Don Sundquist
★ Governor
- Born
- March 15, 1936
- Died
- August 27, 2023
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1982–1998
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sundquist2.1M
Opponents1.2M
8
Elections run
Between 1982 and 1998, Don Sundquist ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 8. Sundquist's biggest single-election total was 807,104 votes, in the 1994 governor election in Tennessee. Sundquist's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7, decided by 1,476 votes.
Browse every governor election in Tennessee, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 7, or all 1998 governor races.
How many votes has Don Sundquist received?
Don Sundquist has received 2,085,338 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GovernorTennessee | Won | 669,97368.63% | John Jay Hooker |
| 1994 | GovernorTennessee | Won | 807,10454.27% | Phil Bredesen |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 125,10161.67% | David R. Davis Rickey Boyette Jim Osborn Francis Fredrick Tapp |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 66,14162% | Kenneth Wayne Bloodworth (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 142,02580.12% | Kenneth Wayne Bloodworth (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 93,90272.3% | M. Lloyd Hiler |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 107,25799.98% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 73,83550.5% | Bob Clement |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001075) and Wikidata (Q358726). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Don Sundquist: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/don-sundquist. Accessed [date].