TENNESSEE | 11 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Total Population, July 2008 est. 6,214,888 Total Registration, Nov. 2008 3,946,481 (Tennessee does not register voters by party). Tennessee has: 95 counties. Largest counties: Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford. > Largest cities: Memphis, Nashville-Davidson, Knoxville, Chattanooga. > Government
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State
of Tennessee Department of State Constitution
Party of TN The
Tennessean
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Voting Eligible Population*: 4,533,233. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 57.3%. Early votes: 1,516,031 (57.90% of total). Absentee by mail votes: 63,929. |
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2008
Overview McCain improved upon Bush's 2004 showing, gaining a plurality of 391,741 votes (15.07 percentage points) and carrying all but six counties (Shelby, Davidson, Hardeman, Haywood, Houston and Jackson). The presidential campaign came to Tennessee for the second presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville on Oct. 7, 2008, but otherwise was quiet (visits). A minor party note: Constitution Party vice presidential nominee Darrell Castle is a Tennessee native. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Democrats 85 Delegates (68 Pledged and 17 Unpledged) and 11 Alternates. 2.10% of the 4,047 Delegate Votes. Official Results
Former Vice President Al Gore inspired a persistent draft movement and his role in the 2008 campaign was much speculated upon (whom might he endorse, could he play a broker role or even join a ticket as the vice presidential nominee). |
Republicans 55 Delegates: 3 RNC, 25 at-large and 27 CD (3 x 9 CDs). 2.31% of the 2,380 Delegates. Allocation:
At-large are winner-take-all, if receive 66% of statewide vote;
otherwise, Huckabee | McCain | Paul | Romney former: FThompson Official Results
Former Sen.
Majority Leader
Bill Frist (R) was seen as a possible 2008 candidate but ruled out a
campaign
on Nov. 29, 2006. >
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Setting the Primary
Date
Tennessee Code (Title 2,
Chapter 13, Part 2: 2-13-205) formerly set out the date of the
presidential
preference primary as the second Tuesday in February. On March
22,
2007 the House passed HB2211 to move the date for presidential
preference
primary to the first Tuesday in February by a vote of 91-2 (and 1
present);
the Senate followed on April 16 and Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) signed the
legislation
into law on April 30.
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Voting Eligible Population*: 4,328,446. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.3%. Early voting: Oct. 13-28, 2004 (15 days). Early votes: 1,107,398 (45.08% of total). Absentee by mail votes: 54,495. |
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2004
Overview Bush won Tennessee with a comfortable plurality of 347,898 votes (14.27 percentage points), carrying 77 counties to 18 for Kerry. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
Voting Eligible Population*: 4,162,996. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.9%.
Absentee by mail votes: 47,954. |
Total Votes Cast:
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2000
Overview Vice President Gore represented Tennessee for 16 years as a congressman and Senator. He still owns a farm in Carthage near where his mother lives. He moved his national campaign headquarters to Nashville from Washington, DC in October 1999. However, he still could not carry his home state; Gov. Bush won with a plurality of 80,299 votes (3.86 percentage points), carrying 59 counties to 36 for Gore. General Election Activity |
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