Mark Brown (Tennessee)

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Mark Brown

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Mark Brown (independent) ran for election for Governor of Tennessee. Brown lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Karl Dean defeated Craig Fitzhugh and Mezianne Vale Payne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karl Dean	75.1	279,324
		Craig Fitzhugh	19.4	72,263
		Mezianne Vale Payne	5.4	20,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	36.7	289,699
		Randy Boyd	24.3	191,940
		Diane Black	23.0	181,719
		Beth Harwell	15.3	120,910
		Kay White	0.4	3,181
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux	0.2	1,270

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 788,719
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2014

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014

Brown ran for election to the office of Governor of Tennessee. Brown did not win the Republican nomination in the primary on August 7. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Primary results

Tennessee Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Haslam	87.7%	570,997
Mark "Coonrippy" Brown	6.8%	44,165
Donald Ray McFolin	3.5%	22,968
Basil Marceaux, Sr.	2%	13,117
Total Votes		651,247
Election results via Tennessee Secretary of State.

Campaign media

Mark "Coonrippy" Brown video about Rebeka "Gunshow" Rippy.

Santa, A Raccoon, And Hannah Montana Shampoo.

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See also

• Governor of Tennessee
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018
• Bill Haslam
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2014

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