1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election

November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)

Nominee Don Sundquist Phil Bredesen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 807,104 664,252 Percentage 54.3% 44.7%

County Results Sundquist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bredesen:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Ned McWherter Democratic Elected Governor Don Sundquist Republican

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 1994 took place on November 8, 1994. The Democratic incumbent Ned McWherter was term-limited leaving the governorship an open seat. Republican Congressman Don Sundquist was elected Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen, the Mayor of Nashville. Bredesen succeeded Sundquist as governor in 2003.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don Sundquist	807,104	54.27%
	Democratic	Phil Bredesen	664,252	44.67%
	Independent	Stephanie E. Holt	9,981	0.67%
	Independent	Will Smith	3,365	0.23%
	Independent	Charlie Moffett	2,347	0.16%
	N/A	Write-ins	81	0.01%
Total votes			'1,487,130'	'100%'
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing