Elections / 2018 · Governor · TN
Bill Lee won Tennessee's 2018 governor's race.
Bill Lee (Republican) led by 21.0 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Tennessee 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | RRepublican | 1,336,106 | 59.6% |
| Karl Dean | DDemocrat | 864,863 | 38.6% |
| Sherry L Clark | OIndependent | 5,198 | 0.2% |
| Mark Wright | OIndependent | 4,687 | 0.2% |
| Patrick Whitlock | OIndependent | 3,631 | 0.2% |
| Yvonne Neubert | OIndependent | 3,070 | 0.1% |
| Heather Scott | OIndependent | 2,969 | 0.1% |
| Mark Coonrippy Brown | OIndependent | 2,841 | 0.1% |
| Joe B Wilmoth | OIndependent | 2,444 | 0.1% |
| George Blackwell Smith IV | OIndependent | 1,550 | 0.1% |
| Cory King | OIndependent | 1,502 | 0.1% |
| Tracy C Yaste Tisdale | OIndependent | 1,396 | 0.1% |
| Justin Cornett | OIndependent | 1,217 | 0.1% |
| Chad Riden | OIndependent | 1,096 | 0.1% |
| Robert Sawyers SR | OIndependent | 1,059 | 0.1% |
| Vinnie Vineyard | OIndependent | 1,012 | 0.1% |
| Rick Tyler | OIndependent | 981 | 0.0% |
| Gabriel Fancher | OIndependent | 869 | 0.0% |
| Sean Bruce Fleming | OIndependent | 814 | 0.0% |
| Alfred Shawn Rapoza | OIndependent | 800 | 0.0% |
| Jessie D McDonald | OIndependent | 755 | 0.0% |
| Toney Randall Mitchell | OIndependent | 739 | 0.0% |
| Mike Toews | OIndependent | 726 | 0.0% |
| Matthew Koch | OIndependent | 652 | 0.0% |
| Jeremy Allen Stephenson | OIndependent | 613 | 0.0% |
| Tommy Ray McAnally | OIndependent | 609 | 0.0% |
| Jaron D Weidner | OIndependent | 588 | 0.0% |
| William Andrew Helmstetter | OIndependent | 496 | 0.0% |
| Eddie Murphy | OOther | 11 | 0.0% |
2018 presidential election
Tennessee, 2018
RepublicanR+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 59.6% | 1,336,106 |
|---|---|---|
| DemocraticDemocratic | 38.6% | 864,863 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 42,325 |
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95 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (95)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | D | Karl Dean | +23.7 | 290,148 |
| Davidson | D | Karl Dean | +30.3 | 244,528 |
| Knox | R | Bill Lee | +16.6 | 166,443 |
| Hamilton | R | Bill Lee | +12.5 | 133,433 |
| Williamson | R | Bill Lee | +31.8 | 105,654 |
| Rutherford | R | Bill Lee | +16.0 | 98,973 |
| Sumner | R | Bill Lee | +35.4 | 65,576 |
| Sullivan | R | Bill Lee | +53.7 | 54,370 |
| Wilson | R | Bill Lee | +34.9 | 53,067 |
| Montgomery | R | Bill Lee | +10.2 | 51,724 |
| Blount | R | Bill Lee | +41.9 | 46,775 |
| Washington | R | Bill Lee | +38.8 | 45,036 |
| Bradley | R | Bill Lee | +55.8 | 33,765 |
| Madison | R | Bill Lee | +15.1 | 32,853 |
| Maury | R | Bill Lee | +31.0 | 32,730 |
| Sevier | R | Bill Lee | +55.3 | 30,054 |
| Anderson | R | Bill Lee | +26.1 | 26,040 |
| Putnam | R | Bill Lee | +35.7 | 24,369 |
| Robertson | R | Bill Lee | +39.9 | 24,158 |
| Cumberland | R | Bill Lee | +53.8 | 23,829 |
| Loudon | R | Bill Lee | +51.1 | 21,647 |
| Greene | R | Bill Lee | +58.5 | 20,570 |
| Tipton | R | Bill Lee | +47.4 | 19,318 |
| Roane | R | Bill Lee | +44.9 | 19,284 |
| Carter | R | Bill Lee | +61.2 | 18,617 |
| Hawkins | R | Bill Lee | +62.3 | 17,444 |
| Hamblen | R | Bill Lee | +52.5 | 17,393 |
| Fayette | R | Bill Lee | +40.6 | 17,074 |
| Coffee | R | Bill Lee | +40.9 | 17,008 |
| Dickson | R | Bill Lee | +37.2 | 16,706 |
| Jefferson | R | Bill Lee | +54.7 | 16,147 |
| Gibson | R | Bill Lee | +43.1 | 16,091 |
| McMinn | R | Bill Lee | +56.2 | 15,824 |
| Monroe | R | Bill Lee | +54.8 | 14,495 |
| Cheatham | R | Bill Lee | +38.4 | 14,459 |
| Franklin | R | Bill Lee | +36.0 | 13,933 |
| Bedford | R | Bill Lee | +46.3 | 13,049 |
| Lawrence | R | Bill Lee | +52.4 | 12,954 |
| Warren | R | Bill Lee | +35.7 | 11,472 |
| Dyer | R | Bill Lee | +54.8 | 11,107 |
| Henry | R | Bill Lee | +43.0 | 10,841 |
| Lincoln | R | Bill Lee | +57.3 | 10,488 |
| Cocke | R | Bill Lee | +58.5 | 10,362 |
| Campbell | R | Bill Lee | +55.5 | 10,154 |
| Marshall | R | Bill Lee | +41.7 | 10,031 |
| Weakley | R | Bill Lee | +47.0 | 9,892 |
| Giles | R | Bill Lee | +41.4 | 9,601 |
| Obion | R | Bill Lee | +56.1 | 9,578 |
| Rhea | R | Bill Lee | +58.1 | 9,394 |
| Marion | R | Bill Lee | +38.1 | 9,231 |
| Carroll | R | Bill Lee | +47.8 | 8,788 |
| Henderson | R | Bill Lee | +61.1 | 8,640 |
| Claiborne | R | Bill Lee | +54.7 | 8,487 |
| White | R | Bill Lee | +51.7 | 8,444 |
| Hardin | R | Bill Lee | +58.6 | 8,200 |
| McNairy | R | Bill Lee | +53.5 | 8,174 |
| Hardeman | R | Bill Lee | +9.6 | 7,512 |
| Overton | R | Bill Lee | +37.9 | 7,224 |
| Hickman | R | Bill Lee | +41.0 | 6,989 |
| Grainger | R | Bill Lee | +61.3 | 6,838 |
| Lauderdale | R | Bill Lee | +22.2 | 6,668 |
| Smith | R | Bill Lee | +45.6 | 6,556 |
| Fentress | R | Bill Lee | +59.3 | 6,389 |
| Macon | R | Bill Lee | +60.1 | 6,373 |
| Unicoi | R | Bill Lee | +60.1 | 6,294 |
| Dekalb | R | Bill Lee | +40.9 | 5,957 |
| Humphreys | R | Bill Lee | +30.1 | 5,896 |
| Johnson | R | Bill Lee | +64.4 | 5,892 |
| Haywood | D | Karl Dean | +12.8 | 5,861 |
| Polk | R | Bill Lee | +50.3 | 5,833 |
| Morgan | R | Bill Lee | +54.8 | 5,633 |
| Scott | R | Bill Lee | +64.0 | 5,485 |
| Chester | R | Bill Lee | +56.3 | 5,387 |
| Benton | R | Bill Lee | +39.2 | 5,346 |
| Union | R | Bill Lee | +55.4 | 5,224 |
| Sequatchie | R | Bill Lee | +51.6 | 5,005 |
| Wayne | R | Bill Lee | +64.6 | 4,731 |
| Cannon | R | Bill Lee | +49.7 | 4,657 |
| Crockett | R | Bill Lee | +46.9 | 4,484 |
| Stewart | R | Bill Lee | +39.6 | 4,480 |
| Bledsoe | R | Bill Lee | +53.5 | 4,072 |
| Lewis | R | Bill Lee | +47.5 | 4,045 |
| Jackson | R | Bill Lee | +35.8 | 3,927 |
| Decatur | R | Bill Lee | +49.4 | 3,864 |
| Meigs | R | Bill Lee | +54.5 | 3,806 |
| Grundy | R | Bill Lee | +45.1 | 3,755 |
| Houston | R | Bill Lee | +27.2 | 2,755 |
| Trousdale | R | Bill Lee | +32.4 | 2,651 |
| Clay | R | Bill Lee | +38.7 | 2,571 |
| Moore | R | Bill Lee | +56.7 | 2,506 |
| Perry | R | Bill Lee | +45.6 | 2,447 |
| Pickett | R | Bill Lee | +48.3 | 2,284 |
| Van Buren | R | Bill Lee | +42.1 | 2,213 |
| Hancock | R | Bill Lee | +62.0 | 1,800 |
| Lake | R | Bill Lee | +42.0 | 1,462 |