RepublicanNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Donald Sundquist
Donald Sundquist ran in 8 elections between 1982 and 1998, winning 8. Served in the U.S. House (TN-7) and Governor of Tennessee.
- Elections
- 8
- 1982–1998
- Won
- 8
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Sundquist was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sundquist has run
Margin: how far Sundquist finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Governor of Tennessee | General | Won | John Jay Hooker Jr (D) | 70% | R+39.9 | — |
| 1994 | Governor of Tennessee | General | Won | Phil Bredesen (D) | 54.9% | R+9.7 | — |
| 1992 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | David Davis (D), Rickey Boyette (I), Jim Osborn (I) | 61.7% | R+26.1 | $819K |
| 1990 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | Ken Bloodworth (D) | 62% | R+24.0 | $648.5K |
| 1988 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | Ken Bloodworth (D) | 80.1% | R+60.2 | $393.2K |
| 1986 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | M. Lloyd Hiler (D) | 72.3% | R+44.6 | $409.7K |
| 1984 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | $576.7K |
| 1982 | U.S. House, TN-7 | General | Won | Robert Clement (D) | 50.5% | R+1.0 | $515.7K |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Sundquist has held
- Governor of Tennessee · 1995–2002
- U.S. House, TN-7 · 1983–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Sundquist has run against
- John Jay Hooker Jr (D) · 1998 election, won
- Phil Bredesen (D) · 1994 election, won
- David Davis (D) · 1992 election, won
- Ken Bloodworth (D) · 1990 election, won
- M. Lloyd Hiler (D) · 1986 election, won
- Robert Clement (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)