Elections / 1982 · Governor · TN
Tennessee — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorTennessee · GovernorLamar AlexanderR+19.1
Candidates
Tennessee 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Lamar Alexander✓Republican737,69359.6%
- Randy TyreeDemocratic500,93740.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+0.3Governor 1982R+19.1vs. baselineR+18.8
Tennessee's 1982 governor race ran 18.8 points more Republican than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.