2006Final results
2006 election for Tennessee Governor
Governor · Tennessee
Phil Bredesen (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Bryson (R) by 39.5 points.
Phil BredesenDemocrat · winner
69.8%1,247,491
Jim BrysonRepublican
30.2%540,853
1,788,344 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET