2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.
| Election Name: | 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Image1: | 3x4.svg |
| Leaders Seat1: | 3rd |
| Last Election1: | 46 seats |
| Seats1: | 50 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Leader2: | Jimmy Naifeh (retired) |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 81st: Covington |
| Last Election2: | 53 seats |
| Seats2: | 49 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Speaker of the House | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Naifeh |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kent Williams |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader1: | Jason Mumpower |
The 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2008.[1] [2] [3]
Republicans gained 4 seats, gaining a slim majority in the chamber. At this time, Republicans had last won the House chamber in 1968.[4]
| Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | |||||||||
| Republican | 50 | 4 | ||||||||
| Democratic | 49 | 4 | ||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Write-in | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 100.00 | 99 | ||||||||
| Source: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2008 | ||||||||||