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2008-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Tennessee (Class 2)


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County Turnout Lamar Alexander*
(R)
Robert Tuke
(D)
Edward Buck
(I)
Christopher Fenner
(I)
Other Margin TOTAL
Anderson52%21,36571.4%7,67525.6%3231.1%1170.4%4431.5%13,690 29,923
Bedford43%9,71770.4%3,54825.7%2661.9%720.5%2051.5%6,169 13,808
Benton46%3,61459.7%2,21736.6%991.6%310.5%921.5%1,397 6,053
Bledsoe45%3,10568.9%1,25227.8%661.5%110.2%741.6%1,853 4,508
Blount53%38,96179.2%8,66417.6%6951.4%2380.5%6601.3%30,297 49,218
Bradley49%28,82079.4%6,48517.9%3390.9%1520.4%4951.4%22,335 36,291
Campbell36%8,26472.0%2,79024.3%1631.4%930.8%1741.5%5,474 11,484
Cannon46%3,12564.4%1,43329.5%1723.5%160.3%1072.2%1,692 4,853
Carroll48%7,25467.8%3,07528.8%1391.3%730.7%1541.4%4,179 10,695
Carter44%16,14879.7%3,44817.0%2941.5%950.5%2641.3%12,700 20,249
Cheatham54%10,66569.4%4,16027.1%2701.8%670.4%2071.3%6,505 15,369
Chester46%4,40374.0%1,34422.6%821.4%330.6%891.5%3,059 5,951
Claiborne39%7,09573.4%2,24623.2%1421.5%500.5%1381.4%4,849 9,671
Clay41%1,62363.0%85233.1%471.8%120.5%421.6%771 2,576
Cocke41%8,74277.4%2,23119.7%1381.2%500.4%1371.2%6,511 11,298
Coffee51%13,17365.8%5,98529.9%3901.9%1090.5%3511.8%7,188 20,008
Crockett47%3,76672.6%1,27424.6%450.9%250.5%791.5%2,492 5,189
Cumberland54%17,09472.1%5,73024.2%3871.6%1300.5%3811.6%11,364 23,722
Davidson51%119,99649.2%115,35447.3%3,3221.4%9220.4%4,4551.8%4,642 244,049
Decatur50%2,95864.5%1,48832.5%651.4%170.4%561.2%1,470 4,584
DeKalb43%3,91464.6%1,86130.7%1712.8%300.5%871.4%2,053 6,063
Dickson50%11,26462.2%6,05333.4%3962.2%1020.6%3011.7%5,211 18,116
Dyer46%9,53373.3%2,99523.0%1641.3%840.6%2231.7%6,538 12,999
Fayette64%12,45770.0%4,92527.7%1360.8%570.3%2121.2%7,532 17,787
Fentress43%4,46976.4%1,16720.0%1111.9%270.5%751.3%3,302 5,849
Franklin51%10,46164.9%5,06431.4%2511.6%780.5%2541.6%5,397 16,108
Gibson51%13,20869.5%5,17227.2%1941.0%1570.8%2831.5%8,036 19,014
Giles45%6,35562.0%3,43333.5%2042.0%540.5%2002.0%2,922 10,246
Grainger40%5,22975.5%1,44520.9%1341.9%350.5%811.2%3,784 6,924
Greene45%18,46877.4%4,78820.1%2711.1%830.3%2591.1%13,680 23,869
Grundy39%2,36857.9%1,57138.4%621.5%130.3%741.8%797 4,088
Hamblen45%16,19176.5%4,42620.9%2461.2%990.5%2161.0%11,765 21,178
Hamilton55%91,56364.3%47,75433.6%8720.6%3340.2%1,7811.3%43,809 142,304
Hancock38%1,53777.3%38619.4%321.6%60.3%281.4%1,151 1,989
Hardeman46%5,14451.8%4,47645.1%1111.1%580.6%1381.4%668 9,927
Hardin46%6,77072.3%2,30424.6%1171.2%370.4%1341.4%4,466 9,362
Hawkins47%15,26075.1%4,43721.8%2641.3%1080.5%2611.3%10,823 20,330
Haywood53%3,40245.3%3,96952.9%430.6%230.3%700.9%-567 7,507
Henderson49%7,36773.3%2,35623.4%1471.5%710.7%1111.1%5,011 10,052
Henry48%8,08466.8%3,66730.3%1381.1%490.4%1681.4%4,417 12,106
Hickman42%4,73860.2%2,73534.8%1932.5%450.6%1572.0%2,003 7,868
Houston47%1,57252.9%1,29343.6%471.6%190.6%381.3%279 2,969
Humphreys51%3,96555.5%2,92741.0%1241.7%340.5%911.3%1,038 7,141
Jackson43%2,09752.9%1,67242.1%902.3%260.7%822.1%425 3,967
Jefferson45%13,54277.0%3,39519.3%2761.6%1120.6%2561.5%10,147 17,581
Johnson41%4,62076.1%1,19119.6%961.6%671.1%951.6%3,429 6,069
Knox54%126,77671.2%45,84425.8%2,1891.2%7490.4%2,4501.4%80,932 178,008
Lake28%1,03856.5%68537.3%372.0%281.5%502.7%353 1,838
Lauderdale39%5,25664.6%2,63032.3%871.1%340.4%1321.6%2,626 8,139
Lawrence46%10,11570.5%3,76126.2%1971.4%700.5%2041.4%6,354 14,347
Lewis49%2,85763.7%1,43131.9%902.0%270.6%781.7%1,426 4,483
Lincoln49%8,65369.9%3,19725.8%2331.9%730.6%2161.7%5,456 12,372
Loudon58%17,11080.3%3,65817.2%2121.0%880.4%2441.1%13,452 21,312
Macon39%4,66572.2%1,38221.4%2383.7%390.6%1352.1%3,283 6,459
Madison55%23,89059.1%15,33338.0%4411.1%2540.6%4721.2%8,557 40,390
Marion50%6,80362.2%3,80334.8%1391.3%430.4%1521.4%3,000 10,940
Marshall46%6,67564.6%3,17230.7%2082.0%720.7%2082.0%3,503 10,335
Maury55%20,33061.9%11,35534.6%5321.6%1510.5%4551.4%8,975 32,823
McMinn45%13,46475.4%3,83221.4%2641.5%690.4%2391.3%9,632 17,868
McNairy51%6,90869.3%2,78327.9%1211.2%520.5%1061.1%4,125 9,970
Meigs43%2,80772.3%95124.5%541.4%150.4%541.4%1,856 3,881
Monroe49%12,19875.2%3,54121.8%2171.3%530.3%2151.3%8,657 16,224
Montgomery42%31,01262.7%16,33733.0%7451.5%3000.6%1,1032.2%14,675 49,497
Moore59%1,98970.0%75126.4%411.4%180.6%421.5%1,238 2,841
Morgan37%4,74675.9%1,33421.3%751.2%270.4%741.2%3,412 6,256
Obion48%8,05668.2%3,38528.7%1251.1%720.6%1771.5%4,671 11,815
Overton41%4,22062.2%2,30934.0%1281.9%300.4%991.5%1,911 6,786
Perry44%1,55958.0%1,02638.2%471.7%110.4%431.6%533 2,686
Pickett60%1,80573.6%57523.4%411.7%90.4%241.0%1,230 2,454
Polk48%4,23367.8%1,79428.7%891.4%290.5%961.5%2,439 6,241
Putnam45%16,62967.4%6,99028.3%5402.2%1180.5%4031.6%9,639 24,680
Rhea43%7,90776.7%2,10220.4%1111.1%500.5%1431.4%5,805 10,313
Roane53%16,61774.5%5,04222.6%2401.1%1220.5%2701.2%11,575 22,291
Robertson53%17,48569.5%6,74426.8%4661.9%1280.5%3381.3%10,741 25,161
Rutherford52%62,46465.4%28,90630.3%1,7701.9%4900.5%1,8241.9%33,558 95,454
Scott35%4,50177.7%1,09919.0%711.2%380.7%811.4%3,402 5,790
Sequatchie48%3,55371.7%1,23825.0%551.1%230.5%891.8%2,315 4,958
Sevier49%26,02179.5%5,53916.9%4971.5%1930.6%4711.4%20,482 32,721
Shelby55%189,85150.9%173,92446.6%2,8070.8%1,8450.5%4,7121.3%15,927 373,139
Smith49%4,45864.2%2,13630.7%2403.5%260.4%881.3%2,322 6,948
Stewart50%3,00659.9%1,77935.4%861.7%320.6%1182.4%1,227 5,021
Sullivan50%47,72177.1%12,90620.9%4820.8%1730.3%5740.9%34,815 61,856
Sumner54%44,94571.8%15,13424.2%1,2612.0%2780.4%9451.5%29,811 62,563
Tipton54%17,15774.2%5,29922.9%2211.0%1240.5%3151.4%11,858 23,116
Trousdale47%1,72562.8%89032.4%642.3%110.4%592.1%835 2,749
Unicoi46%5,25178.3%1,25718.8%821.2%290.4%831.2%3,994 6,702
Union40%4,27675.8%1,13920.2%1041.8%300.5%911.6%3,137 5,640
Van Buren45%1,22362.3%66133.7%361.8%100.5%341.7%562 1,964
Warren43%8,22564.0%4,04531.5%2772.2%620.5%2381.9%4,180 12,847
Washington48%34,59275.9%9,71521.3%4891.1%1940.4%5731.3%24,877 45,563
Wayne36%3,68576.2%1,03521.4%440.9%150.3%581.2%2,650 4,837
Weakley46%8,54666.7%3,80929.7%1841.4%750.6%2001.6%4,737 12,814
White46%5,96966.2%2,62029.1%2312.6%540.6%1421.6%3,349 9,016
Williamson74%68,25875.5%19,40521.5%1,2621.4%2890.3%1,2081.3%48,853 90,422
Wilson60%34,78170.8%12,24024.9%1,1272.3%2300.5%7651.6%22,541 49,143
TOTAL 52% 1,579,47765.1% 767,23631.6% 31,6311.3% 11,0730.5% 35,1681.5% 812,241 2,424,585
Total R vote: 1,579,477 (65.1%)      Total D vote: 767,236 (31.6%)      Total Other vote: 77,872 (3.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $7,831,903 $846,386 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $8,721,323 $825,763 $0 $0
Cash on Hand: $1,459,801 $253 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $4,600 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $5,880,755 $780,077 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $368 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $2,223,587 $45,685 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $508,030 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $1,610 $1,607 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $1,610 $1,607 $0 $0
Net Spending: $7,833,513 $847,993 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/2008


Other candidates included: Daniel Lewis (I), 9,367 votes ; Chris Lugo (I), 9,170 votes ; Ed Lawhorn (I), 8,986 votes ; David Gatchell (I), 7,645 votes



2008 Senate class 2, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 21,365 71.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 7,675 25.6%
Edward Buck (I) 323 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 117 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 118 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 90 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 151 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 84 0.3%
TOTAL 29,923
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Bedford County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 9,717 70.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,548 25.7%
Edward Buck (I) 266 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 72 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 54 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 48 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 56 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 47 0.3%
TOTAL 13,808
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,614 59.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,217 36.6%
Edward Buck (I) 99 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 31 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 28 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 14 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 18 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 32 0.5%
TOTAL 6,053
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Bledsoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,105 68.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,252 27.8%
Edward Buck (I) 66 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 11 0.2%
Daniel Lewis (I) 16 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 12 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 35 0.8%
David Gatchell (I) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 4,508
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Blount County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 38,961 79.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 8,664 17.6%
Edward Buck (I) 695 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 238 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 169 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 131 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 236 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 124 0.3%
TOTAL 49,218
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Bradley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 28,820 79.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 6,485 17.9%
Edward Buck (I) 339 0.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 152 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 110 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 105 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 195 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 85 0.2%
TOTAL 36,291
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Campbell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,264 72.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,790 24.3%
Edward Buck (I) 163 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 93 0.8%
Daniel Lewis (I) 46 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 40 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 45 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 43 0.4%
TOTAL 11,484
Turnout: 36%


2008 Senate class 2, Cannon County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,125 64.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,433 29.5%
Edward Buck (I) 172 3.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 16 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 35 0.7%
Chris Lugo (I) 23 0.5%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 23 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 26 0.5%
TOTAL 4,853
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 7,254 67.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,075 28.8%
Edward Buck (I) 139 1.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 73 0.7%
Daniel Lewis (I) 51 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 31 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 27 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 45 0.4%
TOTAL 10,695
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Carter County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 16,148 79.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,448 17.0%
Edward Buck (I) 294 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 95 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 102 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 52 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 49 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 61 0.3%
TOTAL 20,249
Turnout: 44%


2008 Senate class 2, Cheatham County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 10,665 69.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,160 27.1%
Edward Buck (I) 270 1.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 67 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 52 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 63 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 46 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 46 0.3%
TOTAL 15,369
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,403 74.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,344 22.6%
Edward Buck (I) 82 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 33 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 21 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 23 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 20 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 25 0.4%
TOTAL 5,951
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Claiborne County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 7,095 73.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,246 23.2%
Edward Buck (I) 142 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 50 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 48 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 26 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 32 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 32 0.3%
TOTAL 9,671
Turnout: 39%


2008 Senate class 2, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,623 63.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 852 33.1%
Edward Buck (I) 47 1.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 12 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 9 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 11 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 13 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,576
Turnout: 41%


2008 Senate class 2, Cocke County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,742 77.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,231 19.7%
Edward Buck (I) 138 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 50 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 36 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 30 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 33 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 38 0.3%
TOTAL 11,298
Turnout: 41%


2008 Senate class 2, Coffee County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 13,173 65.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,985 29.9%
Edward Buck (I) 390 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 109 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 107 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 68 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 94 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 82 0.4%
TOTAL 20,008
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Crockett County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,766 72.6%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,274 24.6%
Edward Buck (I) 45 0.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 25 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 24 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 18 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 14 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 23 0.4%
TOTAL 5,189
Turnout: 47%


2008 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 17,094 72.1%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,730 24.2%
Edward Buck (I) 387 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 130 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 101 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 71 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 116 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 93 0.4%
TOTAL 23,722
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Davidson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 119,996 49.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 115,354 47.3%
Edward Buck (I) 3,322 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 922 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 1,117 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 1,833 0.8%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 731 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 774 0.3%
TOTAL 244,049
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 2,958 64.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,488 32.5%
Edward Buck (I) 65 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 17 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 16 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 16 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 10 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,584
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, DeKalb County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,914 64.6%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,861 30.7%
Edward Buck (I) 171 2.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 30 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 21 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 26 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 21 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 6,063
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Dickson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 11,264 62.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 6,053 33.4%
Edward Buck (I) 396 2.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 102 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 95 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 70 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 61 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 75 0.4%
TOTAL 18,116
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Dyer County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 9,533 73.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,995 23.0%
Edward Buck (I) 164 1.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 84 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 72 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 42 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 53 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 56 0.4%
TOTAL 12,999
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 12,457 70.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,925 27.7%
Edward Buck (I) 136 0.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 57 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 66 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 51 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 35 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 60 0.3%
TOTAL 17,787
Turnout: 64%


2008 Senate class 2, Fentress County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,469 76.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,167 20.0%
Edward Buck (I) 111 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 27 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 22 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 15 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 24 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 14 0.2%
TOTAL 5,849
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 10,461 64.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,064 31.4%
Edward Buck (I) 251 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 78 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 58 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 43 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 103 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 50 0.3%
TOTAL 16,108
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Gibson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 13,208 69.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,172 27.2%
Edward Buck (I) 194 1.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 157 0.8%
Daniel Lewis (I) 101 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 71 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 46 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 65 0.3%
TOTAL 19,014
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Giles County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 6,355 62.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,433 33.5%
Edward Buck (I) 204 2.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 54 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 47 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 44 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 74 0.7%
David Gatchell (I) 35 0.3%
TOTAL 10,246
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Grainger County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 5,229 75.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,445 20.9%
Edward Buck (I) 134 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 35 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 25 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 22 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 21 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 6,924
Turnout: 40%


2008 Senate class 2, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 18,468 77.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,788 20.1%
Edward Buck (I) 271 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 83 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 79 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 66 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 46 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 68 0.3%
TOTAL 23,869
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Grundy County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 2,368 57.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,571 38.4%
Edward Buck (I) 62 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 13 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 17 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 13 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 27 0.7%
David Gatchell (I) 17 0.4%
TOTAL 4,088
Turnout: 39%


2008 Senate class 2, Hamblen County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 16,191 76.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,426 20.9%
Edward Buck (I) 246 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 99 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 61 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 57 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 53 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 45 0.2%
TOTAL 21,178
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 91,563 64.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 47,754 33.6%
Edward Buck (I) 872 0.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 334 0.2%
Daniel Lewis (I) 437 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 439 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 581 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 324 0.2%
TOTAL 142,304
Turnout: 55%


2008 Senate class 2, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,537 77.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 386 19.4%
Edward Buck (I) 32 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 6 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 8 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 4 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,989
Turnout: 38%


2008 Senate class 2, Hardeman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 5,144 51.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,476 45.1%
Edward Buck (I) 111 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 58 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 24 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 28 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 31 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 55 0.6%
TOTAL 9,927
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Hardin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 6,770 72.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,304 24.6%
Edward Buck (I) 117 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 37 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 39 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 21 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 30 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 44 0.5%
TOTAL 9,362
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Hawkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 15,260 75.1%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,437 21.8%
Edward Buck (I) 264 1.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 108 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 74 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 60 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 61 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 66 0.3%
TOTAL 20,330
Turnout: 47%


2008 Senate class 2, Haywood County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,402 45.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,969 52.9%
Edward Buck (I) 43 0.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 23 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 18 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 9 0.1%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 13 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,507
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Henderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 7,367 73.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,356 23.4%
Edward Buck (I) 147 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 71 0.7%
Daniel Lewis (I) 44 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 22 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 19 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 26 0.3%
TOTAL 10,052
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,084 66.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,667 30.3%
Edward Buck (I) 138 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 49 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 45 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 54 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 32 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 37 0.3%
TOTAL 12,106
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Hickman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,738 60.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,735 34.8%
Edward Buck (I) 193 2.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 45 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 38 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 29 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 59 0.7%
David Gatchell (I) 31 0.4%
TOTAL 7,868
Turnout: 42%


2008 Senate class 2, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,572 52.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,293 43.6%
Edward Buck (I) 47 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 19 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 8 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 9 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 2,969
Turnout: 47%


2008 Senate class 2, Humphreys County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,965 55.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,927 41.0%
Edward Buck (I) 124 1.7%
Christopher Fenner (I) 34 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 28 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 20 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 19 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 24 0.3%
TOTAL 7,141
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 2,097 52.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,672 42.1%
Edward Buck (I) 90 2.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 26 0.7%
Daniel Lewis (I) 26 0.7%
Chris Lugo (I) 22 0.6%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 14 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 20 0.5%
TOTAL 3,967
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 13,542 77.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,395 19.3%
Edward Buck (I) 276 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 112 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 62 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 54 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 78 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 62 0.4%
TOTAL 17,581
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,620 76.1%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,191 19.6%
Edward Buck (I) 96 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 67 1.1%
Daniel Lewis (I) 31 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 12 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 19 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 33 0.5%
TOTAL 6,069
Turnout: 41%


2008 Senate class 2, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 126,776 71.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 45,844 25.8%
Edward Buck (I) 2,189 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 749 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 565 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 621 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 843 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 421 0.2%
TOTAL 178,008
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,038 56.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 685 37.3%
Edward Buck (I) 37 2.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 28 1.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 14 0.8%
Chris Lugo (I) 14 0.8%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 11 0.6%
TOTAL 1,838
Turnout: 28%


2008 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 5,256 64.6%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,630 32.3%
Edward Buck (I) 87 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 34 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 24 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 27 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 17 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 64 0.8%
TOTAL 8,139
Turnout: 39%


2008 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 10,115 70.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,761 26.2%
Edward Buck (I) 197 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 70 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 55 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 48 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 56 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 45 0.3%
TOTAL 14,347
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 2,857 63.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,431 31.9%
Edward Buck (I) 90 2.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 27 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 23 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 25 0.6%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 18 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,483
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,653 69.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,197 25.8%
Edward Buck (I) 233 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 73 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 78 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 44 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 50 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 44 0.4%
TOTAL 12,372
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Loudon County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 17,110 80.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,658 17.2%
Edward Buck (I) 212 1.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 88 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 63 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 41 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 104 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 36 0.2%
TOTAL 21,312
Turnout: 58%


2008 Senate class 2, Macon County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,665 72.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,382 21.4%
Edward Buck (I) 238 3.7%
Christopher Fenner (I) 39 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 37 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 26 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 37 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 35 0.5%
TOTAL 6,459
Turnout: 39%


2008 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 23,890 59.1%
Robert Tuke (D) 15,333 38.0%
Edward Buck (I) 441 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 254 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 146 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 108 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 105 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 113 0.3%
TOTAL 40,390
Turnout: 55%


2008 Senate class 2, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 6,803 62.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,803 34.8%
Edward Buck (I) 139 1.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 43 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 52 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 23 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 48 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 29 0.3%
TOTAL 10,940
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 6,675 64.6%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,172 30.7%
Edward Buck (I) 208 2.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 72 0.7%
Daniel Lewis (I) 58 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 40 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 56 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 54 0.5%
TOTAL 10,335
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Maury County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 20,330 61.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 11,355 34.6%
Edward Buck (I) 532 1.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 151 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 113 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 102 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 144 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 96 0.3%
TOTAL 32,823
Turnout: 55%


2008 Senate class 2, McMinn County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 13,464 75.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,832 21.4%
Edward Buck (I) 264 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 69 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 60 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 40 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 68 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 71 0.4%
TOTAL 17,868
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, McNairy County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 6,908 69.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,783 27.9%
Edward Buck (I) 121 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 52 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 23 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 27 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 26 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 30 0.3%
TOTAL 9,970
Turnout: 51%


2008 Senate class 2, Meigs County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 2,807 72.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 951 24.5%
Edward Buck (I) 54 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 15 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 9 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 13 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 21 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,881
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 12,198 75.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,541 21.8%
Edward Buck (I) 217 1.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 53 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 35 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 32 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 52 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 96 0.6%
TOTAL 16,224
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 31,012 62.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 16,337 33.0%
Edward Buck (I) 745 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 300 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 331 0.7%
Chris Lugo (I) 317 0.6%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 232 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 223 0.5%
TOTAL 49,497
Turnout: 42%


2008 Senate class 2, Moore County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,989 70.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 751 26.4%
Edward Buck (I) 41 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 18 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 7 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 7 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 15 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 13 0.5%
TOTAL 2,841
Turnout: 59%


2008 Senate class 2, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,746 75.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,334 21.3%
Edward Buck (I) 75 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 27 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 18 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 12 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 23 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 21 0.3%
TOTAL 6,256
Turnout: 37%


2008 Senate class 2, Obion County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,056 68.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,385 28.7%
Edward Buck (I) 125 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 72 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 56 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 39 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 35 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 47 0.4%
TOTAL 11,815
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Overton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,220 62.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,309 34.0%
Edward Buck (I) 128 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 30 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 36 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 15 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 20 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 28 0.4%
TOTAL 6,786
Turnout: 41%


2008 Senate class 2, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,559 58.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,026 38.2%
Edward Buck (I) 47 1.7%
Christopher Fenner (I) 11 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 17 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 9 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 10 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,686
Turnout: 44%


2008 Senate class 2, Pickett County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,805 73.6%
Robert Tuke (D) 575 23.4%
Edward Buck (I) 41 1.7%
Christopher Fenner (I) 9 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 2 0.1%
Chris Lugo (I) 9 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 7 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,454
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,233 67.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,794 28.7%
Edward Buck (I) 89 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 29 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 27 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 15 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 36 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 18 0.3%
TOTAL 6,241
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 16,629 67.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 6,990 28.3%
Edward Buck (I) 540 2.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 118 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 110 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 109 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 100 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 84 0.3%
TOTAL 24,680
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Rhea County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 7,907 76.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,102 20.4%
Edward Buck (I) 111 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 50 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 39 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 27 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 52 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 25 0.2%
TOTAL 10,313
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Roane County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 16,617 74.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,042 22.6%
Edward Buck (I) 240 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 122 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 58 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 47 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 116 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 49 0.2%
TOTAL 22,291
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Robertson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 17,485 69.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 6,744 26.8%
Edward Buck (I) 466 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 128 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 77 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 83 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 99 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 79 0.3%
TOTAL 25,161
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Rutherford County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 62,464 65.4%
Robert Tuke (D) 28,906 30.3%
Edward Buck (I) 1,770 1.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 490 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 514 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 537 0.6%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 410 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 363 0.4%
TOTAL 95,454
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,501 77.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,099 19.0%
Edward Buck (I) 71 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 38 0.7%
Daniel Lewis (I) 20 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 20 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 22 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 5,790
Turnout: 35%


2008 Senate class 2, Sequatchie County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,553 71.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,238 25.0%
Edward Buck (I) 55 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 23 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 28 0.6%
Chris Lugo (I) 19 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 25 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 4,958
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Sevier County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 26,021 79.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,539 16.9%
Edward Buck (I) 497 1.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 193 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 128 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 132 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 112 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 99 0.3%
TOTAL 32,721
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 189,851 50.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 173,924 46.6%
Edward Buck (I) 2,807 0.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 1,845 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 1,175 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 1,144 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 1,146 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 1,247 0.3%
TOTAL 373,139
Turnout: 55%


2008 Senate class 2, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,458 64.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,136 30.7%
Edward Buck (I) 240 3.5%
Christopher Fenner (I) 26 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 22 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 19 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 27 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 6,948
Turnout: 49%


2008 Senate class 2, Stewart County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,006 59.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,779 35.4%
Edward Buck (I) 86 1.7%
Christopher Fenner (I) 32 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 40 0.8%
Chris Lugo (I) 29 0.6%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 30 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 19 0.4%
TOTAL 5,021
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 47,721 77.1%
Robert Tuke (D) 12,906 20.9%
Edward Buck (I) 482 0.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 173 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 204 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 121 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 132 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 117 0.2%
TOTAL 61,856
Turnout: 50%


2008 Senate class 2, Sumner County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 44,945 71.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 15,134 24.2%
Edward Buck (I) 1,261 2.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 278 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 248 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 247 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 276 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 174 0.3%
TOTAL 62,563
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Tipton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 17,157 74.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 5,299 22.9%
Edward Buck (I) 221 1.0%
Christopher Fenner (I) 124 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 74 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 82 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 73 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 86 0.4%
TOTAL 23,116
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Trousdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,725 62.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 890 32.4%
Edward Buck (I) 64 2.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 11 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 26 0.9%
Chris Lugo (I) 15 0.5%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 10 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,749
Turnout: 47%


2008 Senate class 2, Unicoi County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 5,251 78.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,257 18.8%
Edward Buck (I) 82 1.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 29 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 27 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 17 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 24 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 15 0.2%
TOTAL 6,702
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 4,276 75.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,139 20.2%
Edward Buck (I) 104 1.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 30 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 22 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 19 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 27 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 23 0.4%
TOTAL 5,640
Turnout: 40%


2008 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 1,223 62.3%
Robert Tuke (D) 661 33.7%
Edward Buck (I) 36 1.8%
Christopher Fenner (I) 10 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 7 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 4 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 12 0.6%
TOTAL 1,964
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,225 64.0%
Robert Tuke (D) 4,045 31.5%
Edward Buck (I) 277 2.2%
Christopher Fenner (I) 62 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 65 0.5%
Chris Lugo (I) 46 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 74 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 53 0.4%
TOTAL 12,847
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 34,592 75.9%
Robert Tuke (D) 9,715 21.3%
Edward Buck (I) 489 1.1%
Christopher Fenner (I) 194 0.4%
Daniel Lewis (I) 182 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 172 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 117 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 102 0.2%
TOTAL 45,563
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 3,685 76.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 1,035 21.4%
Edward Buck (I) 44 0.9%
Christopher Fenner (I) 15 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 20 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 13 0.3%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 11 0.2%
David Gatchell (I) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,837
Turnout: 36%


2008 Senate class 2, Weakley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 8,546 66.7%
Robert Tuke (D) 3,809 29.7%
Edward Buck (I) 184 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 75 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 47 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 49 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 43 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 61 0.5%
TOTAL 12,814
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, White County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 5,969 66.2%
Robert Tuke (D) 2,620 29.1%
Edward Buck (I) 231 2.6%
Christopher Fenner (I) 54 0.6%
Daniel Lewis (I) 30 0.3%
Chris Lugo (I) 20 0.2%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 45 0.5%
David Gatchell (I) 47 0.5%
TOTAL 9,016
Turnout: 46%


2008 Senate class 2, Williamson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 68,258 75.5%
Robert Tuke (D) 19,405 21.5%
Edward Buck (I) 1,262 1.4%
Christopher Fenner (I) 289 0.3%
Daniel Lewis (I) 331 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 342 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 277 0.3%
David Gatchell (I) 258 0.3%
TOTAL 90,422
Turnout: 74%


2008 Senate class 2, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lamar Alexander* (R) 34,781 70.8%
Robert Tuke (D) 12,240 24.9%
Edward Buck (I) 1,127 2.3%
Christopher Fenner (I) 230 0.5%
Daniel Lewis (I) 218 0.4%
Chris Lugo (I) 195 0.4%
Ed Lawhorn (I) 207 0.4%
David Gatchell (I) 145 0.3%
TOTAL 49,143
Turnout: 60%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lamar Alexander*
Total Disbursements: $7,831,903
Total Receipts: $8,721,323
Cash on Hand: $1,459,801
Candidate Contributions: $4,600
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $5,880,755
Party Contributions: $368
Other Committee Contributions: $2,223,587
Other Committee Transfers: $508,030
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $1,610
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $1,610
Net Spending: $7,833,513



Robert Tuke
Total Disbursements: $846,386
Total Receipts: $825,763
Cash on Hand: $253
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $780,077
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $45,685
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $1,607
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $1,607
Net Spending: $847,993



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/2008


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Robert Tuke 59,050 32.2% $846,386
2   Gary Davis 39,119 21.3%
3   Mike Padgett 33,471 18.3% $157,498
4   Mark Clayton 32,309 17.6%
5   Kenneth Eaton 14,702 8.0% $482,922
6   Lenny Ladner 4,697 2.6%
TOTAL VOTES 183,348