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Elections for the
Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.
Qualifications[edit]
To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[1]
- A U.S. citizen
- 21 years old before the general election
- A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
- A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election
- A qualified voter
- The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
- Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
- Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
- Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
- Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
- Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.
List of candidates[edit]
District 1[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Michael Blain Surgenor: 596
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael Blain Surgenor: 6,803
Jon C. Lundberg: 12,986 
District 2[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Nathan Vaughn: 756
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Nathan Vaughn: 12,536
Tony Shipley: 12,858 
District 3[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Jason E. Mumpower: 3,182
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Jason E. Mumpower: 19,536 
District 4[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Jerome Cochran: 2,559
- Kent Williams: 4,804
a
Independent candidate:
- Priscilla G. Steele
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Kent Williams: 14,816 
Priscilla G. Steele: 3,087
District 5[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Casey Nicholson: 511
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Casey Nicholson: 4,294
David B. Hawk: 14,353 
District 6[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Robert Dale Ford: 5,116
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Robert Dale Ford: 19,175 
District 7[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
Independent candidate:
- Mike Williams
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Matthew Hill: 13,443 
Mike Williams: 6,012
District 8[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Joe McCord: 5,189
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Joe McCord: 21,073 
District 9[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Richard D. Gabriel: 328
a
- Lewis Hopkins Jr.: 287
August 7 GOP primary:
Independent candidate:
- Leonard Merritt
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Richard D. Gabriel: 5,140
Mike Harrison: 14,657 
Leonard Merritt: 761
District 10[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- John Litz: 431
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
John Litz: 14,817 
District 11[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Eddie Yokley: 784
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Dan Ford: 2,308
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Eddie Yokley: 11,432 
Dan Ford: 9,968
District 12[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Richard Montgomery: 21,983 
District 13[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Harry Tindell: 1,963
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Harry Tindell: 15,560 
District 14[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Thomas S. Baer: 3,036
- Ryan A. Haynes: 3,695
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Ryan A. Haynes: 32,862 
District 15[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Rachel L. Ray: 789
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Joe Armstrong: 12,852 
Rachel L. Ray: 5,187
District 16[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Charlotte Meyer: 693
- Barbara Nicodemus: 1,373
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Barbara Nicodemus: 9,470
Bill Dunn: 22,496 
District 17[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Frank S. Niceley: 4,484
a
Independent candidate:
- David L. Seal
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Frank S. Niceley: 16,876 
David L. Seal: 7,872
District 18[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Stacey Campfield: 2,493
a
- Jonathan A. Katsiros: 162
- Ronald C. Leadbetter: 2,002
November 4 General election candidate:
Stacey Campfield: 21,973 
District 19[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Harry Brooks: 21,375 
District 20[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Steve Hargis: 1,786
- Jim Melton: 1,178
- Tona Monroe-Ball: 1,056
- Bob Ramsey: 3,170
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Bob Ramsey: 22,864 
District 21[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Jimmy Matlock: 26,406 
District 22[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Eric Watson: 18,538 
District 23[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Mike Bell: 3,266
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Mike Bell: 19,249 
District 24[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
Independent candidate:
- Greg Cain
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Kevin D. Brooks: 16,023 
Greg Cain: 3,689
District 25[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Eric H. Swafford: 3,099
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Eric H. Swafford: 21,225 
District 26[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Gerald McCormick: 21,894 
District 27[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Richard Floyd: 21,265 
District 28[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Tommie F. Brown: 16,658 
District 29[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Basil Marceaux, Jr.: 928
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Joanne Favors: 15,946 
Basil Marceaux, Jr.: 5,961
District 30[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Vince Dean: 20,986 
District 31[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Jim Cobb: 21,723 
District 32[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Dennis Ferguson: 2,487
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Dennis Ferguson: 18,934 
District 33[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Alex Moseley: 823
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Jim Hackworth: 15,295 
Alex Moseley: 9,744
District 34[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Jerome Perkins: 636
- Rishi K. Saxena: 891
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Donna Rowland: 1,328
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Rishi K. Saxena: 13,004
Donna Rowland: 24,664 
District 35[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
Independent candidate:
- Edward "Ed" Baldwin
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Dennis Roach: 13,630 
Edward "Ed" Baldwin: 5,393
District 36[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Roger Byrge: 2,160
a
- Marilyn L. Toppins: 1,328
August 7 GOP primary:
- Chad Faulkner: 1,861
a
- Vic King: 1,796
Independent candidate:
November 4 General election candidates:
Roger Byrge: 7,930
Chad Faulkner: 8,321 
Virgil Kidwell: 1,045
District 37[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Bill W. Harmon: 3,052
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Rip Van Winkle: 1,000
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Bill W. Harmon: 14,091 
Rip Van Winkle: 8,623
District 38[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Leslie Winningham: 2,351
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Leslie Winningham: 14,224 
District 39[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- George Fraley: 4,100
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Steve Heath: 1,871
a
November 4 General election candidates:
George Fraley: 13,736 
Steve Heath: 10,248
District 40[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Cleveland Derrick Bain: 1,201
a
- Jeff Barrett: 84
- Steven K. Cantrell: 138
- Gayla C. Hendrix: 900
- Carl "Hix" Jones: 105
- Dean Sircy: 1,065
- Sarah Marie Smith: 914
August 7 GOP primary:
Independent candidate:
- Ray Amalfitano
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Cleveland Derrick Bain: 8,542
Terri Lynn Weaver: 11,290 
Ray Amalfitano: 817
District 41[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
John Mark Windle: 17,025 
District 42[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Henry D. Fincher: 2,638
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Henry D. Fincher: 17,019 
District 43[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Charles Curtiss: 15,649 
District 44[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Mike McDonald: 843
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Mike McDonald: 19,747 
District 45[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Andy Allman: 882
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Debra Maggart: 1,609
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Andy Allman: 10,446
Debra Maggart: 19,473 
District 46[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Stratton Bone: 3,492
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Albert McCall: 1,671
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Stratton Bone: 14,166 
Albert McCall: 11,228
District 47[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- John Greeter: 3,359
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
John Greeter: 10,199
Judd Matheny: 14,027 
District 48[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Rick Parks: 809
- Tim Tipps: 1,242
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Joe Carr: 1,317
a
- Jon Jacques: 263
- Lou Ann Zelenik: 1,197
November 4 General election candidates:
Tim Tipps: 13,140
Joe Carr: 13,968 
District 49[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Kent Coleman: 1,407
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Kevin N. Fisher: 294
- Rick Womick: 765
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Kent Coleman: 15,660 
Rick Womick: 14,013
District 50[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Gary W. Moore: 1,590
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Gary W. Moore: 18,345 
District 51[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Michael L. Turner: 17,805 
District 52[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
- Dan Scott
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael Stewart: 13,802 
Dan Scott: 4,048
District 53[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Janis Baird Sontany: 1,074
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Janis Baird Sontany: 14,513 
District 54[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Brenda Gilmore: 20,642 
District 55[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Timothy Lee: 632
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Gary Odom: 15,806 
Timothy Lee: 8,264
District 56[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Beth Harwell: 31,318 
District 57[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Ken Wilkinson: 1,265
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Ken Wilkinson: 10,257
Susan Lynn: 26,894 
District 58[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
- Lisa Leeds
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Mary Pruitt: 14,742 
Lisa Leeds: 2,695
District 59[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Sherry Jones: 14,528 
District 60[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Ben West, Jr.: 861
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Ron Hickman: 426
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Ben West, Jr.: 18,690 
Ron Hickman: 9,693
District 61[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Charles M. Sargent, Jr.: 33,482 
District 62[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Curt Cobb: 1,961
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Barbara Blanton: 1,186
a
- Chris T. Brown: 255
- Frederick "Danny" Lowe, III: 512
November 4 General election candidates:
Curt Cobb: 12,848 
Barbara Blanton: 10,492
District 63[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Glen Casada: 37,948 
District 64[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Ty Cobb: 790
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Tom DuBois: 945
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Ty Cobb: 14,166 
Tom DuBois: 13,003
District 65[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Eddie Bass: 2,498
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Eddie Bass: 15,856 
District 66[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Robert T. "Bob" Bibb: 1,597
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Robert T. "Bob" Bibb: 12,688
Joshua G. Evans: 13,983 
District 67[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Joe Pitts: 12,525 
District 68[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Curtis Johnson: 18,177 
District 69[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
- W. Ray Akin
a
November 4 General election candidates:
David A. Shepard: 15,687 
W. Ray Akin: 5,055
District 70[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- J. W. Hampton, Sr.: 952
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Joey Hensley: 1,201
a
November 4 General election candidates:
J.W. Hampton, Sr.: 4,892
Joey Hensley: 14,976 
District 71[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Bill Brown: 462
- Stan Wheeler: 1,948
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Vance Dennis: 2,922
a
- Frank H. Lacey: 2,591
Independent candidate:
- Stephen R. Childers
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Stan Wheeler: 9,230
Vance Dennis: 11,594 
Stephen R. Childers: 1,029
District 72[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Steve K. McDaniel: 19,451 
District 73[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Jimmy Eldridge: 20,573 
District 74[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
John C. Tidwell: 15,449 
District 75[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Willie Butch Borchert: 2,795
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Willie Butch Borchert: 11,647 
Tim Wirgau: 11,303
District 76[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Mark L. Maddox: 16,544 
District 77[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Judy Barker: 3,385
a
- Larry Bennett: 2,519
- Rosaire "Ross" Dubrule: 27
- Jerry W. Grady: 598
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Judy Barker: 11,389 
Bill Sanderson: 10,862
District 78[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- David W. Davidson: 1,925
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- Philip Johnson: 1,686
a
November 4 General election candidates:
David W. Davidson: 8,661
Philip Johnson: 14,784 
District 79[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Jim Ryal: 2,401
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Jim Ryal: 10,580
Curtis Halford: 11,306 
District 80[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for elections.
November 4 General election candidate:
Johnny Shaw: 17,917 
District 81[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Jimmy Naifeh: 1,450
a
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
Jimmy Naifeh: 14,922 
Rory Bricco: 7,055
District 82[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Craig Fitzhugh: 13,088 
District 83[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
- Brian Kelsey: 4,013
a
November 4 General election candidate:
Brian Kelsey: 20,592 
District 84[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Joe Towns, Jr.: 17,293 
District 85[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Eddie Jones: 2,583
- Paul Lewis: 315
- Larry Turner: 4,689
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Larry Turner: 23,030 
District 86[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- George T. Edwards, III: 635
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Barbara Cooper: 14,592 
George T. Edwards: 4,233
District 87[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Karen Camper: 11,733 
District 88[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
Independent candidate:
- David W. Vinciarelli
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Larry J. Miller: 14,051 
David W. Vinciarelli: 2,643
District 89[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Jeanne D. Richardson: 3,275
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Jeanne D. Richardson: 11,219 
District 90[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
John DeBerry, Jr.: 15,577 
District 91[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Timothy Edward Cook, Jr.: 478
November 4 General election candidates:
Lois M. DeBerry: 15,505 
Timothy Edward Cook, Jr.: 2,646
District 92[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- G.A. Hardaway, Sr.: 4,032
a
- Eddie Neal: 1,467
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
G.A. Hardaway, Sr.: 14,819 
District 93[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Tim Cook: 1,147
a
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Kernell: 12,363 
Tim Cook: 6,550
District 94[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- John F. Dowdy: 911
a
- Pam McIntyre Smith: 231
- Brenda Woods: 563
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidates:
John F. Dowdy: 12,168
Barrett Rich: 18,184 
District 95[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Curry Todd: 31,911 
District 96[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Steve McManus: 19,733 
District 97[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Jim Coley: 17,354 
District 98[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
- Boris J. Combest: 398
- Ulysses Jones, Jr.: 4,402
a
August 7 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 4 General election candidate:
Ulysses Jones, Jr.: 16,397 
District 99[edit]
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
November 4 General election candidate:
Ron Lollar: 24,882 
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