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Tennessee — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorTennessee · GovernorNed McWherterD+8.5
Candidates
Tennessee 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Ned McWherter✓Democratic656,60254.3%
- Winfield DunnRepublican553,44945.7%
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 1984R+16.3Governor 1986D+8.5vs. baselineD+24.8
Tennessee's 1986 governor race ran 24.8 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.