1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Tennessee Governor
Governor · Tennessee
Donald Sundquist (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Phil Bredesen (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald SundquistRepublican · winner
54.9%807,107
Phil BredesenDemocrat
45.1%664,243
1,471,350 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET