Bill Lee

Governor● In office
Born
October 9, 1959
Current age
66
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
In office
Governor of Tennessee (present)
On the ballot
2018–2022
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lee2.5M
Opponents1.4M
2
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2022, Bill Lee ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Lee's biggest single-election total was 1,336,106 votes, in the 2018 governor election in Tennessee.

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How many votes has Bill Lee received?

Bill Lee has received 2,465,496 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Bill Lee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorTennesseeWon1,129,39064.91%Jason Martin
2018GovernorTennesseeWon1,336,10659.56%Karl Dean
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q58321685). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bill Lee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bill-lee-tennessee. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.