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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Tennessee governor election

Lamar Alexander (Republican) beat Randy Tyree (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1982, 59.6% to 40.4%, a margin of 19.1 points and 237,026 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1978, when Lamar Alexander also won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 43. The largest, Shelby, cast 220,946 votes and went to the Republican by 12.5 points. The closest was Marion, where 11 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lamar Alexander won	Republican	737,963	59.6%
Randy Tyree	Democratic	500,937	40.4%
Total		1,238,900

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Shelby	96,639 43.7%	124,307 56.3%	220,946	R+12.5
Davidson	55,253 42.3%	75,520 57.7%	130,773	R+15.5
Knox	19,388 21.5%	70,746 78.5%	90,134	R+57.0
Hamilton	26,943 36.3%	47,310 63.7%	74,253	R+27.4
Sullivan	11,646 30.0%	27,180 70.0%	38,826	R+40.0
Blount	4,477 19.0%	19,029 81.0%	23,506	R+61.9
Rutherford	9,244 41.9%	12,843 58.1%	22,087	R+16.3
Washington	5,071 24.1%	15,970 75.9%	21,041	R+51.8
Sumner	8,663 41.8%	12,064 58.2%	20,727	R+16.4
Madison	8,334 42.0%	11,528 58.0%	19,862	R+16.1
Anderson	5,442 28.3%	13,760 71.7%	19,202	R+43.3
Williamson	4,862 27.8%	12,623 72.2%	17,485	R+44.4
Wilson	8,039 48.8%	8,428 51.2%	16,467	R+2.4
Montgomery	7,292 46.4%	8,430 53.6%	15,722	R+7.2
Bradley	4,830 31.3%	10,606 68.7%	15,436	R+37.4
Roane	4,441 31.7%	9,555 68.3%	13,996	R+36.5
Hamblen	3,845 29.2%	9,317 70.8%	13,162	R+41.6
Maury	6,133 47.3%	6,842 52.7%	12,975	R+5.5
Gibson	6,540 51.2%	6,225 48.8%	12,765	D+2.5
Greene	3,508 27.6%	9,201 72.4%	12,709	R+44.8
Putnam	6,595 52.5%	5,974 47.5%	12,569	D+4.9
Carter	3,032 26.1%	8,564 73.9%	11,596	R+47.7
Sevier	1,811 15.7%	9,701 84.3%	11,512	R+68.5
Coffee	5,276 47.6%	5,808 52.4%	11,084	R+4.8
Lawrence	5,252 49.6%	5,347 50.4%	10,599	R+0.9
McMinn	3,472 34.2%	6,691 65.8%	10,163	R+31.7
Hawkins	3,173 32.3%	6,649 67.7%	9,822	R+35.4
Dickson	4,795 52.7%	4,300 47.3%	9,095	D+5.4
Carroll	4,209 46.5%	4,848 53.5%	9,057	R+7.1
Franklin	4,960 55.4%	3,988 44.6%	8,948	D+10.9
Campbell	3,769 43.6%	4,880 56.4%	8,649	R+12.8
Cumberland	2,888 33.5%	5,739 66.5%	8,627	R+33.0
Warren	4,806 55.9%	3,797 44.1%	8,603	D+11.7
Bedford	4,635 54.0%	3,951 46.0%	8,586	D+8.0
Robertson	4,710 55.1%	3,841 44.9%	8,551	D+10.2
Henry	4,295 50.3%	4,244 49.7%	8,539	D+0.6
Jefferson	2,024 23.7%	6,511 76.3%	8,535	R+52.6
Monroe	3,239 38.9%	5,090 61.1%	8,329	R+22.2
Loudon	1,831 22.8%	6,213 77.2%	8,044	R+54.5
Tipton	4,241 54.3%	3,563 45.7%	7,804	D+8.7
Dyer	3,919 51.0%	3,768 49.0%	7,687	D+2.0
Weakley	3,811 52.7%	3,414 47.3%	7,225	D+5.5
Marion	3,560 49.9%	3,571 50.1%	7,131	R+0.2
Obion	3,588 50.5%	3,511 49.5%	7,099	D+1.1
McNairy	3,357 48.8%	3,522 51.2%	6,879	R+2.4
Henderson	2,677 40.1%	3,997 59.9%	6,674	R+19.8
Rhea	2,239 34.1%	4,332 65.9%	6,571	R+31.9
Hardin	3,045 47.0%	3,439 53.0%	6,484	R+6.1
Cocke	1,557 24.3%	4,854 75.7%	6,411	R+51.4
Giles	3,617 58.5%	2,569 41.5%	6,186	D+16.9
Hardeman	3,440 56.7%	2,628 43.3%	6,068	D+13.4
Lincoln	3,773 62.6%	2,256 37.4%	6,029	D+25.2
Fayette	3,216 54.9%	2,638 45.1%	5,854	D+9.9
Marshall	3,121 53.7%	2,689 46.3%	5,810	D+7.4
Lauderdale	3,729 64.8%	2,024 35.2%	5,753	D+29.6
Claiborne	2,167 38.3%	3,491 61.7%	5,658	R+23.4
Humphreys	3,369 59.7%	2,271 40.3%	5,640	D+19.5
Cheatham	2,793 50.4%	2,753 49.6%	5,546	D+0.7
Benton	3,393 61.9%	2,085 38.1%	5,478	D+23.9
White	2,934 56.5%	2,258 43.5%	5,192	D+13.0
Smith	3,510 70.2%	1,488 29.8%	4,998	D+40.5
Hickman	2,869 60.1%	1,901 39.9%	4,770	D+20.3
Overton	2,996 66.0%	1,544 34.0%	4,540	D+32.0
Dekalb	2,674 61.7%	1,657 38.3%	4,331	D+23.5
Grainger	1,243 28.8%	3,067 71.2%	4,310	R+42.3
Morgan	1,859 43.4%	2,420 56.6%	4,279	R+13.1
Haywood	2,300 56.2%	1,790 43.8%	4,090	D+12.5
Scott	1,535 37.9%	2,517 62.1%	4,052	R+24.2
Unicoi	759 18.8%	3,269 81.2%	4,028	R+62.3
Chester	2,049 51.8%	1,904 48.2%	3,953	D+3.7
Polk	1,965 49.7%	1,987 50.3%	3,952	R+0.6
Wayne	1,475 38.0%	2,408 62.0%	3,883	R+24.0
Macon	1,639 43.1%	2,164 56.9%	3,803	R+13.8
Decatur	1,882 51.6%	1,763 48.4%	3,645	D+3.3
Fentress	1,674 46.2%	1,949 53.8%	3,623	R+7.6
Grundy	2,541 71.8%	997 28.2%	3,538	D+43.6
Johnson	806 23.0%	2,696 77.0%	3,502	R+54.0
Crockett	1,844 55.0%	1,506 45.0%	3,350	D+10.1
Jackson	2,382 71.3%	961 28.7%	3,343	D+42.5
Cannon	1,924 59.0%	1,339 41.0%	3,263	D+17.9
Union	1,001 31.3%	2,201 68.7%	3,202	R+37.5
Lewis	1,945 60.8%	1,254 39.2%	3,199	D+21.6
Bledsoe	1,484 47.3%	1,651 52.7%	3,135	R+5.3
Stewart	1,984 65.3%	1,056 34.7%	3,040	D+30.5
Clay	1,332 52.0%	1,230 48.0%	2,562	D+4.0
Houston	1,685 68.6%	772 31.4%	2,457	D+37.2
Sequatchie	1,189 52.0%	1,099 48.0%	2,288	D+3.9
Perry	1,442 64.1%	807 35.9%	2,249	D+28.2
Hancock	566 30.9%	1,268 69.1%	1,834	R+38.3
Trousdale	1,192 65.2%	635 34.8%	1,827	D+30.5
Meigs	745 42.4%	1,011 57.6%	1,756	R+15.1
Lake	1,206 73.2%	441 26.8%	1,647	D+46.4
Pickett	692 43.3%	907 56.7%	1,599	R+13.4
Van Buren	899 65.9%	466 34.1%	1,365	D+31.7
Moore	741 55.9%	585 44.1%	1,326	D+11.8

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Bill Lee (R)	R+32.0
2018	Bill Lee (R)	R+21.0
2014	Bill Haslam (R)	R+47.5
2010	Bill Haslam (R)	R+31.9
2006	Phil Bredesen (D)	D+38.9
2002	Phil Bredesen (D)	D+3.1
1998	Don Sundquist (R)	R+39.2
1994	Don Sundquist (R)	R+9.6
1990	Ned McWherter (D)	D+24.2
1986	Ned McWherter (D)	D+8.5
1982	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+19.1
1978	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+11.6
1974	L. Ray Blanton (D)	D+11.7
1970	Winfield Dunn (R)	R+6.0
1966	Buford Ellington (D)	D+81.2
1962	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+34.8
1958	Buford Ellington (D)	D+49.2
1954	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+86.7
1952	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+58.7
1950	Gordon Browning (D)	D+78.1
1948	Gordon Browning (D)	D+33.8
1946	James N. McCord (D)	D+33.4
1944	James N. McCord (D)	D+26.5
1942	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+40.3
1940	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+44.2
1938	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+43.4
1936	Gordon Browning (D)	D+61.7
1934	Hill McAlister (D)	D+61.8
1932	Hill McAlister (D)	D+13.0
1930	Henry H. Horton (D)	D+28.2
1928	Henry H. Horton (D)	D+22.1
1926	Austin Peay (D)	D+29.5
1924	Austin Peay (D)	D+14.4
1922	Austin Peay (D)	D+15.8
1920	Alfred A. Taylor (R)	R+10.4
1918	Albert H. Roberts (D)	D+25.0
1916	Tom C. Rye (D)	D+11.0
1914	Tom C. Rye (D)	D+7.8
1912	Ben W. Hooper (R)	R+3.1
1910	Ben W. Hooper (R)	R+4.3
1908	Malcolm R. Patterson (D)	D+8.2
1906	Malcolm R. Patterson (D)	D+9.4
1904	James B. Frazier (D)	D+11.9
1902	James B. Frazier (D)	D+25.0
1900	Benton McMillin (D)	D+9.7
1898	Benton McMillin (D)	D+18.2
1896	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+2.2
1894	Peter Turney (D)	D+1.1
1892	Peter Turney (D)	D+9.7
1890	John P. Buchanan (D)	D+18.7
1888	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+6.0
1886	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+7.2
1884	William B. Bate (D)	D+2.8
1882	William B. Bate (D)	D+12.0
1880	Alvin Hawkins (R)	R+10.2
1878	Albert S. Marks (D)	D+31.2
1876	James D. Jr. Porter (D)	D+62.7
1874	James D. Jr. Porter (D)	D+29.8
1872	A. A. Freeman (R)	R+100.0
1870	John C. Brown (D)	D+31.1
1867	William G. Brownlow (R)	R+76.8
1865	William G. Brownlow (R)	R+99.9

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