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| 2 | 1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | Lamar Alexander | 737,693 | 59.56% | - |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Randy Tyree | 500,937 | 40.44% | - |
| 6 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 237,026 | - | - |
| 7 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238,927 | - | - |
| 8 | - | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: What percentage of votes did Lamar Alexander receive to defeat Randy Tyree?
Answer: Republican Lamar Alexander defeated Democratic nominee Randy Tyree with 59.56% of the vote.