AKASHIC EDGE
Elections
Candidates
Places
Historian
Cartographer
2026 Forecast
Articles
API
Pricing
Home
/
Elections
/
1966
/
Governor
/
Tennessee
1966
·
Governor
·
Tennessee
Tennessee Governor
Winner
DEM
Buford Ellington
81.2%
532,998 votes
Runner-up
OTH
Other
18.8%
123,568 votes
Margin
D+81.2
656,566
total votes
2 candidates
656,566 total votes
Export CSV
Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Buford Ellington
DEM
✓
DEM
532,998
81.2%
Other
OTH
OTH
123,568
18.8%
Seat History
Governor in Tennessee
2022
Bill Lee
REP
R+32.0
2018
Bill Lee
REP
R+21.0
2014
Bill Haslam
REP
R+47.5
2010
Bill Haslam
REP
R+31.9
2006
Phil Bredesen
DEM
D+38.9
2002
Phil Bredesen
DEM
D+3.0
1998
Don Sundquist
REP
R+39.1
1994
Don Sundquist
REP
R+9.6
1990
Ned R McWherter
DEM
D+24.2
1986
Ned R McWherter
DEM
D+8.5
1982
Lamar Alexander
REP
R+19.1
1978
Lamar Alexander
REP
R+11.6
1974
L. Ray Blanton
DEM
D+11.7
1970
Winfield Dunn
REP
R+6.0
View all Governor history for Tennessee →
Candidates
Buford Ellington
DEM
Record
2W-0L
Avg Margin
D+65.2
Career
1958-1966
Governor
Full profile →
Also in Tennessee, 1966
US Senate
1 contest →
← All 1966 Governor races
1966 overview
Tennessee profile
All elections