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2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Lee won the 2018 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Bill Lee received 1,336,106 popular votes (59.56%). The main challenger was Karl Dean (38.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Lee and Dean

Lee +21.0 pts · won by 471,243 votes
Bill LeeRepublicanWINNER59.56%
1,336,106 votes
Karl DeanDemocratic38.55%
864,863 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.