1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor Lamar Alexander was now qualified to run for re-election because of Tennessee's 1978 constitutional amendment allowing governors to serve a second consecutive four-year term. Alexander ran for re-election and defeated Democratic nominee Randy Tyree with 59.6% of the vote in the general election.

Alexander was the first Republican to be re-elected governor since 1912.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 5, 1982.

Candidates

 * Randy Tyree, Mayor of Knoxville
 * Anna Belle Clement O'Brien, State Senator
 * Tom Henry
 * Tommy McKnight
 * John G. Love
 * Luther M. Kindall
 * James W. Thomas
 * Virginia Nyabongo
 * Boyce McCall

Candidates

 * Lamar Alexander, Republican
 * Randy Tyree, Democratic