Lamar Alexander Republican Lamar Alexander Republican The 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate from the State of Tennessee.

Alexander flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County, home to Nashville which has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1988.

[4] In Tennessee, a candidate seeking a House or Senate seat at the state or national level must gather 25 signatures from registered voters to be put on the ballot for any elected office.

Alexander has remained a popular figure in Tennessee since his first term as governor and faced no opposition in the Republican primary[13] Tuke is a former Marine who served in the Vietnam War.

Tuke declared himself to be a candidate March 3, 2008, and he secured the help of several high-profile Democratic campaigners including Joe Trippi.