Tennessee House
District 8
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
123,681 |
67.4% |
| Tom Watson |
Republican |
55,024 |
30.0% |
| Donna Malone |
Independent |
4,816 |
2.6% |
| 1996 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Tom Watson |
Republican |
10,106 |
52.6% |
| Sonny Carlotta |
Republican |
5,120 |
26.7% |
| John Vinson |
Republican |
2,294 |
11.9% |
| Al Edwards |
Republican |
1,681 |
8.8% |
| 2000 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
143,127 |
72.3% |
| Billy Yancy |
Republican |
54,929 |
27.7% |
| 2000 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
32,078 |
86.7% |
| Marvin Williams |
Democratic |
4,914 |
13.3% |
| 2002 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
117,811 |
70.1% |
| Mat McClain |
Republican |
45,853 |
27.3% |
| James Hart |
Independent |
4,288 |
2.6% |
| 2002 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
66,015 |
86.8% |
| Richard Ward |
Democratic |
10,069 |
13.2% |
| 2002 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Mat McClain |
Republican |
18,878 |
56.5% |
| Bill Warren |
Republican |
14,531 |
43.5% |
| 2004 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
171,775 |
74.2% |
| James Hart |
Republican |
59,638 |
25.8% |
| 2004 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| James Hart |
Republican |
8,227 |
78.5% |
| Dennis Bertrand |
Republican |
2,253 |
21.5% |
| 2006 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
129,610 |
73.2% |
| John Farmer |
Republican |
47,492 |
26.8% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
61,764 |
100.0% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Farmer |
Republican |
24,753 |
78.8% |
| Rory Bricco |
Republican |
6,661 |
21.2% |
| 2008 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
180,465 |
100.0% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| John Tanner |
Democratic |
24,844 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Stephen Fincher |
Republican |
98,759 |
59.0% |
| Roy Herron |
Democratic |
64,960 |
38.8% |
| Donn Janes |
Independent |
2,440 |
1.5% |
| Mark Rawles |
Independent |
1,237 |
0.7% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Roy Herron |
Democratic |
27,139 |
67.7% |
| Kimberlee Smith |
Democratic |
12,971 |
32.3% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Stephen Fincher |
Republican |
35,024 |
48.5% |
| Ron Kirkland |
Republican |
17,637 |
24.4% |
| George Flinn |
Republican |
17,308 |
24.0% |
| Randy Smith |
Republican |
1,546 |
2.1% |
| Ben Watts |
Republican |
720 |
1.0% |
Demographic Data
| Population |
632,142 |
| Percentage White |
75.2% |
| Percentage Black |
22.4% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.3% |
| Percentage Asian |
0.5% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race |
0.9% |
| Percentage Other Race |
0.7% |
| |
| Percentage Hispanic |
1.6% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White |
74.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
22.3% |
| |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
1.4% |
| |
| Median Household Income |
$33,001 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
35.5% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 |
15.0% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 |
44.8% |
| |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
41.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
46.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
0.7% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
13.2% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
43.9% |
| Percentage with a College Degree |
12.5% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
23.8% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
23.9% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
25.2% |
| |
| Percentage Married Couples |
52.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children |
22.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.3% |
Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012
