1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Lamar Alexander Randy Tyree
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 737,693 500,937
Percentage 59.56% 40.44%
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 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. 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.

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