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.^[1] Alexander ran for re-election and defeated Democratic nominee Randy Tyree with 59.6% of the vote in the general election.

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1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lamar Alexander Randy Tyree Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 737,693 500,937 Percentage 59.56% 40.44%

County results Alexander:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tyree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Lamar Alexander Republican Elected Governor Lamar Alexander Republican

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

Parts of this article (those related to Section) need to be updated. The reason given is: Republican primary not added. (August 2023)

Primary elections were held on August 5, 1982.^[2]