1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1990 United States gubernatorial elections January 2019 January 2019 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee presidential 1990 11 6 no 1986 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1986 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1994 File:Ned R. McWherter speaking at a ceremony, Dec 17, 1988 (cropped).JPEG 150x150px Ned McWherter Democratic Party (United States) 479,990 60.83% File:3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) Dwight Henry 288,904 36.61% 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcWherter: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Henry: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Tie: #CDAFDC 40–50% Governor Ned McWherter Democratic Party (United States) Ned McWherter Democratic Party (United States) The 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Ned McWherter was re-elected, defeating his Republican opponent Dwight Henry, a one term member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. McWherter received 60.8% of the vote.1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=47&off=5&elect=0&f=0 2026-03-08 uselectionatlas.org Aftermath A tax study commission appointed during Ned McWherter's first term reported at the beginning of his second, recommending a state income tax be implemented. An income tax has long been considered the third rail of Tennessee politics. McWherter gave the idea lukewarm support at first, but the idea was eventually dropped entirely, not to resurface again during his time as governor. In 1990, McWherter was invited to speak at a chapel service at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee at the request of his lifelong friend, E. Claude Gardner, then president of the university. In 1992, Senator Al Gore was elected vice president, thus creating a vacancy in the Senate. McWherter appointed his deputy governor, Harlan Matthews, to serve as U.S. Senator until the 1994 election. In 1994, McWherter was named the nation's most outstanding governor by Governing magazine.Richard Locker, "Former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter Dies at age 80," Memphis Commercial Appeal, 4 April 2011. Retrieved: 9 January 2012. General election Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1990https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Tennessee Leip David uselectionatlas.org 2017-12-23 Democratic Party (United States) Ned McWherter (incumbent) 479,990 60.83% +6.57% Republican Party (United States) Dwight Henry 288,904 36.61% -9.13% Independent politician W. Curtis Jacox 10,980 1.39% N/A Independent politician David Brandon Shepard 9,094 1.15% N/A N/A Write-ins 100 0.01% N/A 789,068 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee References Category:1990 in Tennessee Gubernatorial 1990 Tennessee