2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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Turnout49.97% Decrease2.svg [1] 0.43 pp
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Nominee Phil Bredesen Jim Bryson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,247,491540,853
Percentage68.60%29.74%
2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Bredesen:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Bryson:      50–60%     60–70%
Tie:      50%
Governor before election

Phil Bredesen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Phil Bredesen
Democratic

The 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.

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As of 2024, this was the last time a Democrat won a majority of counties in the state, the last time a Democrat won any statewide race in Tennessee, and the most recent statewide election in Tennessee in which 88 of the state's 95 counties, including Knox County and Hamilton County, went to the Democratic candidate. Only Davidson, Shelby, Haywood, Hardeman, Houston, Jackson, and Lake counties have voted for a Democratic candidate in a Presidential, Senate, or gubernatorial race since 2006. Eight years after this, Republican Governor Bill Haslam would win every county in the state when he won re-election. This marked a sharp political shift in Tennessee.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Bredesen (incumbent) 393,004 88.50
Democratic John Jay Hooker31,9337.19
Democratic Tim Sevier11,5622.60
Democratic Walt Ward7,5551.70
Total votes444,054 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

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County results
Republican Primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Bryson 160,786 50.03
Republican David M. Farmer50,90015.84
Republican Joe Kirkpatrick34,49110.73
Republican Mark Albertini29,1849.08
Republican Wayne Thomas Bailey24,2737.55
Republican Wayne Young11,9973.73
Republican Timothy Thomas9,7473.03
Total votes321,378 100.00

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Solid DNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [6] Safe DNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [7] Likely DNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDatePhil
Bredesen (D)		Jim
Bryson (R)
Survey USA October 25, 200666%28%
Survey USA October 10, 200663%32%
Accuratings Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine October 24, 200667%33%
The Commercial Appeal October 3, 200663%22%
Rasmussen October 3, 200663%28%
Rasmussen September 7, 200658%31%
Zogby June 13, 200658%22%

Results

2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Phil Bredesen (incumbent) 1,247,491 68.60% +17.95%
Republican Jim Bryson 540,85329.74%-17.85%
Independent Carl Two Feathers Whitaker11,3740.63%N/A
Independent George Banks7,5310.41%N/A
Independent Charles E. Smith4,0830.22%N/A
Independent Howard W. Switzer2,7110.15%N/A
Independent David Gatchell2,3850.13%N/A
Independent Marivuana Stout Leinoff2,1140.12%N/A
Write-in 70.00%N/A
Majority706,63838.86%+35.80%
Turnout 1,818,549
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2006". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "August 3, 2006, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "August 3, 2006, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "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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