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Election 1994 Results

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1994 Tennessee governor election

Don Sundquist (Republican) beat Phil Bredesen (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1994, 54.3% to 44.7%, a margin of 9.6 points and 142,864 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1990 it went Democratic, for Ned McWherter.

Republicans led in 60 of the 95 counties and Democrats in 35. The largest, Shelby, cast 268,815 votes and went to the Republican by 5.5 points. The closest was Perry, where 14 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Don Sundquist won Republican 807,107 54.3%
Phil Bredesen Democratic 664,243 44.7%
All other candidates 15,774 1.1%
Total1,487,124

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 125,725 46.8% 140,607 52.3% 2,483 268,815 R+5.5
Davidson 93,411 59.4% 62,653 39.9% 1,148 157,212 D+19.6
Knox 36,378 35.4% 64,828 63.1% 1,555 102,761 R+27.7
Hamilton 34,534 39.1% 52,452 59.3% 1,433 88,419 R+20.3
Sullivan 14,883 35.5% 26,487 63.2% 510 41,880 R+27.7
Rutherford 18,415 48.7% 19,055 50.4% 306 37,776 R+1.7
Williamson 15,826 45.1% 19,107 54.5% 152 35,085 R+9.4
Sumner 16,981 51.7% 15,593 47.5% 244 32,818 D+4.2
Blount 8,597 31.6% 18,248 67.1% 341 27,186 R+35.5
Washington 10,009 36.9% 16,725 61.7% 388 27,122 R+24.8
Madison 10,194 42.4% 13,649 56.8% 193 24,036 R+14.4
Wilson 12,382 51.8% 11,283 47.2% 250 23,915 D+4.6
Montgomery 10,827 46.8% 12,055 52.1% 254 23,136 R+5.3
Anderson 8,827 41.4% 12,252 57.4% 253 21,332 R+16.1
Bradley 5,876 29.2% 13,895 69.0% 372 20,143 R+39.8
Maury 7,880 48.3% 8,313 51.0% 112 16,305 R+2.7
Putnam 8,098 50.2% 7,901 49.0% 136 16,135 D+1.2
Roane 6,632 41.1% 9,308 57.7% 188 16,128 R+16.6
Sevier 3,517 23.2% 11,407 75.3% 229 15,153 R+52.1
Greene 4,802 33.9% 9,242 65.1% 142 14,186 R+31.3
Carter 4,515 31.9% 9,441 66.7% 201 14,157 R+34.8
Hamblen 4,783 33.9% 9,181 65.0% 153 14,117 R+31.2
Gibson 6,633 49.6% 6,614 49.5% 120 13,367 D+0.1
Coffee 6,997 52.8% 6,140 46.3% 117 13,254 D+6.5
Cumberland 4,824 36.8% 8,086 61.7% 186 13,096 R+24.9
Robertson 6,769 55.8% 5,216 43.0% 135 12,120 D+12.8
McMinn 3,916 32.8% 7,887 66.0% 152 11,955 R+33.2
Hawkins 4,372 37.1% 7,282 61.8% 132 11,786 R+24.7
Tipton 4,003 35.2% 7,203 63.3% 182 11,388 R+28.1
Dickson 5,633 51.1% 5,302 48.1% 83 11,018 D+3.0
Lawrence 4,620 43.6% 5,929 55.9% 54 10,603 R+12.3
Monroe 3,942 37.8% 6,369 61.1% 120 10,431 R+23.3
Loudon 3,165 30.8% 6,992 68.1% 112 10,269 R+37.3
Franklin 5,531 54.8% 4,473 44.3% 87 10,091 D+10.5
Henry 5,073 53.0% 4,421 46.2% 82 9,576 D+6.8
Jefferson 2,809 29.9% 6,458 68.7% 127 9,394 R+38.8
Dyer 3,261 35.3% 5,824 63.1% 147 9,232 R+27.8
Bedford 4,626 50.2% 4,531 49.2% 57 9,214 D+1.0
Weakley 4,719 51.6% 4,315 47.1% 120 9,154 D+4.4
Obion 4,533 50.5% 4,379 48.7% 71 8,983 D+1.7
Carroll 4,330 48.2% 4,583 51.1% 62 8,975 R+2.8
Warren 4,890 54.6% 3,976 44.4% 97 8,963 D+10.2
Campbell 3,581 44.7% 4,343 54.2% 95 8,019 R+9.5
Cheatham 3,965 50.8% 3,761 48.2% 79 7,805 D+2.6
Marion 3,801 50.6% 3,595 47.8% 122 7,518 D+2.7
McNairy 2,804 37.8% 4,560 61.5% 50 7,414 R+23.7
Fayette 2,915 39.6% 4,348 59.1% 90 7,353 R+19.5
Cocke 1,967 27.8% 4,993 70.5% 120 7,080 R+42.7
Lincoln 3,043 44.0% 3,788 54.7% 91 6,922 R+10.8
Rhea 2,459 35.6% 4,366 63.2% 78 6,903 R+27.6
Hardin 2,590 38.4% 4,072 60.4% 83 6,745 R+22.0
Lauderdale 2,762 42.6% 3,637 56.1% 87 6,486 R+13.5
Hardeman 2,718 42.1% 3,697 57.2% 43 6,458 R+15.2
Henderson 2,120 32.9% 4,256 66.1% 59 6,435 R+33.2
Claiborne 2,362 37.6% 3,850 61.2% 78 6,290 R+23.7
Giles 3,378 53.8% 2,835 45.2% 65 6,278 D+8.6
Marshall 3,220 52.5% 2,876 46.9% 34 6,130 D+5.6
Benton 3,387 56.7% 2,466 41.3% 125 5,978 D+15.4
White 3,009 54.3% 2,455 44.3% 74 5,538 D+10.0
Hickman 2,961 54.4% 2,448 44.9% 38 5,447 D+9.4
Humphreys 2,869 55.1% 2,277 43.7% 63 5,209 D+11.4
Haywood 2,426 49.1% 2,458 49.8% 54 4,938 R+0.6
Smith 2,913 60.1% 1,889 39.0% 43 4,845 D+21.1
DeKalb 2,662 57.2% 1,961 42.2% 29 4,652 D+15.1
Overton 2,804 61.3% 1,738 38.0% 30 4,572 D+23.3
Chester 1,498 34.0% 2,900 65.7% 13 4,411 R+31.8
Morgan 2,011 45.9% 2,333 53.3% 34 4,378 R+7.4
Unicoi 1,463 33.4% 2,870 65.6% 42 4,375 R+32.2
Macon 1,752 42.3% 2,356 56.9% 35 4,143 R+14.6
Grainger 1,310 31.6% 2,779 67.1% 53 4,142 R+35.5
Wayne 1,268 30.8% 2,814 68.5% 29 4,111 R+37.6
Polk 1,954 48.7% 2,013 50.2% 46 4,013 R+1.5
Johnson 1,120 28.3% 2,786 70.3% 57 3,963 R+42.0
Fentress 1,569 41.6% 2,170 57.5% 36 3,775 R+15.9
Scott 1,285 34.4% 2,412 64.6% 36 3,733 R+30.2
Decatur 1,671 46.3% 1,896 52.6% 39 3,606 R+6.2
Crockett 1,428 40.2% 2,090 58.9% 33 3,551 R+18.6
Union 1,177 33.4% 2,307 65.4% 42 3,526 R+32.0
Cannon 1,908 57.3% 1,392 41.8% 32 3,332 D+15.5
Stewart 1,844 58.0% 1,303 40.9% 35 3,182 D+17.0
Bledsoe 1,270 40.5% 1,830 58.4% 34 3,134 R+17.9
Lewis 1,521 49.8% 1,499 49.1% 32 3,052 D+0.7
Grundy 1,708 57.0% 1,259 42.0% 32 2,999 D+15.0
Jackson 1,918 64.1% 1,055 35.3% 19 2,992 D+28.8
Sequatchie 1,094 42.3% 1,448 55.9% 47 2,589 R+13.7
Houston 1,350 58.1% 958 41.2% 17 2,325 D+16.9
Clay 1,168 50.5% 1,136 49.1% 10 2,314 D+1.4
Meigs 953 42.0% 1,298 57.2% 19 2,270 R+15.2
Perry 1,043 50.1% 1,029 49.4% 10 2,082 D+0.7
Trousdale 1,211 63.5% 679 35.6% 17 1,907 D+27.9
Pickett 627 40.4% 916 59.0% 9 1,552 R+18.6
Moore 715 46.7% 797 52.1% 18 1,530 R+5.4
Hancock 462 31.0% 1,014 68.1% 13 1,489 R+37.1
Lake 701 47.3% 775 52.3% 7 1,483 R+5.0
Van Buren 790 54.0% 662 45.2% 12 1,464 D+8.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
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