2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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.

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.

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.

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