Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

On November 6, 2018, voters across the state went to the polls to select the next Governor of Tennessee. The incumbent, Republican Bill Haslam, was constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third four-year term in office.
== Republican primary ==
=== Candidates ===
* Diane Black (Gallatin), United States Representative for the Sixth District, including most of the Upper Cumberland (excluding Warren County and almost all of Van Buren County)Hargett, Tre. "Qualified Candidates for Governor." Tennessee Department of State, Division of Elections. 02 July 2018. Web. Accessed 28 July 2018.
* Randy Boyd (Knoxville), former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
* Beth Harwell (Nashville), Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives
* Bill Lee (Franklin), businessman
* Basil Marceaux Sr. (Soddy Daisy), perennial candidate
* Kay White (Johnson City), realtor
=== Upper Cumberland results ===
 	Diane Black 	Randy Boyd 	Beth Harwell 	Bill Lee 	Basil Marceaux Sr.	Kay White 	TOTAL
Clay 	572 / 37.81% 	271 / 17.91% 	160 / 10.58% 	502 / 33.18% 	1 / 0.07% 	7 / 0.46% 	1,513
Cumberland	2,793 / 26.44% 	2,384 / 22.57% 	1.380 / 13.06% 	3,960 / 37.49% 	12 / 0.11% 	34 / 0.32% 	10,563
DeKalb 	746 / 25.11% 	610 / 20.53% 	338 / 11.38% 	1,267 / 42.65% 	2 / 0.07% 	8 / 0.27% 	2,971
Fentress 	1,302 / 31.28% 	959 / 23.04% 	359 / 8.63% 	1,514 / 36.38% 	5 / 0.12% 	23 / 0.55% 	4,162
Jackson 	667 / 32.66% 	399 / 19.54% 	215 / 10.53% 	750 / 36.73% 	5 / 0.24% 	6 / 0.29% 	2,042
Macon 	1,406 / 30.16% 	895 / 19.20% 	435 / 9.33% 	1,908 / 40.93% 	7 / 0.15% 	11 / 0.24% 	4,662
Overton 	1,083 / 34.41% 	648 / 20.59% 	287 / 9.12% 	1,114 / 35.40% 	3 / 0.10% 	12 / 0.38% 	3,147
Pickett 	501 / 37.08% 	287 / 21.24% 	164 / 12.14% 	384 / 28.42% 	3 / 0.22% 	12 / 0.89% 	1,351
Putnam 	3,183 / 31.65% 	2,061 / 20.49% 	1,261 / 12.54% 	3,515 / 34.95% 	8 / 0.08% 	29 / 0.29% 	10.057
Smith 	957 / 24.02% 	669 / 16.79% 	385 / 9.66% 	1,954 / 49.05% 	9 / 0.23% 	10 / 0.25% 	3,984
Van Buren 	252 / 24.68% 	135 / 13.22% 	99 / 9.70% 	533 / 52.20% 	0 / 0.00% 	2 / 0.20% 	1,021
Warren 	1,333 / 21.94% 	1,147 / 18.87% 	658 / 10.83% 	2,915 / 47.97% 	7 / 0.12% 	17 / 0.28% 	6,077
White 	1,249 / 26.13% 	927 / 19.39% 	495 / 10.36% 	2,086 / 43.64% 	6 / 0.13% 	17 / 0.36% 	4,780
UC TOTAL 	16,044 / 28.49% 	11,392 / 20.23% 	6,236 / 11.07% 	22,402 / 39.78% 	68 / 0.12% 	176 / 0.31% 	56,318
TN TOTAL 	182,296 / 23.01%	192,914 / 24.35%	121,324 / 15.32%	291,140 / 36.75%	1,267 / 0.16% 	3,212 / 0.41%	792,153
Hargett, Tre. "August 2, 2018 Unofficial Election Results: Governor (Republican)". Tennessee Department of State, Division of Elections. Web. Accessed 15 August 2018.
== Democratic primary ==
=== Candidates ===
* Karl Dean (Nashville), former Mayor of Nashville
* Craig Fitzhugh (Ripley), Minority Leader of the Tennessee State House of Representatives
* Mezianne Vale Payne (Gainesboro), retired healthcare employee
=== Upper Cumberland results ===
 	Karl Dean 	Craig Fitzhugh 	Mezianne Vale Payne	TOTAL
Clay 	570 / 91.79% 	32 / 5.15% 	19 / 3.06% 	621
Cumberland	1,689 / 82.39% 	241 / 11.76% 	120 / 5.85% 	2,050
DeKalb 	1,106 / 88.84% 	94 / 7.55% 	45 / 3.61% 	1,245
Fentress 	590 / 77.12% 	105 / 13.73% 	70 / 9.15% 	765
Jackson 	965 / 87.97% 	83 / 7.57% 	49 / 4.47% 	1,097
Macon 	641 / 91.70% 	40 / 5.72% 	18 / 2.58% 	699
Overton 	1,498 / 90.02% 	102 / 6.13% 	64 / 3.85% 	1,664
Pickett 	389 / 92.40% 	19 / 4.51% 	13 / 3.09% 	421
Putnam 	2,784 / 85.53% 	353 / 10.84% 	118 / 3.63% 	3,255
Smith 	1,132 / 91.59% 	68 / 5.50% 	36 / 2.91% 	1,236
Van Buren 	463 / 89.38% 	36 / 6.95% 	19 / 3.67% 	518
Warren 	2,612 / 84.72% 	340 / 11.03% 	131 / 4.25% 	3,083
White 	1,056 / 87.13% 	90 / 7.43% 	66 / 5.45% 	1,212
UC TOTAL 	15,495 / 86.73% 	1,603 / 8.97% 	768 / 4.30% 	17,866
TN TOTAL 	280,004 / 75.14%	72,383 / 19.42%	20,268 / 5.44% 	372,655
Hargett, Tre. "August 2, 2018 Unofficial Election Results: Governor (Democratic)". Tennessee Department of State, Division of Elections. Web. Accessed 15 August 2018.
== Other candidates ==
Numerous independent and third party candidates also threw their hats into the ring, including Baxter's Joe B. Wilmoth, an unsuccessful independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
== General election ==
=== Upper Cumberland results ===
 	Karl Dean
Democratic	Bill Lee
Republican	Sherry L. Clark
Independent	Joe B. Wilmoth
Independent	All others	TOTAL
Clay 					 	
Cumberland					 	
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Jackson 					 	
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Putnam 					 	
Smith 					 	
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Warren 					 	
White 					 	
UC TOTAL 					 	
TN TOTAL 					 	
== References ==
Category:Gubernatorial elections
Category:Clay County elections
Category:Cumberland County elections
Category:DeKalb County elections
Category:Fentress County elections
Category:Jackson County elections
Category:Macon County elections
Category:Overton County elections
Category:Pickett County elections
Category:Putnam County elections
Category:Smith County elections
Category:Van Buren County elections
Category:Warren County elections
Category:White County elections
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