2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee Phil Bredesen Jim Bryson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,247,491 540,853 Percentage 68.60% 29.74%

Results by county

Governor before election Phil Bredesen Democratic Elected Governor Phil Bredesen Democratic

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. The incumbent, Democrat Phil Bredesen, defeated Republican state Senator Jim Bryson to serve another term as Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

Democratic Party primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Bredesen (inc.)	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
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	Bredesen (D)	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

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Phil Bredesen (inc.)	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-ins		7	0.00%
Majority			706,638	38.86%	+35.80%
Turnout			1,818,549
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006