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2022Final results

2022 election for Tennessee Governor

Governor · Tennessee

Bill Lee (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Jason Brantley Martin (D) by 32.0 points.

Bill LeeRepublican · winner
64.9%1,129,390
32.9%572,818
John GentryOther party
0.9%15,395
0.6%10,277
Deborah RouseOther party
0.2%3,772
Rick TylerOther party
0.1%2,380
0.1%1,862
Basil MarceauxOther party
0.1%1,568
Alfred O'NeilOther party
0.1%1,216
0.0%815
Lemichael WilsonOther party
0.0%386
Curtis CarneyOther party
0.0%2
Stephen MaxwellOther party
0.0%1
1,739,882 votes

Source: Tennessee Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+39.52006R+32.62010R+47.52014R+21.02018R+32.02022R+2.52026

Source: Tennessee Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 PM ET

The candidates

Bill Lee (R)Jason Brantley Martin (D)

Also on the ballot: John Gentry (Other party), 0.9%; Constance M. Every (Other party), 0.6%; Deborah Rouse (Other party), 0.2%; Rick Tyler (Other party), 0.1%; Charles Van Morgan (Other party), 0.1%; Basil Marceaux (Other party), 0.1%; Alfred O'Neil (Other party), 0.1%; Michael E. Scantland (Other party), 0.0%; Lemichael Wilson (Other party), 0.0%; Curtis Carney (Other party), 0.0%; Stephen Maxwell (Other party), 0.0%