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Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

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General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election: Nov. 6
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
Early voting: Oct. 17 - Nov. 1
Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

Online registration:Yes
Same-day registration: No
Voter ID: Photo ID required
Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.^[2]

On the ballot:U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative • Local judges • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Democratic primaries •Republican primaries

Governor of Tennessee
2022→ ←2014

Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline:April 5, 2018
Primary: August 2, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Bill Haslam (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by county Voting in Tennessee
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2018 Impact of term limits in 2018 State government trifectas State government triplexes Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
Tennessee executive elections
Governor

Tennessee held an election forgovernor onNovember 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 5, 2018.

For more information about the Democratic primary,click here.
For more information about the Republican primary,click here.

For more information about gubernatorial elections in 2018,click here.

SETTING THE STAGE
Heading into the 2018 election, the sittinggovernor wasBill Haslam (R), who was first elected in2010 and was re-elected in2014. Haslam was prevented from seeking a third term in 2018 due toterm limits.
Heading into the election,Tennessee was aRepublican trifecta. It had held this status since Haslam took office in 2011. Tennessee was also aRepublican triplex.
Tennessee was won by theRepublican candidate in each of the previous five presidential elections. The widest margin of victory wasDonald Trump's 26 percent margin in 2016 while the narrowest wasGeorge W. Bush's four percent margin in 2000.

Tennessee was one of36 states that held an election forgovernor in 2018.Democrats gained seven previouslyRepublican-held seats, andRepublicans gained one previously independent-held seat. Heading into the 2018 elections, there were16Democratic governors,33Republican governors, and one independent governor. In 2018, 26 of the 33 states with aRepublican governor held a gubernatorial election, while nine out of the 16 states with aDemocratic governor held a gubernatorial election.Seventeen of the36 seats up for election were open seats (four Democratic, 12 Republican, and one independent), meaning that the sitting governor was not seeking re-election. Clickhere for more information on other 2018 gubernatorial elections.

Candidates and election results

See also:Statistics on gubernatorial candidates, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Karl Dean defeatedCraig Fitzhugh andMezianne Vale Payne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Karl Dean	75.1	279,324
	Craig Fitzhugh	19.4	72,263
	Mezianne Vale Payne	5.4	20,253

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	36.7	289,699
		Randy Boyd	24.3	191,940
		Diane Black	23.0	181,719
		Beth Harwell	15.3	120,910
		Kay White	0.4	3,181
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux	0.2	1,270

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 788,719
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Endorsements

Bill Lee
- PresidentDonald Trump (R)^[3]

Context of the 2018 election

Race rating

Race ratings: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2018	October 30, 2018	October 23, 2018	October 16, 2018
The Cook Political Report	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

Other 2018 statewide elections

See also:States with both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections in 2018

This race took place in one of twenty-two states that held elections for bothgovernor andU.S. Senate in 2018.

A table of where these elections occurred, the names of incumbents prior to the 2018 elections, and links to our coverage of these races can be viewed by clicking "[show]" on the banner below:

States holding both Gubernatorial and Senate elections in 2018
State	Incumbent Governor	Open Seat?	Incumbent Senator	Open Seat?
Arizona	Doug Ducey	No	Jeff Flake	Yes
California	Jerry Brown	Yes	Dianne Feinstein	No
Connecticut	Dan Malloy	Yes	Chris Murphy	No
Florida	Rick Scott	Yes	Bill Nelson	No
Hawaii	David Ige	No	Mazie Hirono	No
Maine	Paul LePage	Yes	Angus King	No
Maryland	Larry Hogan	No	Ben Cardin	No
Massachusetts	Charlie Baker	No	Elizabeth Warren	No
Michigan	Rick Snyder	Yes	Debbie Stabenow	No
Minnesota	Mark Dayton	Yes	Amy Klobuchar	No
Nebraska	Pete Ricketts	No	Deb Fischer	No
Nevada	Brian Sandoval	Yes	Dean Heller	No
New Mexico	Susana Martinez	Yes	Martin Heinrich	No
New York	Andrew Cuomo	No	Kirsten Gillibrand	No
Ohio	John Kasich	Yes	Sherrod Brown	No
Pennsylvania	Tom Wolf	No	Bob Casey, Jr.	No
Rhode Island	Gina Raimondo	No	Sheldon Whitehouse	No
Tennessee	Bill Haslam	Yes	Bob Corker	Yes
Texas	Greg Abbott	No	Ted Cruz	No
Vermont	Phil Scott	No	Bernie Sanders	No
Wisconsin	Scott Walker	No	Tammy Baldwin	No
Wyoming	Matt Mead	Yes	John Barrasso	No

Republican winning streak

See also:Winning streaks in 2018 gubernatorial elections

Lee's victory in the general election was the third in a series beginning withBill Haslam's (R) victory in2010, continuing a record-long Republican winning streak in Tennessee gubernatorial elections. The longest Democratic winning streak in state history was 20 elections, occurring between 1922 and 1966.

Wave election analysis

See also:Wave elections (1918-2016)

The termwave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makessignificant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from PresidentWoodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 toDonald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016.We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition togubernatorial elections, we found that Republicans needed to loseseven seats for 2018 to qualify as awave election.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 11 gubernatorial waves from 1918 to 2016.Click here to read the full report.

Gubernatorial wave elections
Year	President	Party	Election type	Gubernatorial seats change	Elections analyzed^[4]
1970	Nixon	R	First midterm	-12	35
1922	Harding	R	First midterm	-11	33
1932	Hoover	R	Presidential	-10	35
1920	Wilson	D	Presidential	-10	36
1994	Clinton	D	First midterm	-10	36
1930	Hoover	R	First midterm	-9	33
1938	Roosevelt	D	Second midterm	-9	33
1966	Johnson	D	First midterm^[5]	-9	35
1954	Eisenhower	R	First midterm	-8	33
1982	Reagan	R	First midterm	-7	36
2010	Obama	D	First midterm	-7	33

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Tennessee heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

Following the2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Tennessee.
Republicans held seven of nineU.S. House seats in Tennessee.

State executives

As of September 2018, Republicans held four 10state executive positions. The remaining six were officially nonpartisan.
The governor of Tennessee was RepublicanBill Haslam. The state heldelections forgovernor onNovember 6, 2018.

State legislature

Republicans controlled both chambers of theTennessee General Assembly. They had a 25-69 majority in the state House and a 4-26 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

See also:State government trifectas

Tennessee was undera Republican trifecta, meaning Republicans had control of the state government.

2018 elections

See also:Tennessee elections, 2018

Tennessee held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Tennessee
	Tennessee	U.S.
Total population:	6,595,056	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	41,235	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.8%	12.6%
Asian:	1.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.5%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$45,219	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	21.4%	11.3%
Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.

As of July 2016, Tennessee's three largest cities were Nashville-Davidson (pop. est. 667,885), Memphis (pop. est. 652,236), and Knoxville (pop. est. 187,347).^[6]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Tennessee from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Tennessee Secretary of State.^[7]

Historical elections

Presidential elections

Election results (President of the United States), Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	60.7%	Hillary Clinton	34.7%	26.0%
2012	Mitt Romney	59.5%	Barack Obama	39.1%	20.4%
2008	John McCain	56.9%	Barack Obama	41.8%	15.1%
2004	George W. Bush	56.8%	John Kerry	42.5%	14.3%
2000	George W. Bush	51.2%	Al Gore	47.3%	3.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results ofU.S. Senate races in Tennessee from 2000 to 2014. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Tennessee 2000-2014
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Lamar Alexander	61.9%	Gordon Ball	31.9%	30.0%
2012	Bob Corker	64.9%	Mark Clayton	30.4%	34.5%
2008	Lamar Alexander	65.1%	Bob Tuke	31.6%	33.5%
2006	Bob Corker	50.7%	Harold Ford, Jr.	48.0%	2.7%
2002	Lamar Alexander	54.3%	Bob Clement	44.3%	10.0%
2000	Bill Frist	65.1%	Jeff Clark	32.2%	32.9%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Tennessee.

Election results (Governor), Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Bill Haslam	70.3%	Charles Brown	22.8%	47.5%
2010	Bill Haslam	65.0%	Mike McWherter	33.1%	31.9%
2006	Phil Bredesen	68.6%	Jim Bryson	29.7%	38.9%
2002	Phil Bredesen	50.7%	Van Hilleary	47.6%	3.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Tennessee in theU.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2014	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2012	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2010	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2008	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2006	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2004	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2002	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	R+1
2000	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

Astate government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2026
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Sixteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is aPivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee	7.92%	5.91%	6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election,Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote.Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click[show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled byDaily Kos.^[8]^[9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	26.48%	71.78%	R+45.3	19.62%	76.53%	R+56.9	R
2	25.47%	72.94%	R+47.5	22.34%	73.09%	R+50.8	R
3	23.44%	74.89%	R+51.5	15.82%	81.34%	R+65.5	R
4	24.92%	73.37%	R+48.5	17.60%	79.09%	R+61.5	R
5	26.22%	72.04%	R+45.8	18.39%	78.32%	R+59.9	R
6	27.88%	70.48%	R+42.6	24.82%	70.87%	R+46.1	R
7	32.16%	65.69%	R+33.5	28.10%	67.14%	R+39	R
8	25.60%	72.64%	R+47	22.13%	73.51%	R+51.4	R
9	25.47%	72.83%	R+47.4	16.67%	80.51%	R+63.8	R
10	26.13%	72.49%	R+46.4	19.78%	76.98%	R+57.2	R
11	24.31%	73.99%	R+49.7	16.57%	80.41%	R+63.8	R
12	21.96%	76.64%	R+54.7	18.10%	78.27%	R+60.2	R
13	46.29%	51.08%	R+4.8	46.53%	46.55%	R+0	R
14	27.16%	71.40%	R+44.2	31.73%	62.39%	R+30.7	R
15	64.97%	32.36%	D+32.6	63.19%	30.19%	D+33	D
16	26.02%	72.27%	R+46.3	25.79%	69.20%	R+43.4	R
17	23.13%	75.42%	R+52.3	17.26%	79.08%	R+61.8	R
18	37.12%	60.80%	R+23.7	40.01%	52.84%	R+12.8	R
19	24.61%	73.61%	R+49	20.94%	74.82%	R+53.9	R
20	26.93%	71.34%	R+44.4	24.49%	70.69%	R+46.2	R
21	25.45%	73.18%	R+47.7	21.22%	75.52%	R+54.3	R
22	23.71%	74.79%	R+51.1	16.46%	80.41%	R+64	R
23	25.15%	73.42%	R+48.3	17.86%	79.49%	R+61.6	R
24	24.40%	74.21%	R+49.8	21.09%	74.46%	R+53.4	R
25	26.28%	72.36%	R+46.1	20.11%	77.28%	R+57.2	R
26	34.03%	64.08%	R+30.1	31.79%	62.75%	R+31	R
27	34.43%	63.74%	R+29.3	31.70%	62.61%	R+30.9	R
28	80.31%	18.45%	D+61.9	77.92%	17.79%	D+60.1	D
29	33.45%	64.95%	R+31.5	29.81%	65.70%	R+35.9	R
30	37.06%	61.14%	R+24.1	34.33%	60.41%	R+26.1	R
31	27.30%	71.02%	R+43.7	18.77%	78.05%	R+59.3	R
32	26.67%	71.68%	R+45	21.60%	74.28%	R+52.7	R
33	35.25%	62.79%	R+27.5	31.54%	63.16%	R+31.6	R
34	33.18%	65.32%	R+32.1	31.29%	63.52%	R+32.2	R
35	23.70%	74.95%	R+51.3	15.89%	81.43%	R+65.5	R
36	26.89%	71.70%	R+44.8	18.57%	78.26%	R+59.7	R
37	38.33%	59.99%	R+21.7	36.08%	58.84%	R+22.8	R
38	24.89%	73.79%	R+48.9	16.00%	81.84%	R+65.8	R
39	33.22%	65.17%	R+32	24.43%	72.61%	R+48.2	R
40	31.85%	66.76%	R+34.9	23.97%	72.67%	R+48.7	R
41	32.24%	66.34%	R+34.1	20.31%	77.25%	R+56.9	D
42	30.46%	67.77%	R+37.3	25.64%	70.08%	R+44.4	R
43	35.21%	62.96%	R+27.8	22.37%	74.65%	R+52.3	R
44	31.04%	67.73%	R+36.7	26.55%	69.59%	R+43	R
45	26.81%	71.94%	R+45.1	25.43%	70.33%	R+44.9	R
46	31.50%	67.04%	R+35.5	25.22%	70.47%	R+45.3	R
47	30.99%	67.13%	R+36.1	23.89%	72.27%	R+48.4	R
48	36.74%	61.61%	R+24.9	33.92%	60.93%	R+27	R
49	39.71%	58.68%	R+19	37.26%	57.65%	R+20.4	R
50	41.70%	56.68%	R+15	44.24%	50.66%	R+6.4	D
51	66.01%	31.55%	D+34.5	67.37%	26.85%	D+40.5	D
52	67.26%	31.18%	D+36.1	67.30%	27.78%	D+39.5	D
53	51.53%	46.59%	D+4.9	54.11%	38.90%	D+15.2	D
54	83.83%	15.06%	D+68.8	81.44%	15.31%	D+66.1	D
55	56.64%	40.99%	D+15.7	62.66%	30.37%	D+32.3	D
56	37.97%	60.61%	R+22.6	47.22%	46.82%	D+0.4	R
57	27.13%	71.48%	R+44.4	24.99%	70.38%	R+45.4	R
58	86.45%	11.94%	D+74.5	82.52%	12.58%	D+69.9	D
59	70.87%	27.77%	D+43.1	70.12%	26.06%	D+44.1	D
60	42.92%	55.47%	R+12.6	44.82%	49.40%	R+4.6	D
61	25.02%	73.85%	R+48.8	31.20%	63.62%	R+32.4	R
62	29.19%	69.47%	R+40.3	22.37%	74.69%	R+52.3	R
63	24.83%	73.95%	R+49.1	28.09%	66.72%	R+38.6	R
64	31.94%	66.63%	R+34.7	25.56%	70.79%	R+45.2	R
65	29.11%	69.35%	R+40.2	29.72%	64.68%	R+35	R
66	31.53%	67.11%	R+35.6	24.53%	71.72%	R+47.2	R
67	54.58%	43.95%	D+10.6	47.83%	45.50%	D+2.3	D
68	35.78%	62.76%	R+27	31.26%	63.72%	R+32.5	R
69	40.73%	57.62%	R+16.9	29.72%	66.98%	R+37.3	R
70	31.22%	67.54%	R+36.3	22.18%	75.41%	R+53.2	R
71	24.67%	73.66%	R+49	15.60%	81.73%	R+66.1	R
72	27.58%	70.95%	R+43.4	18.81%	78.70%	R+59.9	R
73	32.43%	66.66%	R+34.2	30.38%	66.96%	R+36.6	R
74	44.75%	53.51%	R+8.8	32.44%	62.91%	R+30.5	R
75	35.99%	62.32%	R+26.3	23.49%	73.77%	R+50.3	R
76	31.38%	67.25%	R+35.9	24.03%	73.21%	R+49.2	R
77	26.95%	71.89%	R+44.9	19.93%	77.87%	R+57.9	R
78	31.74%	66.52%	R+34.8	24.60%	71.32%	R+46.7	R
79	32.57%	66.24%	R+33.7	25.73%	71.87%	R+46.1	R
80	65.84%	33.40%	D+32.4	59.47%	38.32%	D+21.2	D
81	29.62%	69.23%	R+39.6	24.73%	72.28%	R+47.6	R
82	47.11%	52.21%	R+5.1	39.75%	58.51%	R+18.8	D
83	35.52%	63.50%	R+28	42.62%	53.17%	R+10.6	R
84	88.19%	11.41%	D+76.8	87.27%	10.83%	D+76.4	D
85	86.69%	12.90%	D+73.8	86.70%	11.57%	D+75.1	D
86	76.09%	23.16%	D+52.9	72.98%	24.31%	D+48.7	D
87	86.77%	12.68%	D+74.1	86.66%	11.18%	D+75.5	D
88	76.07%	23.17%	D+52.9	75.43%	21.94%	D+53.5	D
89	29.02%	69.00%	R+40	30.19%	63.68%	R+33.5	R
90	82.88%	15.83%	D+67.1	82.77%	13.27%	D+69.5	D
91	89.73%	9.60%	D+80.1	86.97%	10.77%	D+76.2	D
92	32.45%	65.92%	R+33.5	23.60%	73.36%	R+49.8	R
93	78.51%	20.54%	D+58	76.41%	20.35%	D+56.1	D
94	31.77%	67.08%	R+35.3	26.34%	71.15%	R+44.8	R
95	23.35%	75.79%	R+52.4	28.51%	67.82%	R+39.3	R
96	43.76%	55.37%	R+11.6	50.57%	45.95%	D+4.6	D
97	37.56%	61.31%	R+23.8	41.60%	54.17%	R+12.6	R
98	81.57%	17.71%	D+63.9	80.24%	17.34%	D+62.9	D
99	28.53%	70.51%	R+42	29.33%	67.14%	R+37.8	R
Total	39.08%	59.48%	R+20.4	34.91%	61.06%	R+26.2	-
Source:Daily Kos

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↑InTennessee, most polling places were open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. All precincts closed at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and 7:00 p.m. Central.
↑InTennessee, most polling places were open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. All precincts closed at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and 7:00 p.m. Central.
↑Tennessean, "Donald Trump quickly endorses Republican nominee for Tennessee governor Bill Lee after Thursday's election," August 3, 2018
↑The number of gubernatorial seats up for election varies, with as many as 36 seats and as few as 12 seats being up in a single even-numbered year.
↑Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
↑Tennessee Demographics, "Tennessee Cities by Population" accessed September 7, 2018
↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed September 7, 2018
↑Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
↑Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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