The 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen defeated Republican State Senator Jim Bryson in a landslide to win a second term as Governor of Tennessee, winning every county in the state. As of , it was the last time a Democrat won a majority of counties in the state, the last time a Democrat won any statewide race in Tennessee, and the most recent statewide election in Tennessee in which 88 of the state's 95 counties, including Knox County and Hamilton County, went to the Democratic candidate. Only Davidson, Shelby, Haywood, Hardeman, Houston, Jackson, and Lake counties have voted for a Democratic candidate in a Presidential, Senate, or gubernatorial race since 2006, with Jackson and Lake only going Democratic once. Eight years later, Republican Governor Bill Haslam won every county in the state when he won re-election. This marked a sharp political shift in Tennessee. Democratic primary Candidates Phil Bredesen, incumbent Governor of Tennessee John Jay Hooker, perennial candidate Tim Sevier Walt Ward Results Republican primary Candidates Jim Bryson, State Senator David M. Farmer Joe Kirkpatrick Mark Albertini Wayne Thomas Bailey Wayne Young Timothy Thomas Results General election Candidates Phil Bredesen (D) Jim Bryson (R) Carl Two Feathers Whitaker (I) George Banks (I) Charles E. Smith (I) Howard W. Switzer (I) David Gatchell (I) Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I) Predictions Polling Results See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Official campaign websites (Archived) Phil Bredesen for Governor Jim Bryson for Governor Carl Whitaker for Governor Mark Albertini for Governor Combat Ward for Governor Gubernatorial 2006 Tennessee