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Election 2006 Results

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2006 Tennessee governor election

Phil Bredesen (Democrat) beat Jim Bryson (Republican) in Tennessee in 2006, 68.6% to 29.7%, a margin of 38.9 points and 706,638 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2002, when Phil Bredesen also won.

Democrats led in 95 of the 95 counties. The largest, Shelby, cast 279,666 votes and went to the Democrat by 52.2 points. The closest was Hancock, where 80 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
Phil Bredesen won Democratic 1,247,491 68.6%
Jim Bryson Republican 540,853 29.7%
All other candidates 30,205 1.7%
Total1,818,549

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 210,470 75.3% 64,593 23.1% 4,603 279,666 D+52.2
Davidson 132,712 76.0% 38,977 22.3% 3,047 174,736 D+53.6
Knox 87,537 71.5% 33,266 27.2% 1,701 122,504 D+44.3
Hamilton 75,261 70.3% 30,482 28.5% 1,370 107,113 D+41.8
Rutherford 40,034 65.2% 20,535 33.5% 802 61,371 D+31.8
Williamson 35,058 57.6% 25,384 41.7% 462 60,904 D+15.9
Sumner 29,713 64.4% 15,938 34.5% 495 46,146 D+29.9
Sullivan 27,024 59.7% 17,479 38.6% 778 45,281 D+21.1
Montgomery 25,465 71.0% 9,185 25.6% 1,200 35,850 D+45.4
Blount 23,433 65.4% 11,791 32.9% 591 35,815 D+32.5
Wilson 23,207 65.1% 11,990 33.6% 476 35,673 D+31.4
Washington 21,092 62.0% 12,360 36.3% 576 34,028 D+25.7
Madison 21,889 72.9% 7,771 25.9% 349 30,009 D+47.0
Bradley 14,492 55.2% 11,401 43.4% 366 26,259 D+11.8
Maury 16,274 69.8% 6,778 29.1% 276 23,328 D+40.7
Anderson 16,881 72.4% 6,049 25.9% 386 23,316 D+46.5
Sevier 13,355 58.5% 9,023 39.5% 451 22,829 D+19.0
Putnam 13,830 68.9% 5,879 29.3% 359 20,068 D+39.6
Cumberland 11,741 61.3% 7,172 37.4% 253 19,166 D+23.8
Robertson 12,664 67.1% 5,995 31.8% 202 18,861 D+35.4
Greene 10,669 57.9% 7,376 40.1% 370 18,415 D+17.9
Roane 12,389 70.7% 4,807 27.5% 315 17,511 D+43.3
Hamblen 10,377 62.3% 6,057 36.4% 222 16,656 D+25.9
Tipton 10,433 63.0% 5,843 35.3% 273 16,549 D+27.7
Loudon 10,797 66.3% 5,257 32.3% 242 16,296 D+34.0
Carter 9,211 56.6% 6,686 41.1% 369 16,266 D+15.5
Gibson 11,473 73.6% 3,890 24.9% 229 15,592 D+48.6
Coffee 10,498 68.4% 4,534 29.5% 318 15,350 D+38.9
Hawkins 8,903 60.3% 5,552 37.6% 298 14,753 D+22.7
Dickson 10,016 69.4% 4,164 28.9% 248 14,428 D+40.6
McMinn 8,299 60.3% 5,195 37.7% 273 13,767 D+22.5
Jefferson 8,307 62.5% 4,782 36.0% 198 13,287 D+26.5
Franklin 9,179 71.8% 3,430 26.8% 172 12,781 D+45.0
Monroe 7,484 59.8% 4,876 38.9% 163 12,523 D+20.8
Fayette 7,701 61.8% 4,599 36.9% 167 12,467 D+24.9
Lawrence 7,843 63.0% 4,399 35.3% 216 12,458 D+27.6
Cheatham 7,506 65.3% 3,824 33.3% 169 11,499 D+32.0
Warren 8,324 73.2% 2,848 25.0% 202 11,374 D+48.1
Dyer 7,642 69.5% 3,130 28.5% 228 11,000 D+41.0
Bedford 7,240 68.2% 3,215 30.3% 158 10,613 D+37.9
Weakley 7,233 71.5% 2,621 25.9% 268 10,122 D+45.6
Campbell 6,793 67.5% 3,073 30.5% 195 10,061 D+37.0
Henry 7,289 73.9% 2,402 24.4% 169 9,860 D+49.6
Obion 7,539 76.9% 2,049 20.9% 213 9,801 D+56.0
Cocke 5,741 59.2% 3,752 38.7% 211 9,704 D+20.5
Carroll 6,379 70.3% 2,493 27.5% 205 9,077 D+42.8
Marion 6,162 70.0% 2,407 27.3% 233 8,802 D+42.7
Henderson 5,293 61.7% 3,072 35.8% 208 8,573 D+25.9
Giles 6,135 72.0% 2,243 26.3% 146 8,524 D+45.7
Rhea 5,004 59.1% 3,297 38.9% 165 8,466 D+20.2
Marshall 6,050 72.4% 2,178 26.1% 131 8,359 D+46.3
Lincoln 4,890 60.3% 3,059 37.7% 161 8,110 D+22.6
Hardeman 5,895 75.6% 1,740 22.3% 163 7,798 D+53.3
McNairy 4,855 62.7% 2,708 35.0% 182 7,745 D+27.7
Claiborne 4,732 62.1% 2,693 35.3% 201 7,626 D+26.7
White 5,231 68.9% 2,140 28.2% 219 7,590 D+40.7
Hardin 4,666 63.6% 2,516 34.3% 151 7,333 D+29.3
Lauderdale 5,146 75.0% 1,567 22.8% 146 6,859 D+52.2
Hickman 4,714 70.5% 1,844 27.6% 130 6,688 D+42.9
Overton 4,820 73.4% 1,645 25.0% 102 6,567 D+48.3
Smith 4,719 74.5% 1,531 24.2% 87 6,337 D+50.3
Humphreys 4,824 76.9% 1,354 21.6% 94 6,272 D+55.3
Haywood 4,722 80.0% 1,093 18.5% 90 5,905 D+61.5
Unicoi 3,298 59.7% 2,095 37.9% 130 5,523 D+21.8
Benton 4,128 74.8% 1,273 23.1% 118 5,519 D+51.7
DeKalb 3,848 69.8% 1,559 28.3% 104 5,511 D+41.5
Macon 3,507 63.7% 1,917 34.8% 85 5,509 D+28.9
Grainger 3,289 59.7% 2,100 38.1% 118 5,507 D+21.6
Scott 3,230 61.1% 1,931 36.5% 123 5,284 D+24.6
Fentress 2,859 55.4% 2,207 42.8% 91 5,157 D+12.6
Polk 3,218 62.9% 1,772 34.6% 129 5,119 D+28.2
Morgan 3,454 68.4% 1,507 29.8% 88 5,049 D+38.6
Johnson 2,491 51.6% 2,214 45.9% 122 4,827 D+5.7
Crockett 3,299 74.0% 1,090 24.4% 71 4,460 D+49.5
Union 2,743 61.6% 1,653 37.1% 60 4,456 D+24.5
Stewart 3,314 75.4% 952 21.7% 128 4,394 D+53.8
Chester 2,730 62.6% 1,547 35.5% 86 4,363 D+27.1
Cannon 2,978 70.4% 1,167 27.6% 85 4,230 D+42.8
Sequatchie 2,761 65.5% 1,351 32.1% 103 4,215 D+33.5
Wayne 2,232 54.0% 1,831 44.3% 71 4,134 D+9.7
Lewis 2,506 63.5% 1,297 32.9% 145 3,948 D+30.6
Decatur 2,791 70.7% 1,068 27.1% 86 3,945 D+43.7
Bledsoe 2,274 57.8% 1,560 39.6% 101 3,935 D+18.1
Jackson 2,895 74.0% 924 23.6% 95 3,914 D+50.4
Grundy 2,692 70.1% 1,024 26.7% 125 3,841 D+43.4
Meigs 2,046 62.6% 1,156 35.4% 64 3,266 D+27.3
Houston 2,111 77.7% 567 20.9% 39 2,717 D+56.8
Trousdale 2,000 76.6% 557 21.3% 53 2,610 D+55.3
Clay 1,717 69.2% 685 27.6% 80 2,482 D+41.6
Perry 1,673 71.6% 600 25.7% 63 2,336 D+45.9
Moore 1,388 65.1% 700 32.8% 43 2,131 D+32.3
Pickett 1,205 56.6% 890 41.8% 35 2,130 D+14.8
Van Buren 1,347 70.3% 533 27.8% 36 1,916 D+42.5
Hancock 960 50.8% 880 46.6% 50 1,890 D+4.2
Lake 1,252 81.1% 257 16.6% 35 1,544 D+64.4

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