Tennessee Republican Party

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{{short description|Tennessee affiliate of the U.S. Republican Party}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Tennessee Republican Party
| logo = Tennessee GOP logo.png
| colorcode = {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}
| headquarters = 95 White Bridge Road, Suite 414<br>[[Nashville, Tennessee]] 37205
| chairperson = Scott Golden
| leader1_title = Governor of Tennessee
| leader1_name = [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]]
| leader2_title = Senate Leader
| leader2_name = Lt. Gov. [[Randy McNally]]
| leader3_title = House Leader
| leader3_name = Speaker [[Cameron Sexton]]
| foundation =
| ideology = [[Conservatism in the United States|Conservatism]] 
| national = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| colors = {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} [[Red]] (unofficial)
| seats1_title = [[United States Senate]] delegation
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| seats2_title = [[United States House of Representatives]] delegation
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|8|9|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}}
| seats3_title = Seats in the [[Tennessee State Senate]]
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| seats4_title = Seats in the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]
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| website = {{URL|http://tngop.org/}}
| state = Tennessee
| footnotes =
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}}
The '''Tennessee Republican Party''' ('''TRP''' or '''TNGOP''') is the affiliate of the [[Republican Party (United States)|United States Republican Party]] in [[Tennessee]]. Since the mid-1960s, the state
has become increasingly Republican. The current chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Scott Golden. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all but one of Tennessee's nine [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] seats, both [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], the [[Governor of Tennessee|governorship]], and has supermajorities in both houses of the [[Tennessee General Assembly|state legislature]].

==History==
Upon its entry into the Union in 1796, Tennessee was strongly [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]. Tennessee became a two-party system for more than 20 years during the [[Andrew Jackson|Jacksonian era]]. The Democratic Party was formed by Jackson followers, and this party was dominant against the rival [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] led by [[Henry Clay]]. But in 1835, there was a turn in power of party, and a Whig governor was elected. Tennessee, after the [[American Civil War]] was part of the Democratic South for about a century. East Tennessee, however, remained strongly Republican. Even though the state was predominantly Democratic, two different presidential elections won the state of Tennessee in 1920 and 1928. In the 1960s and 1970s Republicans made a push into the Democratic power when, in [[1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee|1966]], [[Howard Baker]] was elected US senator. Then again Republicans made another push when [[Winfield Dunn]] was elected governor, the first Republican Governor in over 50 years.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/states/Tennessee-Political-parties.html],''History of Tennessee Politics''.</ref>

Republicans rarely held seats in the U.S. House from the South during the Solid South period with the party only holding two seats in Tennessee between 1947 and 1952, out of the 105 seats in the south.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=201}} Republicans won 80 of 2,565 congressional elections in the south during the first half of the 20th century. 50 of these victories were in eastern Tennessee.{{sfn|Black|Black|2002|p=59}}

==Leadership and staff==
The Tennessee Republican Party has had five chairmen since 2005. On December 11, 2004, the State Executive Committee unanimously elected Bob Davis<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rjdgroup.net/about-us/davis.php |title=Bob Davis, Jr | work=RDJ Group}}</ref> as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party to serve for the calendar years 2005 and 2006. He was subsequently elected to a second two-year term, 2007 and 2008, but resigned from the chairmanship in August 2007 to become Senior Adviser to presidential candidate [[Fred Thompson]]. The party's State Executive Committee then chose Robin Smith,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robinfortennessee.com/www/docs/1 |title=Robin Smith |work=RobinForTennessee}}</ref> former chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party and vice chairman of the Tennessee GOP under Davis, to complete Davis's two-year term.

Republicans won a victory in Tennessee's 2008 elections, when the party won majorities in both houses of the [[Tennessee General Assembly]] for the first time since the [[Reconstruction Era]] election of 1868. Smith was unanimously re-elected at the end of 2008 to a full two-year term as chairman for calendar years 2009 and 2010. In April 2009, Smith announced her resignation in order to run for Congress in [[Tennessee's 3rd congressional district]] in the August 2010 Republican [[Partisan primary|primary]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/16/tennessee-gop-chairman-robin-smith-resign/?breakingnews |date=May 16, 2009 |title=Tennessee GOP chief Smith to resign, study 3rd District race |first=Andy |last=Sher}}</ref>

===Staff===
The Chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Scott Golden, who was elected on December 3, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/12/03/scott-golden-elected-new-tennessee-gop-chairman/94880520/|title=Scott Golden elected new Tennessee GOP chairman|work=The Tennessean|access-date=2018-02-15|language=en}}</ref>

==Current elected officials==
The Tennessee Republican Party controls the governor's office and a supermajority in the Tennessee Senate and the Tennessee House of Representatives. Republicans hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and 8 of the state's 9 U.S. House seats.

===Members of Congress===
====U.S. Senate====
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) official headshot - 116th Congress (Cropped).jpg|Senior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Blackburn|first=Marsha}}
File:Sen. Bill Hagerty official Senate portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg|Junior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Hagerty|first=Bill}}
</gallery>

====U.S. House of Representatives====
*[[Diana Harshbarger]] - [[Tennessee's 1st congressional district|1st District]]
*[[Tim Burchett]] - [[Tennessee's 2nd congressional district|2nd District]]
*[[Chuck Fleischmann]] - [[Tennessee's 3rd congressional district|3rd District]]
*[[Scott DesJarlais]] - [[Tennessee's 4th congressional district|4th District]]
*[[Andy Ogles]] - [[Tennessee's 5th congressional district|5th District]]
*[[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]] - [[Tennessee's 6th congressional district|6th District]]
*[[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]] - [[Tennessee's 7th congressional district|7th District]]
*[[David Kustoff]] - [[Tennessee's 8th congressional district|8th District]]

===Statewide offices===
[[File:Bill Lee at Change of Command Ceremony (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|200x200px|Governor [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]]]]
*[[Governor of Tennessee|Governor]]: [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee|Lieutenant Governor]]: [[Randy McNally]]

===Legislative leadership===
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee|Speaker of the Senate/Lt. Governor]]: [[Randy McNally]]
*[[List of speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]: [[Cameron Sexton]]

===Tennessee state senate===
As of 2024:
*[[J. Adam Lowe]] - [[Tennessee's 1st Senate district|District 1]]
*[[Art Swann]] - [[Tennessee's 2nd Senate district|District 2]]
*[[Rusty Crowe]] - [[Tennessee's 3rd Senate district|District 3]]
*[[Jon Lundberg]] - [[Tennessee's 4th Senate district|District 4]]
*[[Lieutenant governor of Tennessee|Lt. Gov.]] [[Randy McNally]] - [[Tennessee's 5th Senate district|District 5]]
*[[Becky Duncan Massey]] - [[Tennessee's 6th Senate district|District 6]]
*[[Richard Briggs]] - [[Tennessee's 7th Senate district|District 7]]
*[[Frank Niceley]] - [[Tennessee's 8th Senate district|District 8]]
*[[Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician)|Steve Southerland]] - [[Tennessee's 9th Senate district|District 9]]
*[[Todd Gardenhire]] - [[Tennessee's 10th Senate district|District 10]]
*[[Bo Watson]] - [[Tennessee's 11th Senate district|District 11]]
*[[Ken Yager]] - [[Tennessee's 12th Senate district|District 12]]
*[[Dawn White]] - [[Tennessee's 13th Senate district|District 13]]
*[[Shane Reeves]] - [[Tennessee's 14th Senate district|District 14]]
*[[Paul Bailey (politician)|Paul Bailey]] - [[Tennessee's 15th Senate district|District 15]]
*[[Janice Bowling]] - [[Tennessee's 16th Senate district|District 16]]
*[[Mark Pody]] - [[Tennessee's 17th Senate district|District 17]]
*[[Ferrell Haile]] - [[Tennessee's 18th Senate district|District 18]]
*[[Bill Powers (American politician)|Bill Powers]] - [[Tennessee's 22nd Senate district|District 22]]
*[[Kerry Roberts]] - [[Tennessee's 23rd Senate district|District 23]]
*[[John Stevens (Tennessee politician)|John Stevens]] - [[Tennessee's 24th Senate district|District 24]]
*[[Ed Jackson (Tennessee politician)|Ed Jackson]] - [[Tennessee's 25th Senate district|District 25]]
*[[Page Walley]] - [[Tennessee's 26th Senate district|District 26]]
*[[Jack Johnson (American politician)|Jack Johnson]] - [[Tennessee's 27th Senate district|District 27]]
*[[Joey Hensley]] - [[Tennessee's 28th Senate district|District 28]]
*[[Brent Taylor (Tennessee politician)|Brent Taylor]] - [[Tennessee's 31st Senate district|District 31]]
*[[Paul Rose (American politician)|Paul Rose]] - [[Tennessee's 32nd Senate district|District 32]]

===Tennessee state house===
As of 2024:
*[[John Crawford (Tennessee politician)|John Crawford]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 1st district|District 1]]
*[[Bud Hulsey]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 2nd district|District 2]]
*[[Timothy Hill (politician)|Timothy Hill]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 3rd district|District 3]]
*[[David B. Hawk|David Hawk]] - District 5
*[[Tim Hicks (politician)|Tim Hicks]] - District 6
*[[Rebecca Alexander (politician)|Rebecca Alexander]] - District 7
*[[Jerome Moon]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 8th district|District 8]]
*[[Gary Hicks (politician)|Gary Hicks]] - District 9
*[[Rick Eldridge]] - District 10
*[[Jeremy Faison]] - District 11
*[[Dale Carr (politician)|Dale Carr]] - District 12
*[[Robert Stevens (Tennessee politician)|Robert Stevens]] - District 13
*[[Jason Zachary]] - District 14
*[[Michele Carringer]] - District 16
*[[Andrew Farmer (politician)|Andrew Farmer]] - District 17
*[[Elaine Davis (politician)|Elaine Davis]] - District 18
*[[Dave Wright (politician)|Dave Wright]] - District 19
*[[Bryan Richey]] - District 20
*[[Lowell Russell]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district|District 21]]
*[[Dan Howell (politician)|Dan Howell]] - District 22
*[[Mark Cochran]] - District 23
*[[Kevin Raper]] - District 24
*[[List of speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Cameron Sexton]] - District 25
*Greg Martin - District 26
*[[Patsy Hazlewood]] - District 27
*[[Greg Vital]] - District 29
*[[Esther Helton]] - District 30
*[[Ron Travis]] - District 31
*[[Monty Fritts]] - District 32
*[[John Ragan]] - District 33
*[[Tim Rudd]] - District 34
*William Slater - District 35
*[[Dennis Powers]] - District 36
*[[Charlie Baum]] - District 37
*[[Kelly Keisling]] - District 38
*[[Iris Rudder]] - District 39
*Michael Hale - District 40
*Ed Butler - District 41
*[[Ryan Williams (American politician)|Ryan Williams]] - District 42
*[[Paul Sherrell]] - District 43
*[[William Lamberth]] - District 44
*[[Johnny Garrett (politician)|Johnny Garrett]] - District 45
*[[Clark Boyd (politician)|Clark Boyd]] - District 46
*[[Rush Bricken]] - District 47
*[[Bryan Terry]] - District 48
*[[Mike Sparks]] - District 49
*[[Susan Lynn]] - District 57
*[[Gino Bulso]] - District 61
*[[Pat Marsh]] - District 62
*[[Jake McCalmon]] - District 63
*[[Scott Cepicky]] - District 64
*[[Sam Whitson]] - District 65
*[[Sabi "Doc" Kumar]] - District 66
*[[Curtis Johnson (politician)|Curtis Johnson]] - District 68
*[[Jody Barrett]] - District 69
*[[Clay Doggett]] - District 70
*[[Kip Capley]] - District 71
*[[Kirk Haston]] - District 72
*[[Chris Todd (politician)|Chris Todd]] - District 73
*[[Jay Reedy]] - District 74
*Jeff Burkhart - District 75
*[[Tandy Darby]] - District 76
*[[Rusty Grills]] - District 77
*[[Mary Littleton]] - District 78
*[[Brock Martin]] - District 79
*[[Debra Moody]] - District 81
*[[Chris Hurt]] - District 82
*[[Mark White (Tennessee politician)|Mark White]] - District 83
*[[Justin Lafferty]] - District 89
*[[Todd Warner]] - [[Tennessee House of Representatives 92nd district|District 92]]
*[[Ron Gant (politician)|Ron Gant]] - District 94
* [[Kevin Vaughan]] - District 95
*[[John Gillespie (Tennessee)|John Gillespie]] - District 97
*[[Tom Leatherwood]] - District 99

==Current structure==
Here is the structure of the party as of December 2011<ref>[http://www.tngop.org/leadership/officers.html], Current Structure.</ref>

===Elected officers of the state committee===
*State Chairman
*Vice-chairman
*Secretary
*Treasurer
*Vice-Treasurer
*National Committeewoman
*National Committeeman
*General Counsel

===State executive committee===
The state executive committee (SEC) operates as the governing body for the state party. They establish rules and measures that best promote the success of the Republican Party and the broadening of its base. The SEC serves as the TRP's state primary board and establishes to guide and direct County Republican Parties. One man and one woman are elected from each state senate district.<ref>[http://ms.tngop.org/new/sec.asp], SEC.</ref>
*33 districts
*66 total representatives of the TRP
*33 are male
*33 are female

==Coalitions==
*African American Development Council
*[[College Republicans]]
*[[Republican Jewish Coalition]]
*Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Tennessee
*[[Teenage Republicans]]
*[[Young Republicans]]
*Tennessee Federation of Republican Women

==Electoral achievements ==

=== Government trifecta ===
{{see also|2010 Tennessee elections}}

In the [[2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election]], Republican nominee [[Bill Haslam]] flipped the governors seat. With the [[Tennessee General Assembly|state legislature]] also being controlled by Republicans, this established a historic Republican [[government trifecta]] for the first time since the reconstruction era election of [[Political party strength in Tennessee|1869]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Tennessee - Election Results 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/tennessee.html |access-date=2020-07-31 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Ever since this election, Republicans have maintained their trifecta, electing Republicans since then.

=== Legislative achievements ===
{{see also|2008 Tennessee elections}}{{see also|2012 Tennessee elections}}In 2008 Republicans won a historic victory when the party won majorities in both chambers of the [[Tennessee General Assembly]] for the first time since the reconstruction era election of 1868.<ref>[http://www.enotes.com/topic/Tennessee_Republican_Party], Historic state election.</ref>

Since 2008, Republicans have maintained their majorities in both chambers and gained a historic [[Supermajority]] in both chambers in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-07 |title=Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate |url=https://wreg.com/news/republicans-gain-supermajority-in-tennessee-house-senate/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=WREG.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Federal elections ===
Like other Southern states, before the 1960s, Tennessee was a solidly Democratic state. However, that started to change in the 1970s.

==== Presidential ====
Since [[2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee|2000]], Republicans have maintained their presidential election winning streak. The last time Tennessee voted for a Democratic presidential nominee was in [[1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee|1996]]

==== U.S. legislative ====
{{see also|List of United States senators from Tennessee}}{{see also|List of United States representatives from Tennessee}}

Republicans have held hold both of the state's [[List of United States senators from Tennessee|U.S. Senate seats]] since [[1994 United States Senate elections|1994]]. The current Republican senators are [[Marsha Blackburn]] and [[Bill Hagerty]].

Republicans have also held a majority of [[Tennessee's congressional districts|U.S. House seats]] since [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|2010]]. The current delegation is an 8-1 Republican majority.

==Former Chairmen==
*Guy Smith, editor of the ''Knoxville Journal'', from 1948-1958 <ref>"Knoxville Editor Guy Smith Dies -- Was Mr. Republican." ''The Tennessean'' Nov. 22, 1968, pp. 1 and 15. </ref>
*[[Congressman Carroll Reece]] (R-Johnson City), from 1958 to 1961. Reece was Chair of the Republican National Committee from 1946-1948.
*[[Congressman Howard Baker, Sr.]] (R-Huntsville), from 1961 to 1962<ref>"Republicans Elect Rep. Baker Chairman." 1961.''The Tennessean'' May 28, 15. </ref>
*Erby Jenkins, from 1962 to 1963
*George Ed Wilson, from 1963 to 1964
*Harry Carbaugh, from 1964 to 1965<ref>"Two Members of GOP Unit to Step Down." 1968. ''The Tennessean'' May 8, 10. </ref>
*Julius Hurst, the McNairy County Superintendent of Schools, was the first person from West Tennessee to chair the party and served from 1965 to 1966<ref>Jobe, Ben. 1965, "First Weststater Elected GOP Chair." ''The Tennessean'' June 20, 3A. </ref>
*Ernest Koella, from 1966 to 1977
*Claude Robertson, from 1967 to 1969
*State Rep. Ed Bailey (R-Lexington) from 1969 to 1971
*S.L. “Kopie” Kopald, Jr., from 1971-1974
*[[Thomas W. Beasley]], from 1977 to 1981.<ref>Bill Haslam, [http://www.tn.gov/sos/acts/107/resolutions/hjr0248.pdf State of Tennessee House Joint Resolution No. 248], April 21, 2011</ref>
*Charles L. Overby, from 1981-1982.
*Susan Richardson Williams, from 1982 to 1984.
*State Rep [[Jim Henry (Tennessee politician)|Jim Henry]] (R-Kingston), from 1984 to 1988. Henry was also House Republican Leader from 1982 to 1988.
*Former State Rep. Brad Martin (R-Memphis), from 1988 to 1990.
*Tommy Hopper, 1990 to 1992.
*Randle Richardson, from 1992 to 1995.
*Jim Burnett, from 1995 to 1999.
*[[Chip Saltsman]], from 1999 to 2001.
*[[Beth Harwell]], from 2001 to 2004.
*Bob Davis, from 2005 to August 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/gop-chair-wont-say-whether-rove-ordered-ban/ |title=GOP chair won't say whether Rove ordered media ban |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |first=Rick |last=Locker |date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=2009-01-03}}</ref>
*[[Robin Smith (politician)|Robin Smith]], from August 4, 2007, to May 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/16/tennessee-gop-chairman-robin-smith-resign/?breakingnews |date=May 16, 2009 |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |title=Tennessee GOP chief Smith to resign, study 3rd District race |first=Andy |last=Sher}}</ref>
*[[Chris Devaney]], from 2009 to 2015<ref>{{cite news |publisher=WAAY-TV |url=http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10449816 |agency=Associated Press |date=May 30, 2009 |title=GOP elects Devaney state party chairman}}</ref>
*[[Ryan A. Haynes|Ryan Haynes]], from 2015 to 2016.

==Past Republican governors==
*[[Edward H. East]] 1865
*[[William G. Brownlow]] 1865–1869
*[[Dewitt C. Senter]] 1869–1871
*[[Alvin Hawkins]] 1881–1883
*[[Ben W. Hooper]] 1911–1915
*[[Alfred A. Taylor]] 1921–1923
*[[Winfield Dunn]] 1971–1975
*[[Lamar Alexander]] 1979–1987
*[[Don Sundquist]] 1995–2003
*[[Bill Haslam]] 2011–2019

==Notable Tennessee Republicans==
*[[Fred Thompson]]
*[[Bill Frist]]
*[[Don Sundquist]]
*[[Howard Baker]]
*[[Bill Brock]]
*[[Winfield Dunn]]
*[[Lamar Alexander]]
*[[Bob Corker]]
*[[Kane (wrestler)]]

==Controversy and scandals ==

=== Controversies ===
In 2008, the Tennessee Republican Party issued a press release that featured a photo of Senator Obama dressed in traditional Kenya clothing that the TN GOP called "Muslim attire" and used Obama's middle name "Hussein." Both Senator [[John McCain]] and State Democratic Chairman Gray Sasser decried the press release.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/27/tenn-gop-stands-anti-semites-obama-piece/ |title=Tenn. GOP stands by "Anti-Semites for Obama" piece |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |first=Tom |last=Humphrey |date=February 27, 2008 |access-date=2009-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312144349/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/27/tenn-gop-stands-anti-semites-obama-piece/ |archivedate=2008-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jan/20/tennessee-democats-say-obama-will-be-fair-state/ |title=Tennessee: Democrats say Obama will be fair to state |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |first=Andy |last=Sher |date=January 20, 2009 |access-date=2009-06-17}}</ref>

=== Scandals ===
*In July 2009, state senator [[Paul Stanley (politician)|Paul Stanley]] resigned after being caught in a sexual relationship with a 22-year-old intern. Paul Stanley was known for running for family values.<ref>[http://liberalslikechrist.org/about/gopcorruption-2.html], Immorality of Tennessee state senator.</ref> Stanley resigned because he wanted to focus more on his family and better that since his indiscretions. He was quoted saying, "And just because I fell far short of what God's standard was for me and my wife, doesn't mean that that standard is reduced in the least bit."<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/28/paul-stanley-tennessee-st_n_246641.html], Paul Stanley,</ref>
*[[Keith Westmoreland]] a Republican Tennessee State Representative, was arrested on 7 felony counts of lewd and exposing himself to girls under the age of 16. He committed suicide before he could be prosecuted.<ref>[http://liberalslikechrist.org/about/gopcorruption-2.html], Immorality of Tennessee state Representative.</ref>
*[[Operation Tennessee Waltz]] was a statewide bribery sting, where 3 [[Tennessee Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senators and 1 Republican Representative were either convicted or pleaded guilty. 8 other people also either pleaded guilty or were convicted.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/scandals-shock-led-to-371024.html], Operation Tennessee Waltz.</ref>

==Electoral history==
=== Gubernatorial ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Tennessee Republican Party gubernatorial election results
!Election
!Gubernatorial candidate
!Votes
!Vote %
!Result
|-
|'''[[1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election|1994]]'''
|[[Don Sundquist]]
|807,104
|54.27%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
|'''[[1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election|1998]]'''
|[[Don Sundquist]]
|669,973
|68.63%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
|'''[[2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2002]]'''
|[[Van Hilleary]]
|786,803
|47.59%
|'''Lost''' {{N}}
|-
|'''[[2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2006]]'''
|[[Jim Bryson (politician)|Jim Bryson]]
|540,853
|29.74%
|'''Lost''' {{N}}
|-
|'''[[2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2010]]'''
|[[Bill Haslam]]
|1,041,545
|65.03%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
|'''[[2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2014]]'''
|[[Bill Haslam]]
|951,796
|70.31%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
|'''[[2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2018]]'''
|[[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]]
|1,336,106
|59.56%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|-
|'''[[2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2022]]'''
|[[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]]
|1,129,390
|64.91%
|'''Won''' {{Y}}
|}

== See also ==

* [[Tennessee Democratic Party]]
* [[Political party strength in Tennessee]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Works cited==
* {{cite book|last1=Black |first1=Earl |author-link1=Earl Black (political scientist) |last2=Black |first2=Merle |author-link2=Merle Black |title=The Rise of Southern Republicans |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |date=2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/riseofsouthernre00earl_0 |isbn=067400728X}}
* {{cite book|editor-last1=Moreland |editor-first1=Laurence |editor-last2=Steed |editor-first2=Robert |editor-last3=Baker |editor-first3=Tod |title=The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Praeger Publishers]] |date=1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse |isbn=0275931455}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tngop.org/ Tennessee Republican Party]
*[http://www.tnfrw.org/ Tennessee Federation of Republican Women]
*[http://www.tncr.org/ Tennessee Federation of College Republicans]
*[http://www.tennesseetomorrow.com/ Tennessee Young Republican Federation]
*[http://www.issues2000.org/Republican_Party.htm Republican Platform]
*[http://tnteenrepublican.cabanova.com/ Tennessee Teenage Republicans]
*[http://www.rjchq.org/Chapters/chapterdetail.aspx?id=3693885d-61cb-4ef4-89b9-1e15ceef0dab/ Republican Jewish Federation]

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