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2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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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 is 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.

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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]

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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

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
Organizations
Randy Boyd
Individuals
Bill Lee
U.S. representatives
State-level officials
Individuals
Newspapers

Polling

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Results

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Results by county:
  Lee
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Boyd
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Black
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Karl Dean
Federal officials
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

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Results

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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%
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Independents

Candidates

Notes

  1. Libertarian Party and Green Party do not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."[91]

General election

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Debates

Endorsements

Bill Lee (R)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State-level officials
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Karl Dean (D)
U.S. representatives
State officials
Local officials
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

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

Polling

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Results

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Lee won seven of nine congressional districts.[140]

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