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Tennessee governor election history

Every Tennessee governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 5
  • Democratic 2
D+50R+50D+25R+251998: R+39.219982002: D+3.120022006: D+38.920062010: R+32.020102014: R+47.520142018: R+21.020182022: R+32.02022
Tennessee governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Bill Lee Republican Jason Brantley Martin 32.0 1,739,882
2018 Bill Lee Republican Karl F. Dean 21.0 2,243,294
2014 William Edward Haslam Republican Charles V. Brown 47.5 1,353,728
2010 flip William Edward Haslam Republican Mike McWherter 32.0 1,601,549
2006 Phil Bredesen Democratic Jim Bryson 38.9 1,818,549
2002 flip Phil Bredesen Democratic Van Hilleary 3.1 1,653,167
1998 Donald K. Sundquist Republican John Hooker 39.2 976,236

Tennessee Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Tennessee governor election?

Bill Lee won in 2022 by 32.0 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Tennessee governor race?

In 2006, when Phil Bredesen won.

When did a Republican last win a Tennessee governor race?

In 2022, when Bill Lee won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.