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The 1986 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee Ned McWherter defeated former Republican governor Winfield Dunn with 54.3% of the vote.
With this win, McWherter flipped the state back into Democratic control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Democrats.