Tennessee Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Tennessee Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Robert Dudley Tuke (D), Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr. (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Robert Asbury Russell (D), David Phil Roe (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Robert "Bob" Roy Scott, III (D), John "Jimmy" James Duncan, Jr. (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Doug Vandagriff (D), Zach Paul Wamp (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Lincoln Davis (D, Incumbent), Monty Joe Lankford (R)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: James "Jim" Hayes Shofner Cooper (D, Incumbent), Gerard Donovan (R)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Barton Jennings Gordon (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Randy G. Morris (D), Marsha Blackburn (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: John Sumners Tanner (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Stephen Ira Cohen (D, Incumbent)
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Previous TN Election Results
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Latest Headlines
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Election: South (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
- The Final Senate Line: The Fix Predicts (Oct. 31, 2008)
Political Profile
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Tennessee Demographics
- Population: 6,156,719
- Gender: 48.8% male, 51.2% female
- Age: 76.1% 18 years and over; 12.8% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.5
- Median Household Income: $42,367
- Families Below Poverty Level: 12.0%
- Education: 9.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
