2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2019 January 2019related races 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee presidential no 2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Governor Bredesen (cropped).jpg 150x150px Phil Bredesen Democratic Party (United States) 1,247,491 68.60% File:Jim Bryson Tennessee.jpg Jim Bryson Republican Party (United States) 540,853 29.74% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct results Bredesen: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Bryson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #c21b18 80–90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #808080 No data Governor Phil Bredesen Democratic Party (United States) Phil Bredesen Democratic Party (United States) 49.97% November 7, 2006 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2006 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 0.43 pp The 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger, Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.2006 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=47&off=5&elect=0&f=0 2026-03-08 uselectionatlas.org As of , this was the last time a Democrat won a majority of counties in the state, the last time a Democrat won any statewide race in Tennessee, and the most recent statewide election in Tennessee in which 88 of the state's 95 counties, including Knox County and Hamilton County, went to the Democratic candidate. Only Davidson, Shelby, Haywood, Hardeman, Houston, Jackson, and Lake counties have voted for a Democratic candidate in a presidential, senatorial, or gubernatorial race since 2006. Eight years after this, Republican governor Bill Haslam would win every county in the state when he won re-election. Background Phil Bredesen became governor amid a fiscal crisis, with a predicted state budget shortfall of $800 million. Much of the shortfall was due to TennCare, which was $650 million over budget.2011 Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/phil-bredesen-tn/ dead https://archive.today/20130216123308/http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/phil-bredesen-tn/ 2013-02-16 National Journal Magazine Sundquist had hoped to remedy the budget shortfall by implementing an income tax, but this proved wildly unpopular and was never enacted.Roger Abramson 2011-01-06 Phil Bredesen Made a Successful Governor for One Mind-blowing Reason: He Did Just What He Said http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/phil-bredesen-made-a-successful-governor-for-one-mind-blowing-reason-he-did-just-what-he-said/Content?oid=2138062 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221656/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/phil-bredesen-made-a-successful-governor-for-one-mind-blowing-reason-he-did-just-what-he-said/Content?oid=2138062 March 3, 2016 January 14, 2013 The Nashville Scene Bredesen argued that services would have to be cut, saying, "you can't have Massachusetts services and Tennessee taxes." In 2003, he signed a 9% across-the-board spending cut. In 2004, he enacted a series of changes to TennCare, essentially removing 191,000 Medicaid-eligible patients and reducing benefits. By 2006, these changes had reduced the program's cost by more than $500 million. Bredesen used some of the savings to establish a "safety net" for health clinics affected by the cuts. In 2006, he implemented "Cover Tennessee" to cover people with preexisting conditions and the uninsured. Democratic primary Candidates Phil Bredesen, incumbent governor of Tennessee John Jay Hooker, perennial candidate Tim Sevier Walt Ward Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/governordem.pdf August 3, 2006, Democratic Primary: Governor Tennessee Secretary of State June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017204953/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/governordem.pdf October 17, 2012 dead mdy-all Phil Bredesen (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 393,004 88.50% John Jay Hooker Democratic Party (United States) 31,933 7.19% Tim Sevier Democratic Party (United States) 11,562 2.60% Walt Ward Democratic Party (United States) 7,555 1.70% 444,054 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Mark Albertini Wayne Thomas Bailey Jim Bryson, state senator David M. Farmer Joe Kirkpatrick Timothy Thomas Wayne Young Results thumb|300px|County results #d75d5d Bryson #ffc8cd <40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #37c837 Farmer #aae5aa <40% Republican primary resultshttp://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/GovernorRep.pdf August 3, 2006, Republican Primary: Governor Tennessee Secretary of State June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213325/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/GovernorRep.pdf July 13, 2015 dead Jim Bryson Republican Party (United States) 160,786 50.03% David M. Farmer Republican Party (United States) 50,900 15.84% Joe Kirkpatrick Republican Party (United States) 34,491 10.73% Mark Albertini Republican Party (United States) 29,184 9.08% Wayne Thomas Bailey Republican Party (United States) 24,273 7.55% Wayne Young Republican Party (United States) 11,997 3.73% Timothy Thomas Republican Party (United States) 9,747 3.03% 321,378 100.00% General election Candidates George Banks (I) Phil Bredesen (D) Jim Bryson (R) David Gatchell (I) Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I) Charles E. Smith (I) Howard W. Switzer (I) Carl Two Feathers Whitaker (I) Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Solid D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe D November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Likely D November 6, 2006 Polling Source Date PhilBredesen (D) JimBryson (R)Survey USASurvey USA October 25, 200666% 28%Survey USASurvey USA October 10, 200663% 32%AccuratingsAccuratings https://web.archive.org/web/20101230094832/http://www.accuratings.com/ December 30, 2010 October 24, 200667% 33%The Commercial AppealThe Commercial Appeal October 3, 200663% 22%RasmussenRasmussen October 3, 200663% 28%RasmussenRasmussen September 7, 200658% 31%ZogbyZogby June 13, 200658% 22% Results right 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92C5DE Hold #0671B0 Flip 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttp://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/RptNovGov.pdf November 7, 2006, General Election: Governor Tennessee Secretary of State June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213305/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/RptNovGov.pdf July 13, 2015 dead Democratic Party (United States) Phil Bredesen (incumbent) 1,247,491 68.60% +17.95% Republican Party (United States) Jim Bryson 540,853 29.74% -17.85% Independent politician Carl Two Feathers Whitaker 11,374 0.63% N/A Independent politician George Banks 7,531 0.41% N/A Independent politician Charles E. Smith 4,083 0.22% N/A Independent politician Howard W. Switzer 2,711 0.15% N/A Independent politician David Gatchell 2,385 0.13% N/A Independent politician Marivuana Stout Leinoff 2,114 0.12% N/A 7 0.00% N/A 706,638 38.86% +35.80% 1,818,549 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none County2006-11-07 2006 Gubernatorial Results by County https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2006-11/RptNovGov.pdf 2023-02-18 Tennessee Secretary of State en Phil BredesenDemocratic Jim BrysonRepublican Other votes % # % # % Anderson 72.4% 16,881 25.9% 6,049 1.7% Bedford 68.2% 7,240 30.3% 3,215 1.5% Benton 74.8% 4,128 23.1% 1,273 2.1% Bledsoe 57.8% 2,274 39.6% 1,560 2.6% Blount 65.4% 23,433 32.9% 11,791 1.7% Bradley 55.2% 14,492 43.4% 11,401 1.4% Campbell 67.5% 6,793 30.5% 3,073 1.9% Cannon 70.4% 2,978 27.6% 1,167 2.0% Carroll 70.3% 6,379 27.5% 2,493 2.3% Carter 56.6% 9,211 41.1% 6,686 2.3% Cheatham 65.3% 7,506 33.3% 3,824 1.5% Chester 62.6% 2,730 35.5% 1,547 2.0% Claiborne 62.1% 4,732 35.3% 2,693 2.6% Clay 69.2% 1,717 27.6% 685 3.2% Cocke 59.2% 5,741 38.7% 3,752 2.2% Coffee 68.4% 10,498 29.5% 4,534 2.1% Crockett 74.0% 3,299 24.4% 1,090 1.6% Cumberland 61.3% 11,741 37.4% 7,172 1.3% Davidson 76.0% 132,712 22.3% 38,977 1.7% Decatur 70.7% 2,791 27.1% 1,068 2.2% DeKalb 69.8% 3,848 28.3% 1,559 1.9% Dickson 69.4% 10,016 28.9% 4,164 1.7% Dyer 69.5% 7,642 28.5% 3,130 2.1% Fayette 61.8% 7,701 36.9% 4,599 1.3% Fentress 55.4% 2,859 42.8% 2,207 1.8% Franklin 71.8% 9,179 26.8% 3,430 1.3% Gibson 73.6% 11,473 24.9% 3,890 1.5% Giles 72.0% 6,135 26.3% 2,243 1.7% Grainger 59.7% 3,289 38.1% 2,100 2.1% Greene 57.9% 10,669 40.1% 7,376 2.0% Grundy 70.1% 2,692 26.7% 1,024 3.3% Hamblen 62.3% 10,377 36.4% 6,057 1.3% Hamilton 70.3% 75,261 28.5% 30,482 1.3% Hancock 50.8% 960 46.6% 880 2.6% Hardeman 75.6% 5,895 22.3% 1,740 2.1% Hardin 63.6% 4,666 34.3% 2,516 2.1% Hawkins 60.3% 8,903 37.6% 5,552 2.0% Haywood 80.0% 4,722 18.5% 1,093 1.5% Henderson 61.7% 5,293 35.8% 3,072 2.4% Henry 73.9% 7,289 24.4% 2,402 1.7% Hickman 70.5% 4,714 27.6% 1,844 1.9% Houston 77.7% 2,111 20.9% 567 1.4% Humphreys 76.9% 4,824 21.6% 1,354 1.5% Jackson 74.0% 2,895 23.6% 924 2.4% Jefferson 62.5% 8,307 36.0% 4,782 1.5% Johnson 51.6% 2,491 45.9% 2,214 2.5% Knox 71.5% 87,537 27.2% 33,266 1.4% Lake 81.1% 1,252 16.6% 257 2.3% Lauderdale 75.0% 5,146 22.8% 1,567 2.1% Lawrence 63.0% 7,843 35.3% 4,399 1.7% Lewis 63.5% 2,506 32.9% 1,297 3.7% Lincoln 60.3% 4,890 37.7% 3,059 2.0% Loudon 66.3% 10,797 32.3% 5,257 1.5% McMinn 60.3% 8,299 37.7% 5,195 2.0% McNairy 62.7% 4,855 35.0% 2,708 2.3% Macon 63.7% 3,507 34.8% 1,917 1.5% Madison 72.9% 21,889 25.9% 7,771 1.2% Marion 70.0% 6,162 27.3% 2,407 2.6% Marshall 72.4% 6,050 26.1% 2,178 1.6% Maury 69.8% 16,274 29.1% 6,778 1.2% Meigs 62.6% 2,046 35.4% 1,156 2.0% Monroe 59.8% 7,484 38.9% 4,876 1.3% Montgomery 71.0% 25,465 25.6% 9,185 3.3% Moore 65.1% 1,388 32.8% 700 2.0% Morgan 68.4% 3,454 29.8% 1,507 1.7% Obion 76.9% 7,539 20.9% 2,049 2.2% Overton 73.4% 4,820 25.0% 1,645 1.6% Perry 71.6% 1,673 25.7% 600 2.7% Pickett 56.6% 1,205 41.8% 890 1.6% Polk 62.9% 3,218 34.6% 1,772 2.5% Putnam 68.9% 13,830 29.3% 5,879 1.8% Rhea 59.1% 5,004 38.9% 3,297 1.9% Roane 70.7% 12,389 27.5% 4,807 1.8% Robertson 67.1% 12,664 31.8% 5,995 1.1% Rutherford 65.2% 40,034 33.5% 20,535 1.3% Scott 61.1% 3,230 36.5% 1,931 2.3% Sequatchie 65.9% 2,761 32.2% 1,351 2.0% Sevier 57.4% 13,355 38.8% 9,023 3.8% Shelby 67.4% 210,470 20.7% 64,593 11.9% Smith 69.4% 4,719 22.6% 1,531 2.9% Stewart 77.8% 3,314 22.3% 952 3.4% Sullivan 60.9% 27,024 39.5% 17,479 2.6% Sumner 62.8% 29,713 33.7% 15,938 2.8% Tipton 63.2% 10,433 35.5% 5,843 1.3% Trousdale 78.3% 2,000 21.8% 557 0.0% Unicoi 61.6% 3,298 39.1% 2,095 1.3% Union 62.6% 2,743 37.7% 1,653 0.0% Van Buren 71.7% 1,347 28.3% 533 0.0% Warren 74.6% 8,324 25.5% 2,848 1.9% Washington 62.3% 21,092 36.9% 12,360 1.0% Wayne 55.4% 2,232 45.5% 1,831 1.0% Weakley 73.5% 7,233 26.6% 2,621 3.3% White 70.6% 5,231 28.9% 2,140 2.6% Williamson 58.2% 35,058 42.2% 25,384 1.4% Wilson 64.5% 23,207 33.3% 11,990 2.2% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bledsoe (largest city: Pikeville) Claiborne (largest city: Harrogate) Hardin (largest city: Savannah) Lincoln (largest city: Fayetteville) Macon (largest city: Lafayette) Pickett (largest city: Byrdstown) Rutherford (largest city: Murfreesboro) Sumner (largest city: Hendersonville) Wilson (largest city: Mt. Juliet) Tipton (largest city: Atoka) Madison (largest city: Jackson) Chester (largest city: Henderson) Henderson (largest city: Lexington) Wayne (largest city: Waynesboro) Williamson (largest city: Franklin) Scott (largest city: Oneida) Cumberland (largest city: Crossville) Meigs (largest city: Decatur) Hamilton (largest city: Chattanooga) Bradley (largest city: Cleveland) McMinn (largest city: Athens) Blount (largest city: Maryville) Loudon (largest city: Lenoir City) Monroe (largest city: Sweetwater) Sevier (largest city: Sevierville) Jefferson (largest city: Jefferson City) Grainer (largest city: Bean Station) Hamlben (largest city: Morristown) Greene (largest city: Greenville) Hancock (largest city: Sneedville) Hawkins (largest city: Kingsport) Sullivan (largest city: Kingsport) Johnson (largest city: Mountain City) Washington (largest city: Johnson City) Carter (largest city: Elizabethton) Unicoi (largest city: Erwin) Rhea (largest city: Dayton) Fayette (largest town: Oakland) Fentress (largest city: Jamestown) Lawrence (largest city: Lawrenceburg) McNairy (largest city: Selmer) Moore (largest city: Lynchburg) Union (largest city: Maynardville) Weakley (largest city: Martin) See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2006 Tennessee elections References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Phil Bredesen for Governor Jim Bryson for Governor Carl Whitaker for Governor Mark Albertini for Governor Combat Ward for Governor Gubernatorial 2006 Tennessee