Tennessee — 2018 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionTennessee · GovernorLeeR+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Bill Lee ✓Republican | 59.6% | 1,336,106 |
|---|---|---|
| Karl DeanDemocrat | 38.6% | 864,863 |
| Sherry L ClarkIndependent | 0.2% | 5,198 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, TN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Bedford, TN | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Benton, TN | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Bledsoe, TN | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Blount, TN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Bradley, TN | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Campbell, TN | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Cannon, TN | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Carroll, TN | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Carter, TN | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Cheatham, TN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Chester, TN | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Claiborne, TN | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Clay, TN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Cocke, TN | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Coffee, TN | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Crockett, TN | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Cumberland, TN | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Davidson, TN | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Decatur, TN | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Dekalb, TN | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Dickson, TN | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Dyer, TN | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Fayette, TN | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Fentress, TN | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Franklin, TN | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Gibson, TN | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Giles, TN | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Grainger, TN | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Greene, TN | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Grundy, TN | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Hamblen, TN | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Hamilton, TN | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Hancock, TN | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Hardeman, TN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Hardin, TN | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Hawkins, TN | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Haywood, TN | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Henderson, TN | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Henry, TN | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Hickman, TN | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Houston, TN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Humphreys, TN | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Jackson, TN | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Jefferson, TN | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Johnson, TN | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Knox, TN | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Lake, TN | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Lauderdale, TN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Lawrence, TN | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Lewis, TN | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Lincoln, TN | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Loudon, TN | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Macon, TN | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Madison, TN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Marion, TN | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Marshall, TN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Maury, TN | Republican | R+31.0 |
| McMinn, TN | Republican | R+56.2 |
| McNairy, TN | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Meigs, TN | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Monroe, TN | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Montgomery, TN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Moore, TN | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Morgan, TN | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Obion, TN | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Overton, TN | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Perry, TN | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Pickett, TN | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Polk, TN | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Putnam, TN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Rhea, TN | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Roane, TN | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Robertson, TN | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Rutherford, TN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Scott, TN | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Sequatchie, TN | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Sevier, TN | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Shelby, TN | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Smith, TN | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Stewart, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Sullivan, TN | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Sumner, TN | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Tipton, TN | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Trousdale, TN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Unicoi, TN | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Union, TN | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Van Buren, TN | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Warren, TN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Washington, TN | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wayne, TN | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Weakley, TN | Republican | R+47.0 |
| White, TN | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Williamson, TN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Wilson, TN | Republican | R+34.9 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+26.0Governor 2018R+21.0vs. baselineD+5.0
Tennessee's 2018 governor race ran 5.0 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Tennessee results by county
95 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Bill Lee+6,803 | 16,26562.5% | 9,46236.3% | 3131.2% | 26,040 |
| Bedford | Bill Lee+6,042 | 9,48972.7% | 3,44726.4% | 1130.9% | 13,049 |
| Benton | Bill Lee+2,097 | 3,69669.1% | 1,59929.9% | 511.0% | 5,346 |
| Bledsoe | Bill Lee+2,179 | 3,10276.2% | 92322.7% | 471.2% | 4,072 |
| Blount | Bill Lee+19,596 | 32,95870.5% | 13,36228.6% | 4551.0% | 46,775 |
| Bradley | Bill Lee+18,836 | 26,12377.4% | 7,28721.6% | 3551.1% | 33,765 |
| Campbell | Bill Lee+5,631 | 7,82077.0% | 2,18921.6% | 1451.4% | 10,154 |
| Cannon | Bill Lee+2,316 | 3,47374.6% | 1,15724.8% | 270.6% | 4,657 |
| Carroll | Bill Lee+4,204 | 6,45173.4% | 2,24725.6% | 901.0% | 8,788 |
| Carter | Bill Lee+11,397 | 14,92280.2% | 3,52518.9% | 1700.9% | 18,617 |
| Cheatham | Bill Lee+5,549 | 9,96668.9% | 4,41730.5% | 760.5% | 14,459 |
| Chester | Bill Lee+3,030 | 4,16177.2% | 1,13121.0% | 951.8% | 5,387 |
| Claiborne | Bill Lee+4,643 | 6,51476.8% | 1,87122.0% | 1021.2% | 8,487 |
| Clay | Bill Lee+995 | 1,77369.0% | 77830.3% | 200.8% | 2,571 |
| Cocke | Bill Lee+6,059 | 8,13978.5% | 2,08020.1% | 1431.4% | 10,362 |
| Coffee | Bill Lee+6,961 | 11,82869.5% | 4,86728.6% | 3131.8% | 17,008 |
| Crockett | Bill Lee+2,101 | 3,27473.0% | 1,17326.2% | 370.8% | 4,484 |
| Cumberland | Bill Lee+12,821 | 18,21776.4% | 5,39622.6% | 2160.9% | 23,829 |
| Davidson | Karl Dean+74,155 | 78,28632.0% | 152,44162.3% | 13,8015.6% | 244,528 |
| Decatur | Bill Lee+1,907 | 2,84473.6% | 93724.2% | 832.1% | 3,864 |
| Dekalb | Bill Lee+2,439 | 4,17670.1% | 1,73729.2% | 440.7% | 5,957 |
| Dickson | Bill Lee+6,211 | 11,41368.3% | 5,20231.1% | 910.5% | 16,706 |
| Dyer | Bill Lee+6,084 | 8,51576.7% | 2,43121.9% | 1611.4% | 11,107 |
| Fayette | Bill Lee+6,940 | 11,88369.6% | 4,94329.0% | 2481.5% | 17,074 |
| Fentress | Bill Lee+3,788 | 5,04378.9% | 1,25519.6% | 911.4% | 6,389 |
| Franklin | Bill Lee+5,019 | 9,43267.7% | 4,41331.7% | 880.6% | 13,933 |
| Gibson | Bill Lee+6,928 | 11,40270.9% | 4,47427.8% | 2151.3% | 16,091 |
| Giles | Bill Lee+3,980 | 6,73070.1% | 2,75028.6% | 1211.3% | 9,601 |
| Grainger | Bill Lee+4,191 | 5,47680.1% | 1,28518.8% | 771.1% | 6,838 |
| Greene | Bill Lee+12,027 | 16,19678.7% | 4,16920.3% | 2051.0% | 20,570 |
| Grundy | Bill Lee+1,692 | 2,69971.9% | 1,00726.8% | 491.3% | 3,755 |
| Hamblen | Bill Lee+9,134 | 13,19775.9% | 4,06323.4% | 1330.8% | 17,393 |
| Hamilton | Bill Lee+16,643 | 74,43755.8% | 57,79443.3% | 1,2020.9% | 133,433 |
| Hancock | Bill Lee+1,116 | 1,44780.4% | 33118.4% | 221.2% | 1,800 |
| Hardeman | Bill Lee+724 | 4,06054.0% | 3,33644.4% | 1161.5% | 7,512 |
| Hardin | Bill Lee+4,807 | 6,41078.2% | 1,60319.5% | 1872.3% | 8,200 |
| Hawkins | Bill Lee+10,867 | 14,06980.7% | 3,20218.4% | 1731.0% | 17,444 |
| Haywood | Karl Dean+747 | 2,52243.0% | 3,26955.8% | 701.2% | 5,861 |
| Henderson | Bill Lee+5,280 | 6,92280.1% | 1,64219.0% | 760.9% | 8,640 |
| Henry | Bill Lee+4,667 | 7,69871.0% | 3,03128.0% | 1121.0% | 10,841 |
| Hickman | Bill Lee+2,869 | 4,89470.0% | 2,02529.0% | 701.0% | 6,989 |
| Houston | Bill Lee+748 | 1,73863.1% | 99035.9% | 271.0% | 2,755 |
| Humphreys | Bill Lee+1,776 | 3,81364.7% | 2,03734.5% | 460.8% | 5,896 |
| Jackson | Bill Lee+1,405 | 2,64767.4% | 1,24231.6% | 381.0% | 3,927 |
| Jefferson | Bill Lee+8,830 | 12,41176.9% | 3,58122.2% | 1551.0% | 16,147 |
| Johnson | Bill Lee+3,796 | 4,80981.6% | 1,01317.2% | 701.2% | 5,892 |
| Knox | Bill Lee+27,569 | 96,00657.7% | 68,43741.1% | 2,0001.2% | 166,443 |
| Lake | Bill Lee+614 | 95165.0% | 33723.1% | 17411.9% | 1,462 |
| Lauderdale | Bill Lee+1,483 | 4,02660.4% | 2,54338.1% | 991.5% | 6,668 |
| Lawrence | Bill Lee+6,786 | 9,83475.9% | 3,04823.5% | 720.6% | 12,954 |
| Lewis | Bill Lee+1,921 | 2,96973.4% | 1,04825.9% | 280.7% | 4,045 |
| Lincoln | Bill Lee+6,005 | 8,11077.3% | 2,10520.1% | 2732.6% | 10,488 |
| Loudon | Bill Lee+11,064 | 16,24575.0% | 5,18123.9% | 2211.0% | 21,647 |
| Macon | Bill Lee+3,832 | 5,07879.7% | 1,24619.6% | 490.8% | 6,373 |
| Madison | Bill Lee+4,963 | 18,72257.0% | 13,75941.9% | 3721.1% | 32,853 |
| Marion | Bill Lee+3,521 | 6,32768.5% | 2,80630.4% | 981.1% | 9,231 |
| Marshall | Bill Lee+4,183 | 7,07470.5% | 2,89128.8% | 660.7% | 10,031 |
| Maury | Bill Lee+10,148 | 21,29765.1% | 11,14934.1% | 2840.9% | 32,730 |
| McMinn | Bill Lee+8,886 | 12,26877.5% | 3,38221.4% | 1741.1% | 15,824 |
| McNairy | Bill Lee+4,376 | 6,20175.9% | 1,82522.3% | 1481.8% | 8,174 |
| Meigs | Bill Lee+2,074 | 2,92076.7% | 84622.2% | 401.1% | 3,806 |
| Monroe | Bill Lee+7,940 | 11,14676.9% | 3,20622.1% | 1431.0% | 14,495 |
| Montgomery | Bill Lee+5,256 | 27,92054.0% | 22,66443.8% | 1,1402.2% | 51,724 |
| Moore | Bill Lee+1,420 | 1,94477.6% | 52420.9% | 381.5% | 2,506 |
| Morgan | Bill Lee+3,088 | 4,33176.9% | 1,24322.1% | 591.0% | 5,633 |
| Obion | Bill Lee+5,372 | 7,42577.5% | 2,05321.4% | 1001.0% | 9,578 |
| Overton | Bill Lee+2,738 | 4,95168.5% | 2,21330.6% | 600.8% | 7,224 |
| Perry | Bill Lee+1,117 | 1,77172.4% | 65426.7% | 220.9% | 2,447 |
| Pickett | Bill Lee+1,103 | 1,68973.9% | 58625.7% | 90.4% | 2,284 |
| Polk | Bill Lee+2,937 | 4,35974.7% | 1,42224.4% | 520.9% | 5,833 |
| Putnam | Bill Lee+8,697 | 16,40767.3% | 7,71031.6% | 2521.0% | 24,369 |
| Rhea | Bill Lee+5,456 | 7,38278.6% | 1,92620.5% | 860.9% | 9,394 |
| Roane | Bill Lee+8,661 | 13,86871.9% | 5,20727.0% | 2091.1% | 19,284 |
| Robertson | Bill Lee+9,639 | 16,81669.6% | 7,17729.7% | 1650.7% | 24,158 |
| Rutherford | Bill Lee+15,849 | 56,95757.5% | 41,10841.5% | 9080.9% | 98,973 |
| Scott | Bill Lee+3,511 | 4,47281.5% | 96117.5% | 520.9% | 5,485 |
| Sequatchie | Bill Lee+2,581 | 3,76675.2% | 1,18523.7% | 541.1% | 5,005 |
| Sevier | Bill Lee+16,617 | 23,05976.7% | 6,44221.4% | 5531.8% | 30,054 |
| Shelby | Karl Dean+68,884 | 106,59436.7% | 175,47860.5% | 8,0762.8% | 290,148 |
| Smith | Bill Lee+2,989 | 4,74572.4% | 1,75626.8% | 550.8% | 6,556 |
| Stewart | Bill Lee+1,773 | 3,10269.2% | 1,32929.7% | 491.1% | 4,480 |
| Sullivan | Bill Lee+29,175 | 41,54876.4% | 12,37322.8% | 4490.8% | 54,370 |
| Sumner | Bill Lee+23,235 | 44,14967.3% | 20,91431.9% | 5130.8% | 65,576 |
| Tipton | Bill Lee+9,166 | 14,07472.9% | 4,90825.4% | 3361.7% | 19,318 |
| Trousdale | Bill Lee+858 | 1,73965.6% | 88133.2% | 311.2% | 2,651 |
| Unicoi | Bill Lee+3,780 | 5,00879.6% | 1,22819.5% | 580.9% | 6,294 |
| Union | Bill Lee+2,895 | 4,02877.1% | 1,13321.7% | 631.2% | 5,224 |
| Van Buren | Bill Lee+931 | 1,55570.3% | 62428.2% | 341.5% | 2,213 |
| Warren | Bill Lee+4,094 | 7,73767.4% | 3,64331.8% | 920.8% | 11,472 |
| Washington | Bill Lee+17,482 | 31,06669.0% | 13,58430.2% | 3860.9% | 45,036 |
| Wayne | Bill Lee+3,058 | 3,87681.9% | 81817.3% | 370.8% | 4,731 |
| Weakley | Bill Lee+4,646 | 7,20372.8% | 2,55725.8% | 1321.3% | 9,892 |
| White | Bill Lee+4,369 | 6,37475.5% | 2,00523.7% | 650.8% | 8,444 |
| Williamson | Bill Lee+33,542 | 68,18964.5% | 34,64732.8% | 2,8182.7% | 105,654 |
| Wilson | Bill Lee+18,501 | 35,48866.9% | 16,98732.0% | 5921.1% | 53,067 |
Same ballot, 2018TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.