Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018
Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018
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The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Tennessee, concurrently with the election of Tennessee's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Tennessee and local elections.
Incumbent Gov. Bill Haslam is term-limited and is prohibited by the Tennessee Constitution from seeking a third consecutive term.
Republican Primary
Potential
- Bob Corker, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Diane Black, U.S. Representative
- Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative
- Stephen Fincher, U.S. Representative
- Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
- Bill Hagerty, Former Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development
- Randy Boyd, Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development
- John Schroer, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation and former Mayor of Franklin
- Mark Green, State Senator
- Jamie Woodson, Former State Senator
Declined
Democratic Primary
Potential
- Larry Crim, Nashville businessman and 2012 U.S. Senate candidate
- Gordon Ball, 2014 U.S. Senate nominee
- Andy Berke, Chattanooga Mayor and Former State Senator
- Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative and 1994 U.S. Senate candidate
- Kim McMillan, Clarksville Mayor and Former State Representative
- Karl Dean, Former Nashville Mayor
- Craig Fitzhugh, House Minority Leader and former Gates Municipal Judge
- Ashley Judd, actress and activist
- Madeline Rogero, Knoxville Mayor
- Lowe Finney, Former State Senator
- Sara Kyle, State Senator and Former Director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- Bill Freeman, businessman and candidate for Nashville Mayor in 2015
- Bill Purcell, Former Nashville Mayor.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett won't seek governorship in '18". Times Free Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ Emily Cahn (March 5, 2014). "Senate Control Could Decide Opportunities in Tennessee". Roll Call. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ Erik Schelzig (November 9, 2014). "Possible Tennessee governor candidates for 2018". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ Frank Cagle (July 2, 2014). "A High Wire Act: Quiet Speaker Well Positioned After Haslam, But Next Four Years Will Be a Challenge". Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ Humphrey, Tom (November 9, 2014). "A score or so of potential candidates for governor in 2018". Humphrey on the Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
