2018 governor elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee governor election 2018
Bill Lee REP +21.0 · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 2,243,294
- Margin
- 21.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee Won | REP | 1,336,106 | 59.56% | |
| Karl F. Dean | DEM | 864,863 | 38.55% | |
| Sherry L. Clark | IND | 5,198 | 0.23% | |
| Mark Wright | IND | 4,687 | 0.21% | |
| Patrick Whitlock | IND | 3,631 | 0.16% | |
| Yvonne Neubert | IND | 3,070 | 0.14% | |
| Heather Scott | IND | 2,969 | 0.13% | |
| Mark Brown | IND | 2,841 | 0.13% | |
| Joe B. Wilmoth | IND | 2,444 | 0.11% | |
| George Blackwell Smith | IND | 1,550 | 0.07% | |
| Cory King | IND | 1,502 | 0.07% | |
| Tracy C. Yaste Tisdale | IND | 1,396 | 0.06% | |
| Justin Cornett | IND | 1,217 | 0.05% | |
| Chad M. Riden | IND | 1,096 | 0.05% | |
| Robert Sawyers | IND | 1,059 | 0.05% | |
| Vinnie Robert Vineyard | IND | 1,012 | 0.05% | |
| Rick Tyler | IND | 981 | 0.04% | |
| Gabriel Fancher | IND | 869 | 0.04% | |
| Sean Bruce Fleming | IND | 814 | 0.04% | |
| Alfred Shawn Rapoza | IND | 800 | 0.04% | |
| Jessie D. McDonald | IND | 755 | 0.03% | |
| Toney Randall Mitchell | IND | 739 | 0.03% | |
| Mike Toews | IND | 726 | 0.03% | |
| Matthew Koch | IND | 652 | 0.03% | |
| Jeremy Allen Stephenson | IND | 613 | 0.03% | |
| Tommy Ray McAnally | IND | 609 | 0.03% | |
| Jaron D. Weidner | IND | 588 | 0.03% | |
| William Andrew Helmstetter | IND | 496 | 0.02% | |
| Eddie Murphy | W | 11 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,243,294 | |||
Official source: Nov%202018%20General%20Totals.pdf
Other Tennessee governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bill Lee | 32.0 |
| 2018 | Bill Lee | 21.0 |
| 2014 | William Edward Haslam | 47.5 |
| 2010 | William Edward Haslam | 32.0 |
| 2006 | Phil Bredesen | 38.9 |
| 2002 | Phil Bredesen | 3.1 |
| 1998 | Donald K. Sundquist | 39.2 |
Full Tennessee governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Tennessee governor race?
Bill Lee (REP) won with 59.6% of the vote, ahead of Karl F. Dean (38.6%), a margin of 21.0 points.
Did the Tennessee governor seat change party in 2018?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Tennessee governor race?
2,243,294 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.