1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Lamar Alexander Randy Tyree
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 737,693 500,937
Percentage 59.6% 40.4%
County results
Alexander:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tyree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Lamar Alexander
Republican

 Elected Governor

Lamar Alexander
Republican

The 1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor Lamar Alexander was now qualified to run for re-election because of Tennessee's 1978 constitutional amendment allowing governors to serve a second consecutive four-year term.[1] Alexander ran for re-election and defeated Democratic nominee Randy Tyree with 59.6% of the vote in the general election.

Alexander was the first Republican to be re-elected governor since 1912.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 5, 1982.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Tyree 318,205 50.05
Democratic Anna Belle Clement O'Brien 254,500 40.03
Democratic Tom Henry 19,453 3.06
Democratic Tommy McKnight 10,761 1.69
Democratic John G. Love 10,600 1.67
Democratic Luther M. Kindall 7,792 1.23
Democratic James W. Thomas 6,052 0.95
Democratic Virginia Nyabongo 5,885 0.93
Democratic Boyce McCall 2,577 0.41
Total votes 635,825 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Lamar Alexander, Republican
  • Randy Tyree, Democratic

Results

1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lamar Alexander (incumbent) 737,693 59.56%
Democratic Randy Tyree 500,937 40.44%
Majority 237,026
Turnout 1,238,927
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 370–381, 370–393.
  2. 1 2 "Tennessee Blue Book". 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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