2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Country:Tennessee
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Image1:File:Governor Bredesen (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Phil Bredesen
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,247,491
Percentage1:68.60%
Nominee2:Jim Bryson
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:540,853
Percentage2:29.74%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Phil Bredesen
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Phil Bredesen
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:49.97% [1] 0.43 pp

The 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. 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.

As of, 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[2] November 6, 2006
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] November 6, 2006
align=left Rothenberg Political Report[4] November 2, 2006
align=left Real Clear Politics[5] November 6, 2006

Polling

width=170px Sourcewidth=150px Datewidth=100px Phil
Bredesen (D)
width=100px Jim
Bryson (R)
Survey USAOctober 25, 2006 align=center66%28%
Survey USAOctober 10, 2006 align=center63%32%
Accuratings October 24, 2006 align=center67%33%
The Commercial AppealOctober 3, 2006 align=center63%22%
RasmussenOctober 3, 2006 align=center63%28%
RasmussenSeptember 7, 2006 align=center58%31%
ZogbyJune 13, 2006 align=center58%22%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

Notes and References

  1. News: November 7, 2006 . Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2006 . Tennessee Secretary of State . February 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006. The Cook Political Report. October 1, 2006. June 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2006 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
  5. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.