2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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| <- 2018 | November 8, 2022 | 2026 ->

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Turnout| 38.61% [1] 15.85 pp
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Nominee  | Bill Lee | Jason Martin  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,129,390 | 572,818
Percentage  | 64.91% | 32.92%

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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%
Martin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
No data

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| Governor before election

Bill Lee
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| Elected Governor

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The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.

The primary elections took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Martin winning their respective parties' nominations.[2][3]

During the general election, Lee flipped reliably Democratic Haywood County, home to Brownsville. It is one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee, along with Shelby County, with a majority African-American population. Haywood County has not voted Republican on a presidential level since 1972. Martin won only Shelby and Davidson counties. This was the first time in state history that Davidson County did not vote for the winner in a gubernatorial re-election since Tennessee began allowing governors to serve for two consecutive terms.

Voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections in Tennessee was the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, with only 38.6% of Tennessee's registered voters turning out. This turnout was far below the 2020 presidential election in Tennessee, which saw a turnout of 69.3%.[4][5] The last time turnout was this low in Tennessee was in the 2014 midterm elections. Tennessee's neighboring state Alabama saw a significant drop in voter turnout as well.

Bill Lee was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 2023.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Bill Lee, incumbent governor[6][7]

#### Disqualified

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* Curtis Carney, business owner[8][7]
* Tyler Hagerman[7]
* Patricia Morrison[7]

#### Declined

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* Andy Ogles, Mayor of Maury County (successfully ran for U.S. House)[9]

### Endorsements

[edit]

Bill Lee

U.S. Executive Branch officials

* Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018)[10]
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[11]

### Results

[edit]

Republican primary results[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Lee (incumbent)  | 494,362  | 100.00%
Total votes  | 494,362  | 100.00%

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Jason Martin, pulmonologist and critical care specialist at Sumner Regional Medical Center and former Meharry Medical College professor[13][14]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Carnita Atwater, leader of New Chicago Community Development Corporation in Northern Memphis[15]
* J. B. Smiley Jr., Memphis city councilor[16]

#### Withdrew

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* Casey Nicholson, minister[17][18]

#### Declined

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* Gloria Johnson, state representative[19] (endorsed Jason Martin)[20]

### Endorsements

[edit]

J. B. Smiley Jr.

U.S. representatives

* Steve Cohen, U.S. representative for Tennessee's 9th congressional district (2007–present)[21]

Local officials

* Lee Harris, Mayor of Shelby County (2018–present) and former Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate from the 29th district (2015–2018)[22]
* W. W. Herenton, former mayor of Memphis (1992–2009)[23]

### Results

[edit]

Results by county:

Martin

* 30–40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

Smiley

* 30–40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

Atwater

* 30–40%

Democratic primary results[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jason Martin  | 101,552  | 39.39%
| Democratic | J.B. Smiley Jr.  | 100,062  | 38.81%
| Democratic | Carnita Atwater  | 56,227  | 21.81%
Total votes  | 257,841  | 100.00%

## Independents

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Constance Every, nonprofit founder[25]
* John Gentry, accountant[25]
* Basil Marceaux, businessman and perennial candidate[25]
* Alfred O'Neil[25]
* Deborah Rouse, candidate for President of the United States in 2020[25]
* Michael Scantland, sales manager[25]
* Rick Tyler, perennial candidate (also ran for U.S. House)[25]
* Charles Van Morgan, small business owner[25]

#### Disqualified

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* Lemichael DaShaun-Wilson[25]
* Hosie Holomon III[25]
* Wendell Jackson[25]
* Jake Johns[25]

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[26] | Solid R  | March 4, 2022
Inside Elections[27] | Solid R  | July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] | Safe R  | June 29, 2022
Politico[29] | Solid R  | April 1, 2022
RCP[30] | Safe R  | January 10, 2022
Fox News[31] | Solid R  | May 12, 2022
538[32] | Solid R  | August 4, 2022
Elections Daily[33] | Safe R  | November 7, 2022

### Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of July 5, 2022

Candidate  | Raised  | Spent  | Cash on hand
Bill Lee (R)  | $3,516,828  | $3,316,034  | $375,465
Jason Martin (D)  | $187,424  | $495,649  | $160,736
Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance[34]

### Endorsements

[edit]

Bill Lee (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

* Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) and former governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)[10]
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[11]

Organizations

* National Federation of Independent Business[35]
* National Right to Life[36]
* NRA Political Victory Fund[37][38]

Jason Martin (D)

Labor unions

* AFL–CIO[39]
* United Mine Workers[40]

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error  | Bill
Lee (R)  | Jason
Martin (D)  | Other  | Undecided

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RABA Research[41] | July 21–31, 2022  | 549 (LV)  | ± 4.2%  | 52% | 28%  | 6%  | 14%

Hypothetical polling

Bill Lee vs. generic opponent

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error  | Bill
Lee (R)  | Generic
Opponent  | Undecided

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Vanderbilt University[42] | April 26 – May 14, 2022  | 1,000 (RV)  | ± 3.8%  | 48% | 39%  | 12%

### Results

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Swing by county

Legend

* Democratic — +7.5-10%

* Democratic — +5-7.5%

* Democratic — +2.5-5%

* Democratic — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +2.5-5%

* Republican — +5-7.5%

* Republican — +7.5-10%

* Republican — +10-12.5%

* Republican — +12.5-15%

* Republican — +>15%

Trend by county

Legend

* Democratic — +7.5-10%

* Democratic — +5-7.5%

* Democratic — +2.5-5%

* Democratic — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +2.5-5%

* Republican — +5-7.5%

* Republican — +7.5-10%

* Republican — +10-12.5%

* Republican — +12.5-15%

* Republican — +>15%

County flips

Legend

* Republican

Hold

Gain from Democratic

Democratic

Hold

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2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election[43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill Lee (incumbent)  | 1,129,390  | 64.91%  | +5.55
| Democratic | Jason Martin  | 572,818  | 32.92%  | −5.63
| Independent | John Gentry  | 15,395  | 0.89%  | N/A
| Independent | Constance Every  | 10,277  | 0.59%  | N/A
| Independent | Deborah Rouse  | 3,772  | 0.22%  | N/A
| Independent | Rick Tyler | 2,380  | 0.14%  | N/A
| Independent | Charles Van Morgan  | 1,862  | 0.11%  | N/A
| Independent | Basil Marceaux | 1,568  | 0.09%  | N/A
| Independent | Alfred O'Neil  | 1,216  | 0.07%  | N/A
| Independent | Michael Scantland  | 815  | 0.05%  | N/A
| Write-In | Lemichael D. Wilson  | 386  | 0.02%  | N/A
| Write-In | Charles Carney  | 2  | 0.00%  | N/A
| Write-In | Stephen C. Maxwell  | 1  | 0.00%  | N/A
| Write-In | Kameron Parker Scott  | 0  | 0.00%  | N/A
Total votes  | 1,739,882  | 100.00%
Turnout | 1,756,397  | 38.61%  | −15.85%
Registered electors | 4,549,183  |  |
| Republican hold

#### By county

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By county

| County[44] | Bill Lee
Republican | Jason Martin
Democratic | Other votes | Total
votes

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Anderson | 65.80% | 14,003 | 32.11% | 6,832 | 2.09% | 445 | 21,280
Bedford | 79.30% | 8,401 | 18.27% | 1,936 | 2.43% | 257 | 10,594
Benton | 79.14% | 3,247 | 18.43% | 756 | 2.43% | 100 | 4,103
Bledsoe | 86.06% | 2,933 | 12.27% | 418 | 1.67% | 57 | 3,408
Blount | 74.41% | 29,470 | 23.52% | 9,316 | 2.07% | 820 | 39,606
Bradley | 81.97% | 20,655 | 16.26% | 4,096 | 1.77% | 447 | 25,198
Campbell | 81.96% | 6,118 | 15.85% | 1,197 | 2.19% | 165 | 7,550
Cannon | 80.74% | 3,082 | 17.50% | 668 | 1.76% | 67 | 3,817
Carroll | 80.23% | 5,733 | 17.74% | 1,268 | 2.03% | 145 | 7,146
Carter | 80.10% | 11,602 | 17.78% | 2,575 | 2.12% | 307 | 14,484
Cheatham | 71.27% | 8,309 | 26.92% | 3,138 | 1.81% | 211 | 11,658
Chester | 83.54% | 3,756 | 13.83% | 622 | 2.62% | 118 | 4,496
Claiborne | 83.99% | 5,652 | 14.18% | 954 | 1.83% | 123 | 6,729
Clay | 80.03% | 1,451 | 16.93% | 307 | 3.04% | 55 | 1,813
Cocke | 81.17% | 6,618 | 15.95% | 1,300 | 2.88% | 235 | 8,153
Coffee | 77.13% | 10,529 | 20.59% | 2,811 | 2.28% | 311 | 13,651
Crockett | 82.30% | 2,734 | 16.23% | 539 | 1.48% | 49 | 3,322
Cumberland | 82.38% | 17,864 | 16.16% | 3,505 | 1.46% | 315 | 21,684
Davidson | 34.24% | 60,900 | 63.38% | 112,708 | 2.38% | 4,229 | 177,837
Decatur | 80.65% | 2,713 | 17.72% | 596 | 1.63% | 55 | 3,364
DeKalb | 80.07% | 4,118 | 17.71% | 911 | 2.22% | 114 | 5,143
Dickson | 73.73% | 9,970 | 24.07% | 3,255 | 2.20% | 297 | 13,522
Dyer | 80.61% | 6,791 | 16.81% | 1,416 | 2.58% | 217 | 8,424
Fayette | 75.93% | 10,868 | 22.44% | 3,212 | 1.63% | 234 | 14,314
Fentress | 86.69% | 4,559 | 11.12% | 585 | 2.19% | 115 | 5,259
Franklin | 75.05% | 8,643 | 22.93% | 2,641 | 2.02% | 232 | 11,516
Gibson | 76.61% | 9,640 | 21.21% | 2,669 | 2.18% | 274 | 12,583
Giles | 76.23% | 5,832 | 20.68% | 1,582 | 3.09% | 237 | 7,651
Grainger | 85.28% | 4,588 | 13.12% | 706 | 1.60% | 86 | 5,380
Greene | 79.26% | 13,574 | 17.83% | 3,054 | 2.91% | 498 | 16,951
Grundy | 80.82% | 2,735 | 15.90% | 538 | 3.28% | 111 | 3,384
Hamblen | 78.86% | 10,335 | 19.01% | 2,492 | 2.13% | 279 | 13,126
Hamilton | 60.02% | 60,647 | 38.46% | 38,862 | 1.52% | 1,542 | 101,051
Hancock | 84.60% | 1,110 | 12.58% | 165 | 2.82% | 37 | 1,312
Hardeman | 62.41% | 3,486 | 35.50% | 1,983 | 2.09% | 117 | 5,586
Hardin | 85.93% | 5,606 | 12.45% | 812 | 1.62% | 106 | 6,524
Hawkins | 82.42% | 11,669 | 15.56% | 2,203 | 2.02% | 286 | 14,158
Haywood | 51.14% | 2,011 | 47.30% | 1,860 | 1.56% | 61 | 3,932
Henderson | 85.61% | 5,551 | 12.68% | 822 | 1.71% | 111 | 6,484
Henry | 78.52% | 6,674 | 18.87% | 1,604 | 2.61% | 222 | 8,500
Hickman | 78.76% | 4,577 | 19.41% | 1,128 | 1.83% | 106 | 5,811
Houston | 74.25% | 1,837 | 23.00% | 569 | 2.75% | 68 | 2,474
Humphreys | 74.63% | 3,344 | 22.85% | 1,024 | 2.52% | 113 | 4,481
Jackson | 75.80% | 2,415 | 19.99% | 637 | 4.21% | 134 | 3,186
Jefferson | 81.52% | 10,806 | 15.90% | 2,107 | 2.58% | 342 | 13,255
Johnson | 85.05% | 4,415 | 13.25% | 688 | 1.70% | 88 | 5,191
Knox | 59.95% | 76,880 | 38.32% | 49,140 | 1.73% | 2,222 | 128,242
Lake | 78.69% | 912 | 17.69% | 205 | 3.62% | 42 | 1,159
Lauderdale | 69.81% | 3,346 | 27.56% | 1,321 | 2.63% | 126 | 4,793
Lawrence | 81.96% | 8,276 | 15.34% | 1,549 | 2.70% | 272 | 10,097
Lewis | 80.09% | 2,723 | 18.03% | 613 | 1.88% | 64 | 3,400
Lincoln | 81.89% | 7,452 | 15.45% | 1,406 | 2.66% | 242 | 9,100
Loudon | 78.15% | 15,285 | 19.43% | 3,801 | 2.42% | 473 | 19,559
Macon | 85.13% | 4,140 | 12.03% | 585 | 2.84% | 138 | 4,863
Madison | 63.77% | 15,357 | 34.24% | 8,246 | 1.99% | 479 | 24,082
Marion | 77.23% | 5,947 | 20.91% | 1,610 | 1.86% | 143 | 7,700
Marshall | 75.99% | 6,734 | 21.00% | 1,861 | 3.01% | 267 | 8,862
Maury | 72.26% | 22,198 | 25.75% | 7,910 | 1.99% | 610 | 30,718
McMinn | 80.35% | 10,371 | 14.39% | 1,858 | 5.26% | 679 | 12,908
McNairy | 83.06% | 5,864 | 14.67% | 1,036 | 2.27% | 160 | 7,060
Meigs | 82.21% | 2,703 | 14.93% | 491 | 2.86% | 94 | 3,288
Monroe | 82.93% | 9,830 | 14.75% | 1,748 | 2.23% | 275 | 11,853
Montgomery | 60.22% | 24,813 | 36.38% | 14,988 | 3.40% | 1,400 | 41,201
Moore | 83.33% | 1,725 | 14.59% | 302 | 2.08% | 43 | 2,070
Morgan | 83.97% | 3,844 | 13.63% | 624 | 2.40% | 110 | 4,578
Obion | 82.63% | 6,418 | 15.10% | 1,173 | 2.27% | 176 | 7,767
Overton | 78.45% | 4,805 | 18.73% | 1,147 | 2.82% | 173 | 6,125
Perry | 80.22% | 1,549 | 17.56% | 339 | 2.22% | 43 | 1,931
Pickett | 80.06% | 1,542 | 16.15% | 311 | 3.79% | 73 | 1,929
Polk | 83.32% | 4,000 | 14.83% | 712 | 1.85% | 89 | 4,801
Putnam | 72.43% | 14,217 | 24.84% | 4,875 | 2.73% | 536 | 19,628
Rhea | 85.11% | 6,551 | 13.42% | 1,033 | 1.47% | 113 | 7,697
Roane | 75.23% | 11,871 | 21.15% | 3,337 | 3.62% | 572 | 15,780
Robertson | 75.97% | 14,066 | 21.86% | 4,048 | 2.17% | 400 | 18,514
Rutherford | 62.00% | 46,575 | 35.87% | 26,948 | 2.13% | 1,604 | 75,127
Scott | 87.56% | 3,394 | 10.19% | 395 | 2.25% | 87 | 3,876
Sequatchie | 83.92% | 3,643 | 13.87% | 602 | 2.21% | 96 | 4,341
Sevier | 80.35% | 18,314 | 16.75% | 3,818 | 2.90% | 660 | 22,792
Shelby | 43.20% | 86,384 | 54.51% | 108,995 | 2.29% | 4,583 | 199,962
Smith | 79.52% | 4,205 | 17.53% | 927 | 2.95% | 156 | 5,288
Stewart | 79.55% | 3,167 | 17.76% | 707 | 2.69% | 107 | 3,981
Sullivan | 77.90% | 32,897 | 20.78% | 8,777 | 1.32% | 556 | 42,230
Sumner | 71.57% | 37,466 | 26.12% | 13,672 | 2.31% | 1,209 | 52,347
Tipton | 76.69% | 11,487 | 20.58% | 3,083 | 2.73% | 409 | 14,979
Trousdale | 77.39% | 1,660 | 20.93% | 449 | 1.68% | 36 | 2,145
Unicoi | 80.66% | 4,238 | 17.32% | 910 | 2.02% | 106 | 5,254
Union | 82.90% | 3,456 | 14.99% | 625 | 2.11% | 88 | 4,169
Van Buren | 82.35% | 1,563 | 14.70% | 279 | 2.95% | 56 | 1,898
Warren | 75.29% | 6,668 | 22.16% | 1,963 | 2.55% | 226 | 8,857
Washington | 69.42% | 24,330 | 28.66% | 10,046 | 1.92% | 671 | 35,047
Wayne | 86.59% | 3,094 | 11.14% | 398 | 2.27% | 81 | 3,573
Weakley | 78.94% | 6,417 | 18.32% | 1,489 | 2.74% | 223 | 8,129
White | 82.41% | 5,744 | 15.42% | 1,075 | 2.17% | 151 | 6,970
Williamson | 68.06% | 58,132 | 30.57% | 26,116 | 1.37% | 1,169 | 85,417
Wilson | 70.69% | 31,496 | 27.40% | 12,208 | 1.91% | 848 | 44,552

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Haywood (largest city: Brownsville)

## See also

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* Elections in Tennessee
* Political party strength in Tennessee
* Tennessee Democratic Party
* Tennessee Republican Party
* Government of Tennessee
* 2022 Tennessee elections
* 2022 United States elections

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

## References

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