1990Final results
1990 election for Tennessee Governor
Governor · Tennessee
Ned McWherter (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Dwight Henry (R) by 24.9 points.
Ned McWherterDemocrat · winner
62.4%480,885
Dwight HenryRepublican
37.6%289,348
770,233 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET