2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2019 January 2019 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee presidential no 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Governor Bill Haslam crop.jpg 150x150px Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) 1,041,545 65.03% File:Mike McWherter 2010 crop (cropped).jpg Mike McWherter Democratic Party (United States) 529,851 33.08% Haslam: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%McWherter: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Phil Bredesen Democratic Party (United States) Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) 41.32% November 2, 2010 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2010 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 8.65 pp 300px County results 300px Congressional district results The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the next governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited and prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville Mayor and Republican nominee Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2010&fips=47&off=5&elect=0&f=0 2026-03-08 uselectionatlas.org The primary election was held on August 5, 2010, with Haslam and McWherter winning their respective parties' nominations.Archived copy http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/vaghandout3.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100914205436/http://www.fvap.gov/resources/media/vaghandout3.pdf 2010-09-14 2010-07-30 Haslam received endorsements from former U.S. senator Howard Baker and Congressman Jimmy Duncan.May 8, 2010 Haslam Endorsed By U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_175236.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100511025736/http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_175236.asp May 11, 2010 May 11, 2010 The Chattanoogan mdy-allUnderwood Ryan Michael Cass Chas Sisk Clay Carey December 28, 2009 Tennessee political movers http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091228/NEWS02/912280321/1009 The Tennessean 2July 2020 The Tennessean wrote, "Haslam appears most likely to be able to ride Gov. Phil Bredesen's pro-business coattails, despite the different party affiliation." Haslam campaigned on his executive experience as both Knoxville's mayor and the president of a major company. His opponents attacked him as an oil executive, especially in the wake of price-gouging allegations levied against Pilot in the wake of the post-Hurricane Katrina fuel shortages, and criticized his refusal to release information related to his income while at Pilot.Flory Josh January 19, 2011 Building on Experience as Knoxville's Mayor, 'Optimistic and Enthusiastic' Haslam Begins Leading State http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/19/knoxville-mayor-haslam-tennessee-governor dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110123055402/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/19/knoxville-mayor-haslam-tennessee-governor 2011-01-23 September 22, 2011 Knoxville News Sentinel With this win, Haslam flipped the state into Republican control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Republicans. The last time Republicans held a government trifecta in the state was in 1869. Tennessee - Election Results 2010 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/tennessee.html 2020-07-31 Ever since this election, Republicans have maintained their trifecta. News organizations The Cook Political Report,http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-08-12_10-29-33.php 2010 governors race ratings August 12, 2010 August 21, 2010 The Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20100815082554/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-08-12_10-29-33.php August 15, 2010 dead mdy-all CQ Politics,http://innovation.cqpolitics.com/atlas/gov2010 Races for Governor in 2010 August 21, 2010 CQ Politics dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100819000851/http://innovation.cqpolitics.com/atlas/gov2010 August 19, 2010 and The New York Timeshttp://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor Governor Race Ratings August 21, 2010 The New York Times rated the gubernatorial election as leaning Republican, while The Rothenberg Political Report rated it as "Republican favored,"http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/governor Governor Ratings July 1, 2010 August 21, 2010 The Rothenberg Political Report RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races August 21, 2010 RealClearPolitics and Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2010-governor-races/governor/tennessee-governor-2010/ Tennessee Governor 2010 June 3, 2010 August 21, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball as "Likely Republican", and Rasmussen Reports as "Solid Republican."http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/election_2010_gubernatorial_scorecard Election 2010: Gubernatorial Scorecard August 21, 2010 August 21, 2010 Rasmussen Reports Republican primary A recorded debate featuring three of the candidates, organized by campaign coordinator James Crenshaw, was held at the Scarett-Benett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. http://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13035034/gubernatorial-debate-special-basil-marceaux-isnt-the-nuttiest-candidate-june-griffin-takes-the-honor Gubernatorial Debate Special! Basil Marceaux Isn't the Nuttiest Candidate — June Griffin Takes the Honor News nashvillescene.com From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, Haslam collected $1.8 million, Ramsey raised $1,412,593 including a $200,000 loan, Wamp raised $1,373,078 including a $61,000 loan, and Gibbons raised $225,218. Candidates Bill Haslam, mayor of Knoxvillehttp://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/People/Politicians,+Government+Officials,+Strategists/Governors,+Mayors/Phil+Bredesen/04wf6qI3KB1GY/1 Phil Bredesen Story Page – USATODAY.com Content.usatoday.com 2010-08-17 2010-08-21 2012-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323174844/http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/People/Politicians,+Government+Officials,+Strategists/Governors,+Mayors/Phil+Bredesen/04wf6qI3KB1GY/1 dead Joe Kirkpatrick, businessman;http://joe4gov.com Joe4Gov.com Joe4Gov.com 2010-08-21 withdrew from race Basil Marceaux, Soddy Daisy resident http://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13035050/basil-marceaux-campaign-coordinator-james-crenshaw-responds-to-skeptics/ Basil Marceaux Campaign Coordinator James Crenshaw Responds to Skeptics News nashvillescene.comhttp://www.basilmarceaux.com/ Archived copy July 24, 2010 April 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110419105112/http://www.basilmarceaux.com/ dead Ron Ramsey, lieutenant governorhttp://www.greenevillesun.com/story/301709 News Story The Greeneville Sun 2009-02-28 2010-08-21 dead https://archive.today/20130102234945/http://www.greenevillesun.com/story/301709 2013-01-02 Zach Wamp, U.S. representative, 3rd districtMatt Wilson Rep. Wamp will run for governor of Tennessee 2009-01-05 http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jan/05/rep-wamp-will-run-governor-tennessee/ Chattanooga Times Free Press 2009-01-05 August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823153203/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jan/05/rep-wamp-will-run-governor-tennessee/ dead Polling Poll source Dates administered BillHaslam RonRamsey ZachWamp UndecidedMason-DixonMason-Dixon July 19–21, 2010 36% 20% 25% 17%WSMV TV Channel 4WSMV TV Channel 4 July 8, 2010 32% 11% 21% 36% Results thumb|300px|County results #d75d5d Haslam #ffc8cd <40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 >70% #37c837 Wamp #aae5aa <40% #87de87 40–50% #5fd35f 50–60% #37c837 60–70% #2ca02c 70–80% #ff9955 Ramsey #ffccaa <40% #ffb380 40–50% #ff9955 50–60% #ff7f2a 60–70% Tie #DECDE6 30–40%Republican primary resultshttps://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/TN The 2010 Results Maps Politico.Com 2010-08-21 August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823031212/http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/TN dead Bill Haslam Republican Party (United States) 341,229 47.34% Zach Wamp Republican Party (United States) 210,332 29.18% Ron Ramsey Republican Party (United States) 158,960 22.05% Joe Kirkpatrick Republican Party (United States) 6,775 0.94% Basil Marceaux Republican Party (United States) 3,508 0.49% 720,804 100.00% Democratic primary From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, State Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle collected $741,485 including a $300,000 personal loan, McWherter raised $402,868, and McMillan raised $159,981.Humphrey Tom February 3, 2010 Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam gathers $5.8 million so far for governor's race http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/03/haslam-gathers-58-million-for-race dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100205091327/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/03/haslam-gathers-58-million-for-race/ 2010-02-05 Knoxville News Sentinel Candidates Mike McWherter, businessman, former attorney, son of former governor Ned McWherterDUNLAP STANLEY April 24, 2009 Former governor's son makes bid for seat The Jackson Sun http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090424/NEWS01/904240312/1002December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yesSher Andy April 23, 2009 Tennessee: McWherter says he's running for governor Chattanooga Times Free Press http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/apr/23/tennessee-mcwherter-says-hes-running-governor/?breakingnews dead April 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215359/http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/apr/23/tennessee-mcwherter-says-hes-running-governor/?breakingnews July 23, 2011 Results Democratic primary resultshttp://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemGovCounty.pdf August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary Governor Tennessee Secretary of State September 8, 2022 Mike McWherter Democratic Party (United States) 284,894 100.00% 284,894 100.00% Independents Bayron Binkley, brokerhttp://www.binkley4governor.com/ Binkley4Gov Blog « Binkley for Governor 2010 Binkley4governor.com 2010-02-20 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101022033048/http://binkley4governor.com/ 2010-10-22 dead Brandon Dodds, optometristhttp://www.doddsforgov.com Home DoddsForGov 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110207143200/http://doddsforgov.com/ 2011-02-07 dead Samuel David Duck, Independent FederalistSamuel David Duck http://www.duck4gov.com/ Samuel David Duck, Independent for Governor of Tennessee in 2010 Duck4gov.com 2010-08-17 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100819170208/http://duck4gov.com/ 2010-08-19 (withdrew from race and endorsed Brandon Dodds)Samuel David Duck http://www.duck4gov.com/resignation_speech.pdf We can't let the UN and CFR take the governorship duck4gov.com 2010-10-03 2010-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20111009171431/http://www.duck4gov.com/resignation_speech.pdf 2011-10-09 dead David Gatchell June Griffin Toni Hall Floyd Knois J. David Maharrey, Tea Party Boyce McCall Linda Kay Perry James Reesor, Tennessee authorhttp://www.jamesreesor.com/ index Jamesreesor.com 2002-09-15 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100730063748/http://www.jamesreesor.com/ 2010-07-30 Thomas Smith II Howard Switzer,Ron Noonan says http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/04/05/green-party-has-candidate-on-ballot-for-tennessee-governor/ Blog Archive » Green Party has candidate on ballot for Tennessee governor – America's #1 Source for Green Party News & Views Green Party Watch 2010-08-21 October 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018113201/http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/04/05/green-party-has-candidate-on-ballot-for-tennessee-governor/ usurped architectVerenigde Staten http://www.blogger.com/profile/00914065711885300763 Gebruikersprofiel: Howard Switzer Blogger 2010-08-21 (Green Party nominee; listed on the ballot as an independent) Carl Twofeathers Whitaker, Native American Indian Movement chiefhttp://www.carlwhitakerforgov.com/ Elect Carl Whitaker for Tennessee Governor 2010, Carl Whitaker For Governor 2010, Tennessee's Governor Race for 2010, Tennessee Governor 2010, 2010 Governor's Race, Whitaker For Governor Carlwhitakerforgov.com 2010-08-09 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100830040326/http://www.carlwhitakerforgov.com/ 2010-08-30 General election right|210px|thumb|Simultaneous Haslam and McWherter rallies before the Highlands town hall debate Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe R Flip October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe R Flip October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Safe R Flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Likely R Flip October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Lean R Flip October 28, 2010 Polling Poll sourceDate(s) administered Samplesize Margin oferror MikeMcWherter (D) BillHaslam (R) Other Unde-cidedMTSU (report) October 24, 2010 635 ± 4% 29% 51% 4% 6%MTSU (report) October 14, 2010 635 ± 4% 19% 41.6% 4% 36%Rasmussen Reports (report) October 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 59% 3% 6%Rasmussen Reports (report) September 7, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 59% 2% 7%Rasmussen Reports (report) August 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 56% 3% 10% Mason-Dixon (report) July 19–21, 2010 625 ± 5.0% 31% 49% — 20% WSMV-TV Channel 4 (report) July 8, 2010 603 ± 4.0% 34% 60% — 6% Rasmussen Reports (report) June 15, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 32% 50% 5% 14%Rasmussen Reports (report) March 22, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 27% 45% 5% 23% Results right 300px County flips Legend Republican #CA0120 Flip Democratic #92C5DE Hold 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttp://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/GovCounty.pdf State of Tennessee - November 2, 2010 - State General January 10, 2011 tn.gov Secretary of State of Tennessee 2011-04-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110411193749/https://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/GovCounty.pdf 2011-04-11 Republican Party (United States) Bill Haslam 1,041,545 65.03% +35.83% Democratic Party (United States) Mike McWherter 529,851 33.08% -35.24% Independent politician Carl Twofeathers Whitaker 6,536 0.41% N/A Independent politician Brandon Dodds 4,728 0.29% N/A Independent politician Bayron Binkley 4,663 0.29% N/A Independent politician June Griffin 2,587 0.16% N/A Independent politician Linda Kay Perry 2,057 0.13% N/AIndependent politician Howard M. Switzer 1,887 0.12% N/A Independent politician Samuel David Duck 1,755 0.11% N/AIndependent politician Thomas Smith II 1,207 0.07% N/A Independent politician Toni K. Hall 993 0.06% N/A Independent politician David Gatchell 859 0.05% N/A Independent politician Boyce T. McCall 828 0.05% N/AIndependent politician James Reesor 809 0.05% N/A Independent politician Mike Knois 600 0.03% N/AIndependent politician Donald Ray McFolin 583 0.03% N/AIndependent politician Write-Ins (3 candidates) 61 0.003% N/A 511,694 32.21% 1,601,567 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By county County2022-11-08 2022 Gubernatorial Results by County https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20221108GovbyCounty.pdf 2023-02-18 Tennessee Secretary of State en Bill HaslamRepublican Mike McWherterDemocratic Other votes % # % # % #Anderson 72.50% 13,938 24.89% 4,785 2.61% 502 Bedford 69.50% 6,808 28.31% 2,773 2.20% 215 Benton 51.36% 2,590 47.23% 2,382 1.41% 71 Bledsoe 66.26% 2,527 31.83% 1,214 1.92% 73 Blount 79.38% 23,786 18.19% 5,449 2.42% 728 Bradley 82.10% 17,522 16.29% 3,477 1.61% 344 Campbell 72.75% 6,309 24.78% 2,149 2.47% 214 Cannon 61.51% 2,412 36.09% 1,415 2.40% 94 Carroll 56.72% 4,724 41.83% 3,484 1.44% 120 Carter 76.98% 10,783 21.43% 3,001 1.60% 223 Cheatham 68.92% 7,017 29.16% 2,969 1.91% 195 Chester 69.39% 2,763 28.80% 1,147 1.80% 72 Claiborne 74.45% 4,768 22.85% 1,463 2.71% 173 Clay 59.07% 1,179 38.98% 778 1.95% 39 Cocke 75.69% 6,385 22.08% 1,863 2.24% 188 Coffee 69.43% 9,436 28.49% 3,872 2.09% 283 Crockett 64.49% 2,818 34.42% 1,504 1.10% 48 Cumberland 77.71% 15,550 20.29% 4,061 1.98% 399 Davidson 48.44% 75,381 49.11% 76,427 2.44% 3,810 Decatur 56.31% 1,820 41.80% 1,351 1.89% 61 DeKalb 58.40% 2,870 39.62% 1,947 1.98% 97 Dickson 64.09% 7,812 34.04% 4,150 1.87% 228 Dyer 66.48% 6,576 28.79% 2,847 4.72% 467 Fayette 68.78% 8,490 29.71% 3,667 1.51% 187 Fentress 71.44% 3,630 27.04% 1,374 1.51% 77 Franklin 63.35% 7,792 34.73% 4,272 1.92% 236 Gibson 57.57% 8,664 40.88% 6,152 1.55% 233 Giles 60.25% 4,936 37.52% 3,074 2.22% 183 Grainger 74.79% 3,399 22.75% 1,034 2.46% 112 Greene 76.83% 12,066 21.11 3,315 2.07 324 Grundy 55.07% 1,693 42.03% 1,292 1.90% 89 Hamblen 79.47% 10,798 19.19% 2,608 1.33% 181 Hamilton 65.59% 57,090 32.81% 28,556 1.60% 1,393 Hancock 73.25% 923 24.21% 305 2.54% 32 Hardeman 50.45% 3,250 47.25% 3,044 2.28% 148 Hardin 69.10% 4,315 28.98% 1,810 1.92% 120 Hawkins 75.29% 9,320 22.76% 2,817 1.95% 241 Haywood 45.70% 2,462 52.96% 2,853 1.34% 72 Henderson 69.43% 4,328 28.73% 1,791 1.85% 115 Henry 55.20% 5,261 43.33% 4,129 1.46% 140 Hickman 59.80% 3,156 37.89% 2,000 1.85% 122 Houston 47.90% 1,016 49.74% 1,055 2.36% 50 Humphreys 53.62% 2,689 44.51% 2,232 1.88% 94 Jackson 53.02% 1,587 44.54% 1,333 2.45% 73 Jefferson 79.54% 8,895 18.24% 2,040 2.21% 248 Johnson 75.59% 3,452 22.62% 1,033 1.80% 82 Knox 81.07% 84,915 17.06% 17,869 1.87% 1,958 Lake 47.38% 661 49.32% 688 3.35% 46 Lauderdale 54.74% 3,369 43.64% 2,686 1.63% 100 Lawrence 66.54% 7,722 32.00% 3,714 1.46% 169 Lewis 63.42% 2,235 33.97% 1,197 2.61% 92 Lincoln 72.30% 6,196 24.15% 2,070 3.55% 304 Loudon 82.07% 12,552 15.78% 2,413 2.16% 330 Macon 68.21% 3,349 29.84% 1,465 1.96% 96 Madison 55.74% 15,762 43.20% 12,214 1.06% 300 Marion 62.47% 4,579 35.69% 2,616 1.84% 135 Marshall 63.50% 4,810 34.59% 2,620 1.93% 145 Maury 65.50% 15,190 32.82% 7,612 1.67% 389 McMinn 76.63% 8,711 21.66% 2,462 1.71% 194 McNairy 64.05% 4,357 34.44% 2,343 1.51% 103 Meigs 68.28% 1,804 29.52% 780 2.20% 58 Monroe 75.02% 7,795 23.09% 2,399 1.88% 196 Montgomery 61.80% 19,227 35.87% 11,159 2.33% 726 Moore 68.59% 1,435 27.68% 579 3.73% 78 Morgan 69.81% 3,032 27.33% 1,187 2.85% 124 Obion 53.99% 5,063 43.21% 4,052 2.80% 263 Overton 58.68% 3,088 39.24% 2,065 2.08% 109 Perry 55.34% 1,057 41.83% 799 2.83% 54 Pickett 66.20% 1,428 31.66% 683 2.13% 46 Polk 64.86% 2,569 32.69% 1,295 2.45% 97 Putnam 69.83% 13,031 28.44% 5,306 1.73% 323 Rhea 76.06% 5,452 21.58% 1,547 2.35% 169 Roane 73.79% 11,523 23.74% 3,707 2.36% 385 Robertson 67.94% 12,151 30.28% 5,416 1.78% 318 Rutherford 68.77% 41,999 29.33% 17,912 1.89% 1,160 Scott 74.48% 3,522 23.41% 1,107 2.10% 100 Sequatchie 70.74% 2,497 24.37% 966 1.89% 96 Sevier 84.01% 16,592 13.63% 2,692 2.36% 467 Shelby 46.74% 107,227 51.86% 118,977 1.39% 3,200 Smith 58.36% 3,369 39.67% 2,290 1.98% 114 Stewart 54.91% 2,120 43.05% 707 2.04% 79 Sullivan 77.44% 30,529 21.20% 8,359 1.36% 535 Sumner 73.17% 32,543 26.12% 13,672 2.31% 1,209 Tipton 68.63% 10,880 29.69% 4,706 1.69% 267 Trousdale 56.06% 1,170 41.93% 875 2.01% 42 Unicoi 75.48% 3,334 22.66% 1.001 1.85% 82 Union 75.15% 2,861 22.83% 869 2.02% 77 Van Buren 57.29% 931 40.25% 654 2.46% 40 Warren 59.61% 5,745 37.77% 3,640 2.62% 253 Washington 76.95% 22,403 21.63% 6,296 1.42% 415 Wayne 73.26% 2,606 25.13% 894 1.60% 57 Weakley 51.76% 4,891 46.49% 4,393 1.74% 165 White 64.94% 4,542 32.31% 2,260 2.75% 192 Williamson 80.06% 48,518 18.29% 11,085 1.65% 1,000 Wilson 72.88% 25,217 25.21% 8,724 1.91% 659 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em 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) Knox (largest city: Knoxville) Cocke (largest city: Newport) 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) Anderson (largest city: Oak Ridge) Carroll (largest city: McKenzie) Cheatham (largest city: Ashland City) Coffee (largest city: Tullahoma) Dyer (largest city: Dyersburg) Fayette (largest town: Oakland) Fentress (largest city: Jamestown) Lawrence (largest city: Lawrenceburg) Maury (largest city: Columbia) McNairy (largest city: Selmer) Meigs (largest city: Decatur) Montgomery (largest city: Clarksville) Moore (largest city: Lynchburg) Morgan (largest city: Coalfield) Obion (largest city: Union City) Polk (largest city: Benton) Putnam (largest city: Cookeville) Roane (largest city: Oak Ridge) Sequatchie (largest city: Dunlap) Union (largest city: Maynardville) Weakley (largest city: Martin) Bedford (largest city: Shelbyville) Campbell (largest city: LaFollette) Cannon (largest city: Woodbury) Crockett (largest city: Bells) Decatur (largest city: Parsons) DeKalb (largest city: Smithville) Dickson (largest city: Dickson) Franklin (largest city: Winchester) Gibson (largest city: Humboldt) Giles (largest city: Pulaski) Henry (largest city: Paris) Hickman (largest city: Centerville) Lewis (largest city: Hohenwald) Marion (largest city: Jasper) Marshall (largest city: Lewisburg) Robertson (largest city: Springfield) Warren (largest city: McMinnville) White (largest city: Sparta) Benton (largest municipality: Camden) Clay (largest municipality: Celina) Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont) Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly) Lauderdale (largest municipality: Ripley) Overton (largest municipality: Livingston) Perry (largest municipality: Linden) Smith (largest municipality: Carthage) Stewart (largest municipality: Dover) Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville) Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer) Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro) Hardeman (largest city: Bolivar) Rhea (largest city: Dayton) See also 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 2010 Tennessee elections References External links Tennessee Department of State – Elections Tennessee Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Tennessee Governor from Follow the Money Tennessee Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com 2010 Tennessee General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Tennessee Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Tennessee Governor – Haslam vs. McWherter from Real Clear Politics 2010 Tennessee Governor's Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Debates Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate, July 12, 2010, C-SPAN Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate, October 9, 2010, C-SPAN Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate June 2018 InternetArchiveBot no including independent candidates on IRN, May 23, 2010 Official campaign websites (archived) Bill Haslam for Governor Mike McWherter for Governor Samuel David Duck for Governor James Reesor for Governor Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker for Governor Gubernatorial 2010 Category:2010 United States gubernatorial elections