1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee Governor
Governor · Tennessee
Lamar Alexander (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Randy Tyree (D) by 19.1 points.
Lamar AlexanderRepublican · winner
59.6%737,963
Randy TyreeDemocrat
40.4%500,937
1,238,900 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET