Tennessee

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President Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John McCain (Rep) 1,487,564 57% Barack Obama (Dem) 1,093,213 42% Senate Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Lamar Alexander (Rep) * 1,571,637 65% Robert Tuke (Dem) 762,779 32% U.S. House - District 1 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Phil Roe (Rep) 168,168 72% Rob Russell (Dem) 57,470 25% U.S. House - District 2 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting John Duncan (Rep) * 223,139 78% Bob Scott (Dem) 62,323 22% U.S. House - District 3 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Zach Wamp (Rep) * 184,787 69% Doug Vandagriff (Dem) 73,030 27% U.S. House - District 4 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Lincoln Davis (Dem) * 146,701 59% Monty Lankford (Rep) 94,414 38% U.S. House - District 5 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jim Cooper (Dem) * 180,828 66% Gerard Donovan (Rep) 85,005 31% U.S. House - District 6 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Bart Gordon (Dem) * 193,854 74% Chris Baker (Ind) 66,626 26% U.S. House - District 7 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Marsha Blackburn (Rep) * 214,214 69% Randy Morris (Dem) 98,207 31% U.S. House - District 8 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 0% of precincts reporting John Tanner (Dem) * 0 0% U.S. House - District 9 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Steve Cohen (Dem) * 196,639 88% Jake Ford (Ind) 10,903 5% Dewey Clark (Ind) 9,916 4% Mary Wright (Ind) 6,316 3%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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