2008 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 8 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

Lamar Alexander won the 2008 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. Lamar Alexander received 1,579,477 popular votes (65.14%). The main challenger was Robert D. Tuke (31.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Alexander and Tuke

Alexander +33.5 pts · won by 812,241 votes

Lamar Alexander RepublicanWINNER65.14%

1,579,477 votes

Robert D. Tuke Democratic31.64%

767,236 votes

Edward L. BuckIndependent1.3%

31,631 votes

Christopher G. FennerIndependent0.46%

11,073 votes

Daniel Towers LewisIndependent0.39%

9,367 votes

Christopher Joseph LugoIndependent0.38%

9,170 votes

Ed LawhornIndependent0.37%

8,986 votes

David GatchellIndependent0.32%

7,645 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.