2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election

2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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Governor before election; Phil Bredesen; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Phil Bredesen; Democratic

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen, defeated Republican State Senator Jim Bryson in a landslide to win a second term as Governor of Tennessee, winning every county in the state.

As of 2024, it is the last time a Democrat won a majority of counties in the state, the most recent election in which a Democrat won any statewide race in Tennessee, and the most recent statewide election in Tennessee in which several counties, including Knox County and Hamilton County, went to the Democratic Candidate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Phil Bredesen, incumbent Governor of Tennessee
John Jay Hooker, perennial candidate
Tim Sevier
Walt Ward

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Bredesen (incumbent)	393,004	88.50
	Democratic	John Jay Hooker	31,933	7.19
	Democratic	Tim Sevier	11,562	2.60
	Democratic	Walt Ward	7,555	1.70
Total votes			444,054	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Jim Bryson, State Senator
David M. Farmer
Joe Kirkpatrick
Mark Albertini
Wayne Thomas Bailey
Wayne Young
Timothy Thomas

Results

Republican Primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Bryson	160,786	50.03
	Republican	David M. Farmer	50,900	15.84
	Republican	Joe Kirkpatrick	34,491	10.73
	Republican	Mark Albertini	29,184	9.08
	Republican	Wayne Thomas Bailey	24,273	7.55
	Republican	Wayne Young	11,997	3.73
	Republican	Timothy Thomas	9,747	3.03
Total votes			321,378	100.00

General election

Candidates

Phil Bredesen (D)
Jim Bryson (R)
Carl Two Feathers Whitaker (I)
George Banks (I)
Charles E. Smith (I)
Howard W. Switzer (I)
David Gatchell (I)
Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I)

Polling

Source	Date	Phil Bredesen (D)	Jim Bryson (R)
Survey USA	October 25, 2006	66%	28%
Survey USA	October 10, 2006	63%	32%
Accuratings	October 24, 2006	67%	33%
The Commercial Appeal	October 3, 2006	63%	22%
Rasmussen	October 3, 2006	63%	28%
Rasmussen	September 7, 2006	58%	31%
Zogby	June 13, 2006	58%	22%

Results

2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Phil Bredesen (incumbent)	1,247,491	68.60%	+17.95%
	Republican	Jim Bryson	540,853	29.74%	−17.85%
	Independent	Carl Two Feathers Whitaker	11,374	0.63%
	Independent	George Banks	7,531	0.41%
	Independent	Charles E. Smith	4,083	0.22%
	Independent	Howard W. Switzer	2,711	0.15%
	Independent	David Gatchell	2,385	0.13%
	Independent	Marivuana Stout Leinoff	2,114	0.12%
	Write-in		7	0.00%
Majority			706,638	38.86%	+35.80%
Turnout			1,818,549
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "August 3, 2006, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "August 3, 2006, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "November 7, 2006, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[1] "August 3, 2006, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

[2] "August 3, 2006, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

[3] "November 7, 2006, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Polling

Results

See also

References

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