32 309 17 62 Democratic Kenneth Eaton 14 702 8 02 Democratic Leonard D Ladner 4 697 2 55 Total votes 183 348 100 00 Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Lamar Alexander incumbent U S SenatorResults Edit Republican Party primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lamar Alexander Incumbent 244 222 100 00 Total votes 244 222 100 00 General election EditCandidates Edit Major Edit Lamar Alexander R incumbent U S Senator and former Governor Bob Tuke D Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tennessee 2005 2007 Minor Edit 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 5 6 7 8 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 9 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 10 The last third party to be officially recognized was the 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 Due to these hurdles 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 11 Chris Lugo I Green party peace activistCampaign Edit 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 12 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 citation needed 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 13 Predictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 14 Safe R October 23 2008CQ Politics 15 Likely R October 31 2008Rothenberg Political Report 16 Safe R November 2 2008Real Clear Politics 17 Safe R November 4 2008Polling Edit Source Date Alexander R Tuke D Ayres McHenry amp Associates R March 11 2008 59 28 Rasmussen Report April 8 2008 59 30 MTSU Poll September 29 2008 50 26 Rasmussen Reports September 29 2008 56 32 Rasmussen Reports October 16 2008 62 34 Results Edit United States Senate election in Tennessee 2008 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lamar Alexander Incumbent 1 579 477 65 14 10 87 Democratic Bob Tuke 767 236 31 64 12 69 Independent Edward L Buck 31 631 1 30 Independent Christopher G Fenner 11 073 0 46 Independent Daniel Towers Lewis 9 367 0 39 Independent Chris Lugo 9 170 0 38 Independent Ed Lawhorn 8 986 0 37 Independent David Gatchell 7 645 0 32 Majority 812 241 33 50 23 56 Turnout 2 424 585Republican hold SwingSee also Edit2008 United States Senate electionsReferences Edit Dade Corey November 22 2008 Tennessee Resists Obama Wave Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved August 29 2021 Cagle Frank August 13 2008 Last week s county election puts the Republican machine back in power Knoxville Metro Pulse Archived from the original on February 14 2012 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on July 13 2011 Retrieved June 3 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on July 13 2011 Retrieved June 3 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for United States Senator Tennessee Division of Elections accessed November 3 2008 Qualifying Procedures for Tennessee Candidates for United States House of Representatives Tennessee Division of Elections accessed November 3 2008 Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Tennessee State Senator Tennessee Division of Elections accessed November 3 2008 Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives Tennessee Division of Elections accessed November 3 2008 Tennessee Ballot Access Procedures for Candidates for U S President Tennessee Division of Elections accessed November 3 2008 Against all odds third party candidates fight on The Tennessean accessed November 3 2008 United States Senate Candidate List From Tennessee http www state tn us sos election cand USSenateList pdf 4 3 2007 Alexander Running Again Sets Fundraiser Breaking News Chattanoogan com Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved April 6 2007 Nathan Frick March 21 2008 Democratic Senate Field Narrowed News Channel 9 Retrieved March 30 2008 2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23 2008 The Cook Political Report Retrieved April 1 2021 Race Ratings Chart Senate Archived October 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics 2008 Senate ratings Inside Elections Retrieved April 1 2021 2008 RCP Averages amp Senate Results Real Clear Politics Retrieved August 31 2021 Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives External links EditDivision of Elections from the Tennessee Department of State U S Congress candidates for Tennessee at Project Vote Smart Tennessee U S Senate from CQ Politics Tennessee U S Senate from OurCampaigns com Tennessee Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Alexander R i vs Tuke D graph of multiple polls from Pollster com Official campaign websites Lamar Alexander Republican nominee Mark E Clayton Democratic candidate Kenneth Eaton Democratic candidate Mike Padgett Democratic candidate Bob Tuke Democratic nominee David None of the Above Gatchell Independent candidate Ed Lawhorn Independent candidate Daniel T Lewis Independent Libertarian Party candidate Chris Lugo Independent Green Party candidate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee amp oldid 1131111275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
