Randell "Randy" Tyree (born 1940) is a Tennessee politician who served as mayor of Knoxville from 1976 to 1983 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 1982.
[1] He received a bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, where his major was political science.
[3][4] He was elected mayor of Knoxville at age 34 in 1975, the city's youngest candidate ever to hold that office, defeating Republican incumbent Kyle Testerman.
In the May 2006 primary he ran as a write-in candidate, winning over 5% of the vote and thus earning a place in the August general election, which he lost to Republican incumbent Tim Hutchison.
[4][7][8] In 2008 he won the Democratic primary held in February, but lost to J.J. Jones in the August general election.