2018_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election
2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of Tennessee
For related races, see 2018 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
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The primary elections took place on August 2, 2018, with Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean winning their respective party nominations.[2]
After the general election, the results marked the first time since 1982 that a candidate from the incumbent president's party was elected governor of Tennessee. This is also the first time that Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state, and the first time that a Republican was elected to succeed another Republican.
As of 2018, this election had the largest number of candidates (28) in a statewide election in United States history; the previous record was the 2016 United States presidential election in Colorado. This large surge in candidates was mostly due to the Libertarian Party of Tennessee's protest of the state's party affiliation and ballot access laws.[3]
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative[5]
- Randy Boyd, former Tennessee cabinet official[6]
- Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives[7]
- Basil Marceaux, perennial candidate[8]
- Kay White, realtor and Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 1st congressional district in 1996 and 1998[9]
Withdrawn
- Mae Beavers, former state senator[10][11] (unsuccessfully ran for Wilson County Mayor)[12]
- Mark Green, state senator (successfully ran in Tennessee's 7th congressional district)[13]
Declined
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative (successfully ran for the U.S. Senate)[14][15]
- Tim Burchett, Mayor of Knox County (successfully ran in Tennessee's 2nd congressional district)[16][17][18]
- Joe Carr, former state representative, perennial candidate[19][20]
- Bob Corker, U.S. Senator[21][22][23]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. Representative[21][24]
- Alberto Gonzales, dean of the Belmont University School of Law and former U.S. Attorney General
- Bill Hagerty, United States Ambassador to Japan and former Tennessee cabinet official[20]
- Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State[25]
- Rob Mitchell, Rutherford County, Rutherford County Property Assessor[26][27]
- Mark Norris, Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate, appointed as judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee[28][20][29]
- Andy Ogles, director of Tennessee chapter of Americans for Prosperity[20] (successfully ran for Mayor of Maury County)[30]
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee and candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 2010[21][31]
Endorsements
Beth Harwell
- Representative Harry Brooks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Administration and Planning Committee Chair
- Representative Dale Carr, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Mike Carter, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Jim Coley, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Jeremy Faison, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Government Operations Committee Chair
- Representative Andrew Farmer, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Civil Justice Committee Chair
- Representative John Forgety, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Education Instruction and Programs Committee Chair
- Representative Patsy Hazlewood, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Gary Hicks, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative John Holsclaw Jr., Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Dan Howell, Tennessee House of Representatives, Joint Judiciary and Government Committee Chair, House Local Government Committee Vice-Chair
- Representative Curtis Johnson, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Speaker Pro Tempore
- Representative Pat Marsh, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Business and Utilities Committee Chair
- Representative Steve McDaniel, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Rules Committee Chair, House Ethics Committee Chair, House Finance, Ways, and Means Study Subcommittee Chair
- Representative Tim Rudd, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Charles Sargent, Tennessee House of Representatives, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Chair
- Representative Mike Sparks, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Calendar and Rules Committee Vice-Chair
- Representative Rick Tillis, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Representative Tim Wirgau, Tennessee House of Representatives, House Local Government Committee Chair
- Senator Frank Niceley, Tennessee State Senate, Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources 1st Vice-Chair, Senate Transportation and Safety Committee 2nd Vice-Chair
- Tennessee Education Association[32]
- Tennessee State Employees Association[32]
- Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association[33]
Diane Black
- Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States[34]
- Stephen Fincher, former U.S. representative[24]
- Ron Ramsey, former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee[35]
- Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania[36]
- Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip (R-LA)[37]
- Jordan Sekulow, radio talk show host and executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice[38]
- Carol M. Swain, former Vanderbilt professor and conservative commentator[39]
- National Right to Life[40]
- Susan B. Anthony List[41]
- NRA Political Victory Fund[42]
- American Conservative Union[43]
- Students For Trump[44]
- Family Research Council[45]
Randy Boyd
- Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and Presidential candidate in 2008 and 2016[46]
- Joe Boyd Liggett, mayor of Marshall County[47]
- Jake Bynum, mayor of Weakley County[47]
- Mike Creasy, mayor of Decatur County[47]
- J. Michael Cross, Fentress County executive[47]
- Richard Daniel, Pickett County executive[47]
- Ben Danner, Overton County executive[47]
- Jim Durrett, mayor of Montgomery County[48]
- Brent Greer, mayor of Henry County[47]
- Denny Johnson, mayor of Lake County[47]
- Shaun Lawson, mayor of Hickman County[47]
- Mark Luttrell, mayor of Shelby County[49]
- Kenny McBride, mayor of Carroll County[47]
- Benny McGuire, mayor of Obion County[47]
- Bill Newman, mayor of Lincoln County[47]
- Denny Robinson, White County executive[47]
- Richard Stewart, mayor of Franklin County[47]
- Sloan Stewart, Lynchburg/Moore County Metro executive[47]
- Skip Taylor, mayor of Fayette County[47]
- Jessie Wallace, Humphreys County executive[47]
- Bill Webb, mayor of Lewis County[47]
- T.R. Williams, Lawrence County executive[47]
- Tom Witherspoon, mayor of Gibson County[47]
- Chris Young, mayor of Dyer County[47]
Bill Lee
- U.S. Representatives
- State-level Officials
- Andy Holt, state representative[51]
- Sheila Butt, state representative[52]
- Jason Zachary, state representative[53]
- Mae Beavers, former state senator, former gubernatorial candidate[54]
- Joe Carr, former State Representative[55]
- Notable Individuals
- Michael W. Smith, Christian Singer[56][57]
- Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian Singer[58]
- Darrell Waltrip, American motorsports analyst and former NASCAR driver[58]
- Mike Fisher, Former center for the Nashville Predators and husband of singer Carrie Underwood[58]
- Ricky Skaggs, Country Music Singer[59]
- Scott Hamilton, American Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist[60]
- Newspapers
- Chattanooga Free Press[61]
- Johnson City Press[62]
- Dunlap News[63]
Polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Diane Black |
Randy Boyd |
Beth Harwell |
Bill Lee |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMC Analytics | July 18–21, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | 1%[64] | 17% |
| Emerson College Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 11–14, 2018 | 266 | ± 6.4% | 27% | 22% | 14% | 19% | 3% | 14% |
| Data Orbital | June 27–30, 2018 | 700 | ± 3.7% | 24% | 23% | 10% | 19% | – | 24% |
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | June 25–28, 2018 | 1,040 | ± 3.1% | 27% | 33% | 7% | 20% | – | 13% |
| OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | May 14–17, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 28% | 8% | 9% | – | 15% |
| Grassroots Targeting (R-Black) | May 4–6, 2018 | 800 | – | 41% | 26% | 6% | 11% | – | 15% |
| OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | April 2018 | – | – | 33% | 30% | 5% | 13% | – | – |
| OnMessage Inc. (R-Black) | March 2018 | – | – | 31% | 31% | 10% | 10% | – | – |
| TargetPoint/GQR | March 7–14, 2018 | 390 | ± 5.0% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 7% | 2%[65] | 37% |
| North Star Onion Research (R-Lee) | February 5–11, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 22% | 25% | 4% | 18% | – | 30% |
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | December 12–18, 2017 | 1,028 | ± 3.1% | 22% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 4%[66] | 53% |
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Results
Lee
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Boyd
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Black
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Lee | 291,414 | 36.75 | |
| Republican | Randy Boyd | 193,054 | 24.35 | |
| Republican | Diane Black | 182,457 | 23.01 | |
| Republican | Beth Harwell | 121,484 | 15.32 | |
| Republican | Kay White | 3,215 | 0.41 | |
| Republican | Basil Marceaux | 1,264 | 0.16 | |
| Total votes | 792,888 | 100.0 | ||
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Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
- Craig Fitzhugh, Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives[69]
- Mezianne Vale Payne, retiree[70]
Declined
- Andy Berke, Mayor of Chattanooga and former state senator[20]
- Bill Freeman, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Nashville in 2015[71][72]
Endorsements
Karl Dean
- Federal officials
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[73]
- Steve Cohen, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[74]
- Bob Clement, former U.S Representative (D-TN)
- Lincoln Davis, former U.S. Representative (D-TN)
- Labor unions
- Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
- Tennessee Pipe Trades; Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council
- Road Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local Union No. 66
- Local Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Polling
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Karl Dean |
Craig Fitzhugh |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 11–14, 2018 | 206 | ± 7.3% | 44% | 14% | 9% | 33% |
| TargetPoint/GQR | March 7–14, 2018 | 288 | ± 5.8% | 41% | 11% | – | 44% |
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Results
Dean
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90-100%
Fitzhugh
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90-100%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karl Dean | 280,553 | 75.14 | |
| Democratic | Craig Fitzhugh | 72,553 | 23.42 | |
| Democratic | Mezianne Vale Payne | 20,284 | 5.44 | |
| Total votes | 373,390 | 100.0 | ||
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Candidates
- Mark CoonRippy Brown (Independent)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Sherry L. Clark (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Justin Cornett (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Gabriel Fancher (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Sean Bruce Fleming (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- William Andrew Helmstetter (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Cory King (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Matthew Koch (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Yvonne Neubert (Green)[lower-alpha 1]
- Alfred Shawn Rapoza (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Chad Riden, comedian (Independent)[76]
- Heather Scott (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- George Blackwell Smith IV (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Mike Toews (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Rick Tyler, candidate for TN-03 in 2016[8]
- Vinnie Vineyard (Funkmaster V from Wrestling With Ghosts) [76] (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1]
- Jaron D. Weidner (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1][76]
- Joe B. Wilmoth (Independent)[76]
- Patrick Whitlock (Independent)
Notes
- Libertarian Party and Green Party do not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."[77]
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 2, 2018
- Complete video of debate, October 12, 2018
Endorsements
Bill Lee (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[78]
- Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States[79]
- U.S. Senators
- Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senator (R-TN)[80]
- U.S. Representatives
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative (R-TN) and Republican Candidate for Governor in 2018[81]
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative (R-TN) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[82]
- Zach Wamp, Former U.S. Representative (R-TN)[50]
- State-level Officials
- Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee[83]
- Andy Holt, state representative[51]
- Sheila Butt, state representative[52]
- Jay Reedy, state representative[84]
- Jason Zachary, state representative[53]
- Mae Beavers, former state senator, former gubernatorial candidate[54]
- Joe Carr, former State Representative[55]
- Notable Individuals
- Michael W. Smith, Christian Singer[56][57]
- Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian Singer[58]
- Darrell Waltrip, American motorsports analyst and former NASCAR driver[58]
- Mike Fisher, Former center for the Nashville Predators and husband of singer Carrie Underwood[58]
- Ricky Skaggs, Country Music Singer[59]
- Scott Hamilton, American Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist[60]
- Randy Boyd, Businessman and Republican Candidate for Governor in 2018[85]
- Organizations
- Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association[86]
- NRA Political Victory Fund[87]
- Tennessee Police Benevolent Association[88]
- Newspapers
Karl Dean (D)
- U.S. Representatives
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[73]
- Steve Cohen, U.S. Representative (D-TN)[74]
- Bob Clement, former U.S Representative (D-TN)
- Lincoln Davis, former U.S. Representative (D-TN)
- State officials
- Terry McAuliffe, 72nd Governor of Virginia[91]
- Martin O'Malley, 61st Governor of Maryland[92]
- Local officials
- Craig Fitzhugh, state representative and former candidate[93]
- Labor unions
- Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
- Tennessee Pipe Trades; Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council
- Road Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local Union No. 66
- Local Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Predictions
More information Source, Ranking ...
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[94] | Likely R | October 26, 2018 |
| The Washington Post[95] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| FiveThirtyEight[96] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[97] | Safe R | November 1, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[98] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics[99] | Likely R | November 4, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[100] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Fox News[101][lower-alpha 1] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Politico[102] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Governing[103] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
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Polling
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Lee (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targoz Market Research | October 28–31, 2018 | 480 | – | 53% | 44% | – | 2% |
| Emerson College | October 28–30, 2018 | 621 | ± 4.0% | 54% | 41% | 2% | 3% |
| Fox News | October 27–30, 2018 | 718 LV | ± 3.5% | 54% | 37% | 2% | 7% |
| 850 RV | ± 3.0% | 52% | 36% | 2% | 9% | ||
| Vox Populi Polling | October 27–29, 2018 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 56% | 44% | – | – |
| CNN/SSRS | October 24–29, 2018 | 764 LV | ± 4.3% | 52% | 42% | 0% | 4% |
| 871 RV | ± 4.0% | 52% | 41% | 0% | 5% | ||
| East Tennessee State University Archived November 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | October 22–29, 2018 | 495 | ± 4.4% | 48% | 36% | 5% | 9% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 26–27, 2018 | 497 | ± 4.4% | 59% | 36% | 3% | 2% |
| Marist College | October 23–27, 2018 | 471 LV | ± 5.7% | 57% | 40% | 1% | 3% |
| 764 RV | ± 4.4% | 56% | 39% | 1% | 4% | ||
| Vanderbilt University/SSRS | October 8–13, 2018 | 800 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 37% | 0% | 12% |
| Targoz Market Research | October 9–12, 2018 | 558 LV | – | 56% | 44% | – | – |
| 801 RV | – | 49% | 39% | – | 12% | ||
| NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 8–11, 2018 | 593 | ± 4.2% | 59% | 33% | – | 8% |
| Fox News | September 29 – October 2, 2018 | 666 LV | ± 3.5% | 53% | 36% | 1% | 10% |
| 806 RV | ± 3.5% | 52% | 35% | 1% | 10% | ||
| SurveyMonkey | September 9–24, 2018 | 1,609 | ± 3.3% | 46% | 35% | – | 19% |
| Vox Populi Polling | September 16–18, 2018 | 567 | ± 4.1% | 55% | 45% | – | – |
| CNN/SSRS | September 11–15, 2018 | 723 LV | ± 4.3% | 52% | 43% | 0% | 3% |
| 852 RV | ± 3.9% | 49% | 43% | 0% | 5% | ||
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | September 10–12, 2018 | 1,038 | ± 3.0% | 54% | 37% | – | 9% |
| Fox News | September 8–11, 2018 | 686 LV | ± 3.5% | 55% | 35% | 1% | 10% |
| 809 RV | ± 3.5% | 52% | 34% | 2% | 12% | ||
| Marist College | August 25–28, 2018 | 538 LV | ± 5.1% | 53% | 40% | 1% | 7% |
| 730 RV | ± 4.5% | 51% | 39% | 1% | 9% | ||
| Gravis Marketing | August 9–11, 2018 | 620 | ± 3.9% | 51% | 40% | – | 9% |
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 38% | 34% | – | 28% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Diane Black (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 11–14, 2018 | 657 | ± 4.1% | 35% | 39% | 27% |
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 46% | 35% | 19% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 40% | 31% | 28% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Randy Boyd (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 11–14, 2018 | 657 | ± 4.1% | 34% | 36% | 30% |
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 43% | 34% | 23% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 38% | 35% | 28% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Beth Harwell (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 43% | 33% | 25% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 38% | 33% | 29% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Diane Black (R) |
Craig Fitzhugh (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 42% | 27% | 31% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Randy Boyd (R) |
Craig Fitzhugh (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 39% | 30% | 31% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Beth Harwell (R) |
Craig Fitzhugh (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 44% | 24% | 32% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mae Beavers (R) |
Karl Dean (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Polling & Research (R) | January 21–24, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 36% | 36% | 28% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 32% | 37% | 32% |
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mae Beavers (R) |
Craig Fitzhugh (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | December 11–12, 2017 | 563 | ± 4.1% | 36% | 29% | 34% |
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Hypothetical polling
- with Karl Dean
- with Craig Fitzhugh
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Lee | 1,336,106 | 59.56% | -10.75% | |
| Democratic | Karl Dean | 864,863 | 38.55% | +15.71% | |
| Other | Other candidates | 42,314 | 1.89% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,243,294 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Lee | 1,336,106 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | Karl Dean | 864,863 | 38.6 | |
| Independent | Sherry L. Clark | 5,198 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | Mark Wright | 4,687 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | Patrick Whitlock | 3,631 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | Yvonne Neubert | 3,070 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Heather Scott | 2,969 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Mark CoonRippy Brown | 2,841 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Joe B. Wilmoth | 2,444 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | George Blackwell Smith IV | 1,550 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Cory King | 1,502 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Tracy C. Yaste Tisdale | 1,396 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Justin Cornett | 1,217 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Chad Riden | 1,096 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Robert Sawyers Sr. | 1,059 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Vinnie Vineyard | 1,012 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Rick Tyler | 981 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Gabriel Fancher | 869 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Sean Bruce Fleming | 814 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Alfred Shawn Rapoza | 800 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Jessie D. McDonald | 755 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Toney Randall Mitchell | 739 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Mike Toews | 726 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Matthew Koch | 652 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Jeremy Allen Stephenson | 613 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Tommy Ray McAnally | 609 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Jaron D. Weidner | 588 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | William Andrew Helmstetter | 496 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Eddie Murphy (write-in) | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 2,243,294 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Full results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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