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The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Tennessee, concurrently with the election of Tennessee's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Tennessee and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam is term-limited and is prohibited by the Tennessee Constitution from seeking a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Mae Beavers, Former State Senator[1]
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative[2]
- Randy Boyd, former Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development[3]
- Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[4]
- Bill Lee, businessman[5]
Withdrawn
- Mark Green, State Senator (running for U.S. House)[6]
Potential
- Alberto Gonzales, Dean of the Belmont University School of Law and former U.S. Attorney General[7]
- John Schroer, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation and former Mayor of Franklin[8]
- Jamie Woodson, former State Senator[9]
Declined
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative (running for U.S Senate)[10][11]
- Tim Burchett, Knox County Mayor (running for U.S. House)[12][13][14]
- Joe Carr, former State Representative, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and candidate for TN-06 in 2016[15][16]
- Bob Corker, U.S. Senator[17][18][19]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative[17][20]
- Bill Hagerty, former Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and current Ambassador to Japan[16]
- Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State[21]
- Rob Mitchell, Rutherford County Property Assessor[22][23]
- Mark Norris, Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate; nominated by President Trump as Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee[24][16][25]
- Andy Ogles, Director of Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity[16]
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee and candidate for Governor in 2010[26][27][28]
Endorsements
Diane Black
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative[20]
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee[29]
Randy Boyd
- Joe Boyd Liggett, Mayor of Marshall County[30]
- Jake Bynum, Mayor of Weakley County[30]
- Mike Creasy, Mayor of Decatur County[30]
- J. Michael Cross, Fentress County Executive[30]
- Richard Daniel, Pickett County Executive[30]
- Ben Danner, Overton County Executive[30]
- Jim Durrett, Mayor of Montgomery County[31]
- Brent Greer, Mayor of Henry County[30]
- Denny Johnson, Mayor of Lake County[30]
- Shaun Lawson, Mayor of Hickman County[30]
- Mark Luttrell, Mayor of Shelby County[32]
- Kenny McBride, Mayor of Carroll County[30]
- Benny McGuire, Mayor of Obion County[30]
- Bill Newman, Mayor of Lincoln County[30]
- Denny Robinson, White County Executive[30]
- Richard Stewart, Mayor of Franklin County[30]
- Sloan Stewart, Lynchburg/Moore County Metro Executive[30]
- Skip Taylor, Mayor of Fayette County[30]
- Jessie Wallace, Humphreys County Executive[30]
- Bill Webb, Mayor of Lewis County[30]
- T.R. Williams, Lawrence County Executive[30]
- Tom Witherspoon, Mayor of Gibson County[30]
- Chris Young, Mayor of Dyer County[30]
Democratic primary
Candidates.
Declared. John Nelson (D) of Brentwood has officially announced he is running for Governor of Tennessee 2018 . Former business owner
Declared
- Karl Dean, former Mayor of Nashville[33]
- Craig Fitzhugh, Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives[34]
Potential
- Kim McMillan, Mayor of Clarksville and former State Representative[35]
- Madeline Rogero, Mayor of Knoxville[35]
Declined
- Andy Berke, Mayor of Chattanooga and former State Senator[16]
- Bill Freeman, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Nashville in 2015[36][37]
General election
Polling
References
- ^ "Mae Beavers says she's running for governor of Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (August 2, 2017). "Diane Black enters race for governor of Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ staff, WATE 6 On Your Side (2017-03-06). "Randy Boyd announces plans to run for Tennessee governor". WATE 6 On Your Side. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Beth Harwell enters 2018 governor's race touting experience and leadership". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Republican Bill Lee announces run for governor of Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Sen. Mark Green will not re-enter 2018 governor's race". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ Evert, Joel (November 12, 2016). "Tennessee's 2018 governor's race is right around the corner". The Tennesseean. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Erik Schelzig (November 9, 2014). "Possible Tennessee governor candidates for 2018". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Frank Cagle (July 2, 2014). "A High Wire Act: Quiet Speaker Well Positioned After Haslam, But Next Four Years Will Be a Challenge". Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lee Co.'s Bill Lee exploring Republican run for governor". The Tennessean. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Joel (June 6, 2017). "Marsha Blackburn won't challenge Sen. Corker, will seek re-election". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Whetstone, Tyler (May 8, 2017). "Tim Burchett will run for office, which one is anyone's guess". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Whetstone, Tyler (June 26, 2017). "Knox County Mayor Burchett rules out run for governor". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Whetstone, Tyler (August 2, 2017). "Tim Burchett to run for Congress". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Joel (February 20, 2017). "Joe Carr leaves door open to possible 2018 gubernatorial bid". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Ebert, Joel (June 14, 2017). "Tennessee's 2018 governor's race: Who's in, out, undecided". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Emily Cahn (March 5, 2014). "Senate Control Could Decide Opportunities in Tennessee". Roll Call. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Isn't Ruling Out Senate Run". WKMS. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Houk, Robert (June 4, 2017). "Talking Trump with Tennessee's junior U.S. senator". Johnson City Press. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Yusuf, Omer (August 14, 2017). "Stephen Fincher endorses Diane Black for governor". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett won't seek governorship in '18". Times Free Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Stockard, Sam (June 6, 2017). "Rob Mitchell considers run for governor". The Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell not running for Governor". WGNS. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Joel (January 11, 2017). "Mark Norris says he's moving toward gubernatorial bid". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Trump nominates Senate Leader Mark Norris, three others as federal judges in Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ Emily Cahn (March 5, 2014). "Senate Control Could Decide Opportunities in Tennessee". Roll Call. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Erik Schelzig (November 9, 2014). "Possible Tennessee governor candidates for 2018". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Frank Cagle (July 2, 2014). "A High Wire Act: Quiet Speaker Well Positioned After Haslam, But Next Four Years Will Be a Challenge". Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hayes, Hank (August 14, 2017). "Ramsey gets behind Black's gubernatorial bid". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Whetstone, Tyler (July 31, 2017). "Randy Boyd announces 21 more county mayors endorse campaign". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Durrett endorses Boyd for governor". The Leaf-Chronicle. June 28, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Poe, Ryan (July 26, 2017). "Shelby County Mayor Luttrell endorses Randy Boyd for governor". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (February 26, 2017). "Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean to run for governor of Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (August 6, 2017). "Craig Fitzhugh to run for governor of Tennessee, setting up contested Democratic primary". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Garrison, Joey (September 27, 2015). "Is Karl Dean's next move a run for governor?". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Sher, Andy (November 9, 2015). "New names dropped in 2016 Tennessee governor's race". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (February 27, 2017). "Fitzhugh leaning toward run against Dean for governor; Freeman out". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 27, 2017.