2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2018 United States gubernatorial elections.

2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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| <- 2014 | November 6, 2018 | 2022 ->

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Turnout| 54.46% [1] 20.49 pp
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Nominee  | Bill Lee | Karl Dean |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,336,106 | 864,863
Percentage  | 59.56% | 38.55%

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County results

Congressional district results

State Senate districts results

State House district results

Precinct results

Lee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Dean: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie: 40–50% No data

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| Governor before election

Bill Haslam
Republican

| Elected Governor

Bill Lee
Republican

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The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was term-limited and prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean in a landslide. Despite Lee’s win, this was the closest win for a Republican since 1994. Lee was sworn in for his first term as Governor on January 19, 2019.

The primary elections took place on August 2, 2018, with Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean winning their respective party nominations.[2]

During the general election, Dean flipped back reliably Democratic Davidson, Haywood, and Shelby Counties, which voted for Republican governor Bill Haslam in 2014.

The results of the election marked the first time since 1982 that a candidate from the incumbent president's party was elected governor of Tennessee. This is also the first time that Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state, and the first time that a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican.

As of 2018, this election had the largest number of candidates (28) in a statewide election in United States history; the previous record was the 2016 United States presidential election in Colorado. This large surge in candidates was mostly due to the Libertarian Party of Tennessee's protest of the state's party affiliation and ballot access laws.[3]

## Republican primary

[edit]

### Candidates

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#### Nominated

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* Bill Lee, businessman[4]

#### Eliminated in primary

[edit]

* Diane Black, U.S. representative[5]
* Randy Boyd, former Tennessee cabinet official[6]
* Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[7]
* Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate[8]
* Kay White, realtor and Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 1st congressional district in 1996 and 1998[9]

#### Withdrawn

[edit]

* Mae Beavers, former state senator[10][11] (unsuccessfully ran for Wilson County mayor)[12]
* Mark Green, state senator (successfully ran in Tennessee's 7th congressional district)[13]

#### Declined

[edit]

* Marsha Blackburn, U.S. representative (successfully ran for the U.S. Senate)[14][15]
* Tim Burchett, mayor of Knox County (successfully ran in Tennessee's 2nd congressional district)[16][17][18]
* Joe Carr, former state representative, perennial candidate[19][20]
* Bob Corker, U.S. senator[21][22][23]
* Stephen Fincher, former U.S. representative[21][24]
* Alberto Gonzales, dean of the Belmont University School of Law and former U.S. Attorney General
* Bill Hagerty, United States Ambassador to Japan and former Tennessee cabinet official[20]
* Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State[25]
* Rob Mitchell, Rutherford County, Rutherford County Property Assessor[26][27]
* Mark Norris, Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate, appointed as judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee[28][20][29]
* Andy Ogles, director of Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity[20] (successfully ran for mayor of Maury County)[30]
* Ron Ramsey, former lieutenant governor of Tennessee and candidate for governor of Tennessee in 2010[21][31]

### Endorsements

[edit]

Beth Harwell

Individuals

* Harry Brooks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Administration and Planning Committee chair
* Dale Carr,[32] Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Subcommittee chair
* Mike Carter, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Subcommittee chair
* Jim Coley, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Jeremy Faison, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Government Operations Committee chair
* Andrew Farmer, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Committee chair
* John Forgety, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Instruction and Programs Committee chair
* Patsy Hazlewood,[33] Tennessee House of Representatives
* Gary Hicks,[34] Tennessee House of Representatives
* John Holsclaw Jr., Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Subcommittee chair
* Dan Howell, Tennessee House of Representatives, Joint Judiciary and Government Committee chair, House Local Government Committee vice chair
* Curtis Johnson, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Speaker Pro Tempore
* Pat Marsh, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Committee chair
* Steve McDaniel, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Rules Committee chair, House Ethics Committee chair, House Finance, Ways, and Means Study Subcommittee chair
* Frank Niceley, Tennessee State Senate, Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources 1st vice chair, Senate Transportation and Safety Committee 2nd vice chair
* Tim Rudd,[35] Tennessee House of Representatives
* Charles Sargent, Tennessee House of Representatives, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee chair
* Mike Sparks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Calendar and Rules Committee vice chair
* Rick Tillis,[36] Tennessee House of Representatives
* Tim Wirgau, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Committee chair

Organizations

* Tennessee Education Association[37]
* Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association[38]
* Tennessee State Employees Association[37]

Diane Black

Individuals

* Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States[39]
* Stephen Fincher, former U.S. representative[24]
* Ron Ramsey, former lieutenant governor of Tennessee[40]
* Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania[41]
* Steve Scalise, U.S. representative and House Majority Whip (R-LA)[42]
* Jordan Sekulow, radio talk show host and executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice[43]
* Carol M. Swain, former Vanderbilt professor and conservative commentator[44]

Organizations

* American Conservative Union[45]
* Family Research Council[46]
* National Right to Life[47]
* NRA Political Victory Fund[48]
* Students For Trump[49]
* Susan B. Anthony List[50]

Randy Boyd

Individuals

* Jake Bynum, mayor of Weakley County[51]
* Mike Creasy, mayor of Decatur County[51]
* J. Michael Cross, Fentress County executive[51]
* Richard Daniel, Pickett County executive[51]
* Ben Danner, Overton County executive[51]
* Jim Durrett, mayor of Montgomery County[52]
* Brent Greer, mayor of Henry County[51]
* Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate in 2008 and 2016[53]
* Denny Johnson, mayor of Lake County[51]
* Shaun Lawson, mayor of Hickman County[51]
* Joe Boyd Liggett, mayor of Marshall County[51]
* Mark Luttrell, mayor of Shelby County[54]
* Kenny McBride, mayor of Carroll County[51]
* Benny McGuire, mayor of Obion County[51]
* Bill Newman, mayor of Lincoln County[51]
* Denny Robinson, White County executive[51]
* Richard Stewart, mayor of Franklin County[51]
* Sloan Stewart, Lynchburg/Moore County Metro executive[51]
* Skip Taylor, mayor of Fayette County[51]
* Jessie Wallace, Humphreys County executive[51]
* Bill Webb, mayor of Lewis County[51]
* T.R. Williams, Lawrence County executive[51]
* Tom Witherspoon, mayor of Gibson County[51]
* Chris Young, mayor of Dyer County[51]

Bill Lee

U.S. representatives

* Zach Wamp, former U.S. representative (R-TN)[55]

State-level officials

* Mae Beavers, former state senator, former gubernatorial candidate[56]
* Sheila Butt, state representative[57]
* Joe Carr, former state representative[58]
* Andy Holt, state representative[59]
* Jason Zachary, state representative[60]

Individuals

* Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian singer[61]
* Mike Fisher, former center for the Nashville Predators and husband of singer Carrie Underwood[61]
* Scott Hamilton, figure skater and Olympic gold medalist[62]
* Ricky Skaggs, country music singer[63]
* Michael W. Smith, Christian singer[64][65]
* Darrell Waltrip, motorsports analyst and former NASCAR driver[61]

Newspapers

* Chattanooga Free Press[66]
* Dunlap News[67]
* Johnson City Press[68]

### Polling

[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Diane
Black  | Randy
Boyd  | Beth
Harwell  | Bill
Lee  | Other  | Undecided

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JMC Analytics[69] | July 18–21, 2018  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 19%  | 20%  | 16%  | 26% | 1%[70] | 17%
Emerson College[71] | July 11–14, 2018  | 266  | ± 6.4%  | 27% | 22%  | 14%  | 19%  | 3%  | 14%
Data Orbital[72] | June 27–30, 2018  | 700  | ± 3.7%  | 24% | 23%  | 10%  | 19%  | –  | 24%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[73] | June 25–28, 2018  | 1,040  | ± 3.1%  | 27%  | 33% | 7%  | 20%  | –  | 13%
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black)[74] | May 14–17, 2018  | 600  | ± 4.0%  | 41% | 28%  | 8%  | 9%  | –  | 15%
Grassroots Targeting (R-Black)[75] | May 4–6, 2018  | 800  | –  | 41% | 26%  | 6%  | 11%  | –  | 15%
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black)[74] | April 2018  | –  | –  | 33% | 30%  | 5%  | 13%  | –  | –
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black)[74] | March 2018  | –  | –  | 31% | 31% | 10%  | 10%  | –  | –
TargetPoint/GQR[76] | March 7–14, 2018  | 390  | ± 5.0%  | 25% | 20%  | 6%  | 7%  | 2%[77] | 37%
North Star Onion Research (R-Lee)[78] | February 5–11, 2018  | 600  | ± 4.0%  | 22%  | 25% | 4%  | 18%  | –  | 30%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[79] | December 12–18, 2017  | 1,028  | ± 3.1%  | 22% | 12%  | 6%  | 4%  | 4%[80] | 53%

### Results

[edit]

Results by county:

Lee

* 20–30%

* 30–40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

Boyd

* 30–40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

Black

* 20–30%

* 30–40%

Republican primary results[81] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Lee  | 291,414  | 36.75
| Republican | Randy Boyd  | 193,054  | 24.35
| Republican | Diane Black  | 182,457  | 23.01
| Republican | Beth Harwell  | 121,484  | 15.32
| Republican | Kay White  | 3,215  | 0.41
| Republican | Basil Marceaux  | 1,264  | 0.16
Total votes | 792,888  | 100.0

## Democratic primary

[edit]

### Candidates

[edit]

#### Nominated

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* Karl Dean, former mayor of Nashville, 2007–2015[82]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Craig Fitzhugh, Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives[83]
* Mezianne Vale Payne, retiree[84]

#### Declined

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* Andy Berke, mayor of Chattanooga and former state senator[20]
* Bill Freeman, businessman and candidate for mayor of Nashville in 2015[85][86]

### Endorsements

[edit]

Karl Dean

Federal officials

* Bob Clement, former U.S. representative (D-TN)
* Steve Cohen, U.S. representative (D-TN)[87]
* Jim Cooper, U.S. representative (D-TN)[88]
* Lincoln Davis, former U.S. representative (D-TN)

Labor unions

* Local Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
* Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
* Road Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local Union No. 66
* Tennessee Pipe Trades; Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council

### Polling

[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Karl
Dean  | Craig
Fitzhugh  | Other  | Undecided

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Emerson College[71] | July 11–14, 2018  | 206  | ± 7.3%  | 44% | 14%  | 9%  | 33%
TargetPoint/GQR[76] | March 7–14, 2018  | 288  | ± 5.8%  | 41% | 11%  | –  | 44%

### Results

[edit]

Results by county:

Dean

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

* 70–80%

* 80–90%

* 90-100%

Fitzhugh

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 70–80%

* 80–90%

* 90-100%

Democratic primary results[89] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Karl Dean  | 280,553  | 75.14
| Democratic | Craig Fitzhugh  | 72,553  | 23.42
| Democratic | Mezianne Vale Payne  | 20,284  | 5.44
Total votes | 373,390  | 100.0

## Independents

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### Candidates

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* Mark CoonRippy Brown (Independent)[a][90]
* Sherry L. Clark (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Justin Cornett (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Gabriel Fancher (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Sean Bruce Fleming (Libertarian)[a][90]
* William Andrew Helmstetter (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Cory King (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Matthew Koch (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Yvonne Neubert (Green)[a]
* Alfred Shawn Rapoza (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Chad Riden, comedian (Independent)[90]
* Heather Scott (Libertarian)[a][90]
* George Blackwell Smith IV (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Mike Toews (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Rick Tyler, candidate for TN-03 in 2016[8]
* Vinnie Vineyard (Funkmaster V from Wrestling With Ghosts) [90] (Libertarian)[a]
* Jaron D. Weidner (Libertarian)[a][90]
* Patrick Whitlock (Independent)
* Joe B. Wilmoth (Independent)[90]

### Notes

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Libertarian Party and Green Party do not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."[91]

## General election

[edit]

### Debates

[edit]

* Complete video of debate, October 2, 2018
* Complete video of debate, October 12, 2018

### Endorsements

[edit]

Bill Lee (R)

U.S. executive branch officials

* Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States[92]
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States[93]

U.S. senators

* Lamar Alexander, U.S. senator (R-TN)[94]

U.S. representatives

* Diane Black, U.S. representative (R-TN) and Republican candidate for governor in 2018[95]
* Marsha Blackburn, U.S. representative (R-TN) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[96]
* Zach Wamp, former U.S. representative (R-TN)[55]

State-level officials

* Mae Beavers, former state senator, former gubernatorial candidate[56]
* Sheila Butt, state representative[57]
* Joe Carr, former State Representative[58]
* Bill Haslam, governor of Tennessee[97]
* Andy Holt, state representative[59]
* Jay Reedy, state representative[98]
* Jason Zachary, state representative[60]

Individuals

* Michael W. Smith, Christian singer[64][65]
* Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian singer[61]
* Darrell Waltrip, motorsports analyst and former NASCAR driver[61]
* Mike Fisher, former center for the Nashville Predators and husband of singer Carrie Underwood[61]
* Ricky Skaggs, country music singer[63]
* Scott Hamilton, figure skater and Olympic gold medalist[62]
* Randy Boyd, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in 2018[99]

Organizations

* NRA Political Victory Fund[100]
* Tennessee Police Benevolent Association[101]
* Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association[102]

Newspapers

* Chattanooga Free Press[103]
* Dunlap News[67]
* Knoxville News Sentinel[104]

Karl Dean (D)

U.S. representatives

* Bob Clement, former U.S. representative (D-TN)
* Steve Cohen, U.S. representative (D-TN)[87]
* Jim Cooper, U.S. representative (D-TN)[88]
* Lincoln Davis, former U.S. representative (D-TN)

State officials

* Terry McAuliffe, 72nd governor of Virginia[105]
* Martin O'Malley, 61st governor of Maryland[106]

Local officials

* Craig Fitzhugh, state representative and former candidate[107]

Labor unions

* Local Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
* Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
* Road Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local Union No. 66
* Tennessee Pipe Trades; Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council

### Predictions

[edit]

Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[108] | Likely R  | October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[109] | Likely R  | November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[110] | Safe R  | November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[111] | Safe R  | November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[112] | Safe R  | November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[113] | Likely R  | November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[114] | Safe R  | November 5, 2018
Fox News[115][a] | Likely R  | November 5, 2018
Politico[116] | Likely R  | November 5, 2018
Governing[117] | Likely R  | November 5, 2018

Notes

1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Bill
Lee (R)  | Karl
Dean (D)  | Other  | Undecided

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Targoz Market Research[118] | October 28–31, 2018  | 480  | –  | 53% | 44%  | –  | 2%
Emerson College[119] | October 28–30, 2018  | 621  | ± 4.0%  | 54% | 41%  | 2%  | 3%
Fox News[120] | October 27–30, 2018  | 718 LV  | ± 3.5%  | 54% | 37%  | 2%  | 7%
850 RV  | ± 3.0%  | 52% | 36%  | 2%  | 9%
Vox Populi Polling[121] | October 27–29, 2018  | 780  | ± 3.5%  | 56% | 44%  | –  | –
CNN/SSRS[122] | October 24–29, 2018  | 764 LV  | ± 4.3%  | 52% | 42%  | 0%  | 4%
871 RV  | ± 4.0%  | 52% | 41%  | 0%  | 5%
East Tennessee State University[123] | October 22–29, 2018  | 495  | ± 4.4%  | 48% | 36%  | 5%  | 9%
Cygnal (R)[124] | October 26–27, 2018  | 497  | ± 4.4%  | 59% | 36%  | 3%  | 2%
Marist College[125] | October 23–27, 2018  | 471 LV  | ± 5.7%  | 57% | 40%  | 1%  | 3%
764 RV  | ± 4.4%  | 56% | 39%  | 1%  | 4%
Vanderbilt University/SSRS[126] | October 8–13, 2018  | 800  | ± 4.9%  | 48% | 37%  | 0%  | 12%
Targoz Market Research[127] | October 9–12, 2018  | 558 LV  | –  | 56% | 44%  | –  | –
801 RV  | –  | 49% | 39%  | –  | 12%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[128] | October 8–11, 2018  | 593  | ± 4.2%  | 59% | 33%  | –  | 8%
Fox News[129] | September 29 – October 2, 2018  | 666 LV  | ± 3.5%  | 53% | 36%  | 1%  | 10%
806 RV  | ± 3.5%  | 52% | 35%  | 1%  | 10%
SurveyMonkey[130] | September 9–24, 2018  | 1,609  | ± 3.3%  | 46% | 35%  | –  | 19%
Vox Populi Polling[131] | September 16–18, 2018  | 567  | ± 4.1%  | 55% | 45%  | –  | –
CNN/SSRS[132] | September 11–15, 2018  | 723 LV  | ± 4.3%  | 52% | 43%  | 0%  | 3%
852 RV  | ± 3.9%  | 49% | 43%  | 0%  | 5%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[133] | September 10–12, 2018  | 1,038  | ± 3.0%  | 54% | 37%  | –  | 9%
Fox News[134] | September 8–11, 2018  | 686 LV  | ± 3.5%  | 55% | 35%  | 1%  | 10%
809 RV  | ± 3.5%  | 52% | 34%  | 2%  | 12%
Marist College[135] | August 25–28, 2018  | 538 LV  | ± 5.1%  | 53% | 40%  | 1%  | 7%
730 RV  | ± 4.5%  | 51% | 39%  | 1%  | 9%
Gravis Marketing[136] | August 9–11, 2018  | 620  | ± 3.9%  | 51% | 40%  | –  | 9%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[137] | January 21–24, 2018  | 1,003  | ± 3.1%  | 38% | 34%  | –  | 28%

Hypothetical polling

with Karl Dean

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Diane
Black (R)  | Karl
Dean (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Emerson College[71] | July 11–14, 2018  | 657  | ± 4.1%  | 35%  | 39% | 27%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[137] | January 21–24, 2018  | 1,003  | ± 3.1%  | 46% | 35%  | 19%
Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 40% | 31%  | 28%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Randy
Boyd (R)  | Karl
Dean (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Emerson College[71] | July 11–14, 2018  | 657  | ± 4.1%  | 34%  | 36% | 30%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[137] | January 21–24, 2018  | 1,003  | ± 3.1%  | 43% | 34%  | 23%
Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 38% | 35%  | 28%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Beth
Harwell (R)  | Karl
Dean (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Triton Polling & Research (R)[137] | January 21–24, 2018  | 1,003  | ± 3.1%  | 43% | 33%  | 25%
Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 38% | 33%  | 29%

with Craig Fitzhugh

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Diane
Black (R)  | Craig
Fitzhugh (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 42% | 27%  | 31%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Randy
Boyd (R)  | Craig
Fitzhugh (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 39% | 30%  | 31%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Beth
Harwell (R)  | Craig
Fitzhugh (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 44% | 24%  | 32%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Mae
Beavers (R)  | Karl
Dean (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Triton Polling & Research (R)[137] | January 21–24, 2018  | 1,003  | ± 3.1%  | 36% | 36% | 28%
Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 32%  | 37% | 32%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Mae
Beavers (R)  | Craig
Fitzhugh (D)  | Undecided

|
|
|
|
|
|

Gravis Marketing[138] | December 11–12, 2017  | 563  | ± 4.1%  | 36% | 29%  | 34%

### Results

[edit]

County flips

Legend

* Republican

Hold

Democratic

Gain from Republican

2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election[139] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Republican | Bill Lee | 1,336,106  | 59.56%  | −10.75%
| Democratic | Karl Dean | 864,863  | 38.55%  | +15.71%
| Other  | Other candidates | 42,314  | 1.89%  | N/A
| Write-in | 11  | 0.00%  | 0.00%
Total votes  | 2,243,294  | 100.00%  | N/A
| Republican hold

Full results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | Bill Lee  | 1,336,106  | 59.6
| Democratic | Karl Dean  | 864,863  | 38.6
| Independent | Sherry L. Clark  | 5,198  | 0.2
| Independent | Mark Wright  | 4,687  | 0.2
| Independent | Patrick Whitlock  | 3,631  | 0.2
| Independent | Yvonne Neubert  | 3,070  | 0.1
| Independent | Heather Scott  | 2,969  | 0.1
| Independent | Mark CoonRippy Brown  | 2,841  | 0.1
| Independent | Joe B. Wilmoth  | 2,444  | 0.1
| Independent | George Blackwell Smith IV  | 1,550  | 0.1
| Independent | Cory King  | 1,502  | 0.1
| Independent | Tracy C. Yaste Tisdale  | 1,396  | 0.1
| Independent | Justin Cornett  | 1,217  | 0.1
| Independent | Chad Riden  | 1,096  | 0.0
| Independent | Robert Sawyers Sr.  | 1,059  | 0.0
| Independent | Vinnie Vineyard  | 1,012  | 0.0
| Independent | Rick Tyler  | 981  | 0.0
| Independent | Gabriel Fancher  | 869  | 0.0
| Independent | Sean Bruce Fleming  | 814  | 0.0
| Independent | Alfred Shawn Rapoza  | 800  | 0.0
| Independent | Jessie D. McDonald  | 755  | 0.0
| Independent | Toney Randall Mitchell  | 739  | 0.0
| Independent | Mike Toews  | 726  | 0.0
| Independent | Matthew Koch  | 652  | 0.0
| Independent | Jeremy Allen Stephenson  | 613  | 0.0
| Independent | Tommy Ray McAnally  | 609  | 0.0
| Independent | Jaron D. Weidner  | 588  | 0.0
| Independent | William Andrew Helmstetter  | 496  | 0.0
| Independent | Eddie Murphy (write-in)  | 11  | 0.0
Total votes | 2,243,294  | 100.0
| Republican hold

### By county

[edit]

By county

| County[140] | Bill Lee
Republican | Karl Dean
Democratic | Other votes | Total
votes

|
|
|
|

%  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #
Anderson | 62.46% | 16,265 | 36.34% | 9,462 | 1.20% | 313 | 26,040
Bedford | 72.72% | 9,489 | 26.42% | 3,447 | 0.87% | 113 | 13,049
Benton | 69.14% | 3,696 | 29.91% | 1,599 | 0.95% | 51 | 5,346
Bledsoe | 76.18% | 3,102 | 22.67% | 923 | 1.15% | 47 | 4,072
Blount | 70.48% | 32,958 | 28.57% | 13,362 | 0.95% | 445 | 46,765
Bradley | 77.37% | 26,123 | 21.58% | 7,287 | 1.05% | 355 | 33,765
Campbell | 77.01% | 7,820 | 21.56% | 2,189 | 1.43% | 145 | 10,154
Cannon | 74.58% | 3,473 | 24.84% | 1,157 | 0.58% | 27 | 4,657
Carroll | 73.41% | 6,451 | 25.57% | 2,247 | 1.02% | 90 | 8,788
Carter | 80.15% | 14,922 | 18.93% | 3,525 | 0.91% | 170 | 18,617
Cheatham | 68.93% | 9,966 | 30.55% | 4,417 | 0.52% | 76 | 14,459
Chester | 77.25% | 4,161 | 20.99% | 1,131 | 1.76% | 95 | 5,387
Claiborne | 76.75% | 6,514 | 22.05% | 1,871 | 1.20% | 102 | 8,487
Clay | 68.96% | 1,773 | 30.26% | 778 | 0.78% | 20 | 2,571
Cocke | 78.55% | 8,139 | 20.07% | 2,080 | 1.38% | 143 | 10,362
Coffee | 69.58% | 11,828 | 28.63% | 4,867 | 1.78% | 303 | 16,998
Crockett | 73.02% | 3,274 | 26.16% | 1,173 | 0.83% | 37 | 4,484
Cumberland | 76.45% | 18,217 | 22.65% | 5,396 | 0.90% | 216 | 23,829
Davidson | 32.02% | 78,286 | 62.34% | 152,441 | 5.64% | 13,801 | 244,528
Decatur | 73.61% | 2,844 | 24.25% | 937 | 2.15% | 83 | 3,864
DeKalb | 70.10% | 4,176 | 29.16% | 1,737 | 0.74% | 44 | 5,957
Dickson | 68.31% | 11,413 | 31.14% | 5,202 | 0.54% | 91 | 16,706
Dyer | 76.68% | 8,515 | 21.89% | 2,431 | 1.45% | 161 | 11,107
Fayette | 69.59% | 11,883 | 28.95% | 4,943 | 1.45% | 248 | 17,074
Fentress | 78.96% | 5,043 | 19.64% | 1,255 | 1.41% | 91 | 6,389
Franklin | 67.69% | 9,432 | 31.67% | 4,413 | 0.63% | 88 | 13,933
Gibson | 70.86% | 11,402 | 27.80% | 4,474 | 1.34% | 215 | 16,091
Giles | 70.09% | 6,730 | 28.64% | 2,750 | 1.26% | 121 | 9,601
Grainger | 80.08% | 5,476 | 18.79% | 1,285 | 1.13% | 77 | 6,838
Greene | 78.74% | 16,196 | 20.27% | 4,169 | 0.99% | 205 | 20,570
Grundy | 71.87% | 2,699 | 26.82% | 1,007 | 1.31% | 49 | 3,755
Hamblen | 75.87% | 13,197 | 23.36% | 4,063 | 0.77% | 133 | 17,393
Hamilton | 55.78% | 74,437 | 43.31% | 57,794 | 0.90% | 1,202 | 133,433
Hancock | 80.39% | 1,447 | 18.39% | 331 | 1.22% | 22 | 1,800
Hardeman | 54.05% | 4,060 | 44.38% | 3,336 | 1.54% | 116 | 7,512
Hardin | 78.17% | 6,410 | 19.55% | 1,603 | 2.28% | 187 | 8,200
Hawkins | 80.65% | 14,069 | 18.36% | 3,202 | 0.99% | 173 | 17,444
Haywood | 43.03% | 2,522 | 55.78% | 3,269 | 1.19% | 70 | 5,861
Henderson | 80.12% | 6,922 | 19.00% | 1,642 | 0.88% | 76 | 8,640
Henry | 71.01% | 7,698 | 27.96% | 3,031 | 1.03% | 112 | 10,841
Hickman | 70.02% | 4,894 | 28.98% | 2,025 | 1.00% | 70 | 6,989
Houston | 63.09% | 1,738 | 35.93% | 990 | 0.98% | 27 | 2,755
Humphreys | 64.67% | 3,813 | 34.55% | 2,037 | 0.78% | 46 | 5,896
Jackson | 67.41% | 2,647 | 31.63% | 1,242 | 0.97% | 38 | 3,927
Jefferson | 76.86% | 12,411 | 22.18% | 3,581 | 0.96% | 155 | 16,147
Johnson | 81.62% | 4,809 | 17.19% | 1,013 | 1.19% | 70 | 5,892
Knox | 57.68% | 96,006 | 41.12% | 68,437 | 1.20% | 2,000 | 166,443
Lake | 65.05% | 951 | 23.05% | 337 | 11.90% | 174 | 1,462
Lauderdale | 60.38% | 4,026 | 38.14% | 2,543 | 1.48% | 99 | 6,668
Lawrence | 75.91% | 9,834 | 23.53% | 3,048 | 0.56% | 72 | 12,954
Lewis | 73.40% | 2,969 | 25.91% | 1,048 | 0.69% | 28 | 4,045
Lincoln | 77.33% | 8,110 | 20.07% | 2,105 | 2.60% | 273 | 10,488
Loudon | 75.04% | 16,245 | 23.93% | 5,181 | 1.02% | 221 | 21,647
Macon | 79.68% | 5,078 | 19.55% | 1,246 | 0.77% | 49 | 6,373
Madison | 56.99% | 18,722 | 41.88% | 13,759 | 1.13% | 372 | 32,853
Marion | 68.54% | 6,327 | 30.40% | 2,806 | 1.06% | 98 | 9,231
Marshall | 70.52% | 7,074 | 28.82% | 2,891 | 0.66% | 66 | 10,031
Maury | 65.07% | 21,297 | 34.10% | 11,149 | 0.87% | 284 | 32,730
McMinn | 77.53% | 12,268 | 21.37% | 3,382 | 1.10% | 174 | 15,824
McNairy | 75.87% | 6,201 | 22.33% | 1,825 | 1.81% | 148 | 8,174
Meigs | 76.72% | 2,920 | 22.23% | 846 | 1.05% | 40 | 3,806
Monroe | 76.90% | 11,146 | 22.12% | 3,206 | 0.99% | 143 | 14,495
Montgomery | 53.98% | 27,920 | 43.82% | 22,664 | 2.20% | 1,140 | 51,724
Moore | 77.57% | 1,944 | 20.91% | 524 | 1.52% | 38 | 2,506
Morgan | 76.89% | 4,331 | 22.07% | 1,243 | 1.05% | 59 | 5,633
Obion | 77.52% | 7,425 | 21.36% | 2,053 | 1.04% | 100 | 9,578
Overton | 68.53% | 4,951 | 30.64% | 2,213 | 0.83% | 60 | 7,224
Perry | 72.37% | 1,771 | 26.73% | 654 | 0.90% | 22 | 2,447
Pickett | 73.95% | 1,689 | 25.66% | 586 | 0.39% | 9 | 2,284
Polk | 74.73% | 4,359 | 24.38% | 1,422 | 0.89% | 52 | 5,833
Putnam | 67.33% | 16,407 | 31.64% | 7,710 | 1.03% | 252 | 24,369
Rhea | 78.58% | 7,382 | 20.50% | 1,926 | 0.92% | 86 | 9,394
Roane | 71.91% | 13,868 | 27.00% | 5,207 | 1.08% | 209 | 19,284
Robertson | 69.61% | 16,816 | 29.71% | 7,177 | 0.68% | 165 | 24,158
Rutherford | 57.55% | 56,957 | 41.53% | 41,108 | 0.92% | 908 | 98,973
Scott | 81.54% | 4,472 | 17.52% | 961 | 0.95% | 52 | 5,485
Sequatchie | 75.24% | 3,766 | 23.68% | 1,185 | 1.08% | 54 | 5,005
Sevier | 76.80% | 23,059 | 21.44% | 6,442 | 1.84% | 553 | 30,054
Shelby | 36.74% | 106,594 | 60.50% | 175,478 | 2.78% | 8,076 | 290,148
Smith | 72.38% | 4,745 | 26.79% | 1,756 | 0.84% | 55 | 6,556
Stewart | 69.24% | 3,102 | 29.67% | 1,329 | 1.09% | 49 | 4,480
Sullivan | 76.42% | 41,548 | 22.76% | 12,373 | 0.83% | 449 | 54,370
Sumner | 67.33% | 44,149 | 31.93% | 20,914 | 0.78% | 513 | 65,576
Tipton | 72.86% | 14,074 | 25.40% | 4,908 | 1.74% | 336 | 19,318
Trousdale | 65.60% | 1,739 | 33.20% | 881 | 1.17% | 31 | 2,651
Unicoi | 79.57% | 5,008 | 19.51% | 1,228 | 0.92% | 58 | 6,294
Union | 77.11% | 4,028 | 21.69% | 1,133 | 1.21% | 63 | 5,224
Van Buren | 70.27% | 1,555 | 28.20% | 624 | 1.54% | 34 | 2,213
Warren | 67.44% | 7,737 | 31.75% | 3,643 | 0.80% | 92 | 11,472
Washington | 69.00% | 31,066 | 30.16% | 13,584 | 0.86% | 386 | 45,036
Wayne | 81.93% | 3,876 | 17.31% | 818 | 0.78% | 37 | 4,731
Weakley | 72.82% | 7,203 | 25.85% | 2,557 | 1.33% | 132 | 9,892
White | 75.50% | 6,374 | 23.74% | 2,005 | 0.77% | 65 | 8,444
Williamson | 64.54% | 68,189 | 32.83% | 34,647 | 2.67% | 2,818 | 105,654
Wilson | 66.88% | 35,488 | 32.01% | 16,987 | 1.12% | 592 | '53,067

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

[edit]

* Davidson (largest city: Nashville)
* Haywood (largest city: Brownsville)
* Shelby (largest city: Memphis)

#### By congressional district

[edit]

Lee won seven of nine congressional districts.[141]

District  | Lee  | Dean  | Representative

|
|
|

1st | 76.2% | 22.7%  | Phil Roe
2nd | 63.5% | 35.4%  | Jimmy Duncan (115th Congress)
Tim Burchett (116th Congress)
3rd | 64.0% | 35.0%  | Chuck Fleischmann
4th | 66.0% | 33.0%  | Scott DesJarlais
5th | 35.6%  | 59.3% | Jim Cooper
6th | 69.7% | 29.3%  | Diane Black (115th Congress)
John Rose (116th Congress)
7th | 65.4% | 32.6%  | Marsha Blackburn (115th Congress)
Mark Green (116th Congress)
8th | 66.5% | 32.2%  | David Kustoff
9th | 21.5%  | 74.9% | Steve Cohen

## See also

[edit]

* 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
* 2018 Tennessee elections

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[edit]

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62. ^ a b "Honored to Have the endorsement of Scott Hamilton".
63. ^ a b "Ricky Skaggs To Headline Bill Lee For Governor Event On Monday In Chattanooga". July 23, 2018.
64. ^ a b "RELEASE: Lee Announces Community and Faith-Based Advisory Council - Bill Lee". February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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70. ^ Basil Marceaux 1%, Kay White <1%
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73. ^ Triton Polling & Research (R)
74. ^ a b c OnMessage Inc. (R-Black)
75. ^ Grassroots Targeting (R-Black)
76. ^ a b TargetPoint/GQR
77. ^ Kay White 2%
78. ^ North Star Onion Research (R-Lee)
79. ^ Triton Polling & Research (R)
80. ^ Mae Beavers 4%
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93. ^ Donald J. Trump. "Congratulations to Bill Lee of Tennessee on his big primary win for Governor last night. He ran a great campaign and now will finish off the job in November. Bill has my total and enthusiastic Endorsement!". Twitter.
94. ^ Lamar Alexander. "Congratulations to Bill Lee on tonight's victory. As I've often said, there is no better job than being governor of your home state, especially if that state is Tennessee. I look forward to working with Bill to continue Governor Haslam's excellent leadership of our state". Twitter.
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124. ^ Cygnal (R)
125. ^ Marist College
126. ^ Vanderbilt University/SSRS
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128. ^ NYT Upshot/Siena College
129. ^ Fox News
130. ^ SurveyMonkey
131. ^ Vox Populi Polling
132. ^ CNN/SSRS
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134. ^ Fox News
135. ^ Marist College
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141. ^ "Dra 2020".

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