2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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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 statewide and local elections. The primaries will take place on August 2.[1]
Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam is term-limited and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative[2]
- Randy Boyd, former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development[3]
- Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[4]
- Bill Lee, businessman[5]
- Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate[6]
- Kay White, realtor[7]
Withdrawn
- Mae Beavers, former State Senator[8][9] (running for Wilson County Mayor, endorsed Lee)[10]
- Mark Green, State Senator (running for TN-07)[11]
Declined
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)[12][13]
- Tim Burchett, Knox County Mayor (running for U.S. House)[14][15][16]
- Joe Carr, former State Representative (ran for State Senate - lost Primary, endorsed Lee)[17][18]
- Bob Corker, U.S. Senator[19][20][21]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative[19][22]
- Alberto Gonzales, Dean of the Belmont University School of Law and former U.S. Attorney General (endorsed Diane Black)[23]
- Bill Hagerty, United States Ambassador to Japan and former Commissioner of Economic and Community Development[18]
- Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State[24]
- Rob Mitchell, Rutherford County Property Assessor[25][26]
- 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[27][18][28]
- Andy Ogles, Director of Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity[18] (ran and withdrew for the U.S. Senate)
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee and candidate for Governor in 2010[19][29][30]
Endorsements
Beth Harwell
- Representative Harry Brooks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Administration and Planning Committee Chair
- Representative Dale Carr, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Mike Carter, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Jim Coley, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Jeremy Faison, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Government Operations Committee Chair
- Representative Andrew Farmer, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Committee Chair
- Representative John Forgety, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Instruction and Programs Committee Chair
- Representative Patsy Hazlewood, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Gary Hicks, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative John Holsclaw Jr., Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Dan Howell, Tennessee House of Representatives, Joint Judiciary and Government Committee Chair, House Local Government Committee Vice-Chair
- Representative Curtis Johnson, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Speaker Pro Tempore
- Representative Pat Marsh, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Committee Chair
- Representative Steve McDaniel, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Rules Committee Chair, House Ethics Committee Chair, House Finance, Ways, and Means Study Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Tim Rudd, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Charles Sargent, Tennessee House of Representatives, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Chair
- Representative Mike Sparks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Calendar and Rules Committee Vice-Chair
- Representative Rick Tillis, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Tim Wirgau, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Committee Chair
- Senator Frank Niceley, Tennessee State Senate, Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources 1st Vice-Chair, Senate Transportation and Safety Committee 2nd Vice-Chair
Diane Black
- Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States[34]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative[22]
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee[35]
- Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[36]
- Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip (R-LA)[37]
- Jordan Sekulow, radio talk show host and Executive Director of the American Center for Law & Justice[38]
- Carol M. Swain, former Vanderbilt professor and conservative commentator[39]
- Lee Beaman, businessman[40]
- Tennessee Right to Life[41]
- National Right to Life[42]
- Susan B. Anthony List[43]
- National Rifle Association[44]
- American Conservative Union[45]
- Students For Trump[46]
- Family Research Council[47]
Randy Boyd
- Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas Governor and Presidential candidate in 2008 and 2016[48]
- Joe Boyd Liggett, Mayor of Marshall County[49]
- Jake Bynum, Mayor of Weakley County[49]
- Mike Creasy, Mayor of Decatur County[49]
- J. Michael Cross, Fentress County Executive[49]
- Richard Daniel, Pickett County Executive[49]
- Ben Danner, Overton County Executive[49]
- Jim Durrett, Mayor of Montgomery County[50]
- Brent Greer, Mayor of Henry County[49]
- Denny Johnson, Mayor of Lake County[49]
- Shaun Lawson, Mayor of Hickman County[49]
- Mark Luttrell, Mayor of Shelby County[51]
- Kenny McBride, Mayor of Carroll County[49]
- Benny McGuire, Mayor of Obion County[49]
- Bill Newman, Mayor of Lincoln County[49]
- Denny Robinson, White County Executive[49]
- Richard Stewart, Mayor of Franklin County[49]
- Sloan Stewart, Lynchburg/Moore County Metro Executive[49]
- Skip Taylor, Mayor of Fayette County[49]
- Jessie Wallace, Humphreys County Executive[49]
- Bill Webb, Mayor of Lewis County[49]
- T.R. Williams, Lawrence County Executive[49]
- Tom Witherspoon, Mayor of Gibson County[49]
- Chris Young, Mayor of Dyer County[49]
Bill Lee
- U.S. Representatives
- State-level Officials
- Andy Holt, State Representative[53]
- Sheila Butt, State Representative[54]
- Jay Reedy, State Representative[55]
- Jason Zachary, State Representative[56]
- Mae Beavers, former State Senator, former gubernatorial candidate[57]
- Joe Carr, former State Representative[58]
- Notable Individuals
- Michael W. Smith, Christian Singer[59][60]
- Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian Singer[61]
- Darrell Waltrip, American motorsports analyst and former NASCAR driver[62]
- Mike Fisher, Former center for the Nashville Predators and husband of signer Carrie Underwood[63]
- Ricky Skaggs, Country Music Singer[64]
- Scott Hamilton, American Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist[65]
- Newspapers
- Chattanooga Free Press[66]
- Johnson City Press[67]
- Dunlap News[68]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Diane Black |
Randy Boyd |
Beth Harwell |
Bill Lee |
Other | Undecided |
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JMC Analytics | July 18–21, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | 1%[69] | 17% |
Emerson College | July 11–14, 2018 | 266 | ± 6.4% | 27% | 22% | 14% | 19% | 3% | 14% |
Data Orbital | June 27–30, 2018 | 700 | ± 3.7% | 24% | 23% | 10% | 19% | – | 24% |
Triton Research & Polling (R) | June 25–28, 2018 | 1,040 | ± 3.1% | 27% | 33% | 7% | 20% | – | 13% |
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | May 14–17, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 28% | 8% | 9% | – | 15% |
Grassroots Targeting (R-Black) | May 4–6, 2018 | 800 | – | 41% | 26% | 6% | 11% | – | 15% |
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | April 2018 | – | – | 33% | 30% | 5% | 13% | – | – |
OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | March 2018 | – | – | 31% | 31% | 10% | 10% | – | – |
TargetPoint/GQR | March 7–14, 2018 | 390 | ± 5.0% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 7% | 2%[70] | 37% |
North Star Onion Research (R-Lee) | February 5–11, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 22% | 25% | 4% | 18% | – | 30% |
Triton Research & Polling (R) | December 12–18, 2017 | 1,028 | ± 3.1% | 22% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 4%[71] | 53% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Karl Dean, former Mayor of Nashville[72]
- Craig Fitzhugh, Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives[73]
- Mezianne Vale Payne, retired Jackson County resident[74]
Declined
- Andy Berke, Mayor of Chattanooga and former State Senator[18]
- Bill Freeman, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Nashville in 2015[75][76]
Endorsements
Karl Dean
- Federal officials
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[77]
- Steve Cohen, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[78]
- Bob Clement, former U.S Representative (D-TN)
- Lincoln Davis, former U.S. Representative (D-TN)
- Labor unions
- Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
- Tennessee Pipe Trades; Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council
- Road Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local Union No. 66
- Local Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Karl Dean |
Craig Fitzhugh |
Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College | July 11–14, 2018 | 206 | ± 7.3% | 44% | 14% | 9% | 33% |
TargetPoint/GQR | March 7–14, 2018 | 288 | ± 5.8% | 41% | 11% | – | 44% |
Third Parties
Candidates
Green
- Yvonne Neubert (Green)
Libertarian
- Sherry L. Clark (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Justin Cornett (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Gabriel Fancher (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Sean Bruce Fleming (Libertarian)[a][80]
- William Andrew Helmstetter (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Cory King (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Matthew Koch (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Alfred Shawn Rapoza (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Heather Scott (Libertarian)[a][80]
- George Blackwell Smith IV (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Mike Toews (Libertarian)[a][80]
- Vinnie Vineyard, AKA as Funkmaster V from Wrestling With Ghosts[80] (Libertarian)[a]
- Jaron D. Weidner (Libertarian)[a][80]
Independents
- Rick Tyler, candidate for TN-03 in 2016[6]
- Joe B. Wilmoth, candidate for the State Senate in 2010, candidate for US Senate in 2014 (Independent)[80]
Notes
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[81] | Likely R | July 25, 2018 |
Rothenberg Political Report[82] | Likely R | June 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[83] | Likely R | July 19, 2018 |
Daily Kos[84] | Likely R | July 19, 2018 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Lee (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Undecided |
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Triton Research & Polling (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 38% | 34% | 28% |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Lee | |||
Democratic | Karl Dean | |||
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Total votes |
References
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- ^ Basil Marceaux 1%, Kay White <1%
- ^ Kay White 2%
- ^ Mae Beavers 4%
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- ^ Let's turn TN into OK!
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External links
- Official campaign websites