1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1982 United States gubernatorial elections.

1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Lamar Alexander | Randy Tyree |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 737,693 | 500,937
Percentage  | 59.56% | 40.44%

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County results
Alexander: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Tyree: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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| Governor before election

Lamar Alexander
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| Elected Governor

Lamar Alexander
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The 1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor Lamar Alexander was now qualified to run for re-election because of Tennessee's 1978 constitutional amendment allowing governors to serve a second consecutive four-year term.[1] Alexander ran for re-election and defeated Democratic nominee Randy Tyree with 59.6% of the vote in the general election.

Alexander was the first Republican to be re-elected governor since 1912.

## Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on August 5, 1982.[2]

### Democratic primary

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#### Candidates

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* Randy Tyree, Mayor of Knoxville
* Anna Belle Clement O'Brien, State Senator
* Tom Henry
* Tommy McKnight
* John G. Love
* Luther M. Kindall
* James W. Thomas
* Virginia Nyabongo
* Boyce McCall

#### Results

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Democratic primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Randy Tyree | 318,205  | 50.05
| Democratic | Anna Belle Clement O'Brien | 254,500  | 40.03
| Democratic | Tom Henry  | 19,453  | 3.06
| Democratic | Tommy McKnight  | 10,761  | 1.69
| Democratic | John G. Love  | 10,600  | 1.67
| Democratic | Luther M. Kindall  | 7,792  | 1.23
| Democratic | James W. Thomas  | 6,052  | 0.95
| Democratic | Virginia Nyabongo  | 5,885  | 0.93
| Democratic | Boyce McCall  | 2,577  | 0.41
Total votes  | 635,825  | 100.00

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Lamar Alexander, Republican
* Randy Tyree, Democratic

### Results

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1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Lamar Alexander (incumbent)  | 737,693  | 59.56%  |
| Democratic | Randy Tyree | 500,937  | 40.44%  |
Majority  | 237,026  |  |
Turnout | 1,238,927  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 370–381, 370–393.
2. ^ a b "Tennessee Blue Book". 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
3. ^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

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