The 1982 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the next 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 1866.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 5, 1982.

Democratic primary

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

Results

General election

Candidates
Lamar Alexander, Republican 
Randy Tyree, Democratic

Results

References

1982
Tennessee
Gubernatorial