Tennessee United States Senate election, 2008
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The Tennessee United States Senate election of 2008 will be held on November 4, 2008. Since 1994, the Republican Party has held both of Tennessee's Senate seats. The seat is currently held by Republican Senator Lamar Alexander.
On April 3, 2007, Alexander confirmed that he will seek reelection to the Senate in 2008.[1] Alexander is a former U.S. Secretary of Education (in President George H.W. Bush's administration) and a former two-term Governor of Tennessee. In 1996 and 2000, Alexander unsuccessfully ran for the Presidency, losing to Sen. Bob Dole and Gov. Bush, respectively. In 2002, when Sen. Fred Thompson decided to retire and return to acting, Alexander ran for the Senate, and though he entered the race late, he defeated then-U.S. Representative Ed Bryant 55% to 45% in the Republican primary. He then defeated Bob Clement in the general election. After the 2006 midterm elections, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was unanimously elected Minority Leader, and Alexander ran for the open Whip position. Trent Lott (R-MS) narrowly defeated Alexander by a vote of 25-24.
No Democratic challenger has officially emerged, but former Representative Harold Ford, Jr. and current Democratic Leadership Committee chair as well as current Governor, Phil Bredesen, have been mentioned as candidates.
| Preceded by 2006 Bob Corker (R) |
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 2008 |
Succeeded by 2012 |
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