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  TN US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Tennessee > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2008 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open August 07, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 07, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedSouthern_Moderate2 May 27, 2022 10:06am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameLamar Alexander Votes891,420 (54.27%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin163,125 (+9.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2008
NameLamar Alexander Votes1,579,477 (65.14%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin812,241 (+33.50%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTN US Senate 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/08/2008 08/07/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bob Tuke 5 --1 --
Mike Padgett 1 ------
Leaning Call: Bob Tuke (88.89%)
Weighted Call: Bob Tuke (97.03%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/24/2008 06/25/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Bob Tuke Gary G. Davis Mike Padgett Mark Clayton Kenneth Eaton Lenny Ladner  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 59,050 (32.21%) 39,119 (21.34%) 33,471 (18.26%) 32,309 (17.62%) 14,702 (8.02%) 4,697 (2.56%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -19,931 (-10.87%) -25,579 (-13.95%) -26,741 (-14.58%) -44,348 (-24.19%) -54,353 (-29.64%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 7/18 $119,691.00 $-- 7/18 $6,645.00 $-- 7/18 $230,000.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 -- 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg32.00%-- 0.00%-- 8.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Global Strategy Group (D) 
06/24/08-06/25/08		 32.00% -- 0.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Eddie Yokley 🔗
D Michael L. "Mike" Turner 🔗
D Janis Baird Sontany 🔗
D David A. Shepard 🔗
D Johnny W. Shaw 🔗
D Jeanne Richardson 🔗
D Mary Pruitt 🔗
D Joe Pitts 🔗
D Gary W. Moore 🔗
D Larry J. Miller 🔗
D Mike Kernell 🔗
D Ulysses Jones, Jr. 🔗
D Sherry Jones 🔗
D Bill W. Harmon 🔗
D Goffrey A. "G. A." Hardaway 🔗
D Brenda Gilmore 🔗
D JoAnne Favors 🔗
D John J. DeBerry, Jr. 🔗
D Charles Curtiss 🔗
D Barbara W. Cooper 🔗
D Kent Coleman 🔗
D Willie "Butch" Borchert 🔗
D Gary Odom 🔗
D Lois M. DeBerry 🔗
D Beverly Marrero 🔗
D Joe M. Haynes 🔗
D Max Cleland 🔗
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Nashville City Paper
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
  Knoxville News-Sentinel
D Wesley Clark 🔗
G BR_Green
REFS Servo
CST Howard Phillips 🔗
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Mike McWherter (D)
 00, 2008

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 04, 2008 12:00pm Announcement Tuke enters U.S. Senate race against Alexander  Article COSDem 
Sep 24, 2007 02:55pm Speculative Sources: McWherter forming U.S. Senate campaign committee  Article RP 

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