BREAKING: Bill Lee Takes Early Lead in GOP Gubernatorial Primary [UPDATES]

UPDATE: at 10:10pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 284,085 votes

Randy Boyd – 189,276

Diane Black – 177,737

Beth Harwell – 118,755

UPDATE: at 9:43pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 258,773 votes

Randy Boyd – 170,946

Diane Black – 157,725

Beth Harwell – 100,989

UPDATE: at 9:15pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 250,763 votes

Randy Boyd – 165,869

Diane Black – 151,852

Beth Harwell – 97,839

UPDATE: at 8:58pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 235,686 votes

Randy Boyd – 158,007

Diane Black – 141,670

Beth Harwell – 92,132

UPDATE: at 8:37pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 205,224 votes

Randy Boyd – 139,650

Diane Black – 122,040

Beth Harwell – 80,001

UPDATE: at 8:22pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 176,059 votes

Randy Boyd – 121,121

Diane Black – 103,434

Beth Harwell – 69,729

Here is the scene at the Bill Lee Election Night party:

UPDATE: at 8:11pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 149,627 votes

Randy Boyd – 105,462

Diane Black – 86,846

Beth Harwell – 59,173

UPDATE: at 7:58pm

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 115,498 votes

Randy Boyd – 99,980

Diane Black – 67,085

Beth Harwell – 47,448

Franklin-area businessman Bill Lee took an early lead in the GOP Gubernatorial Primary Election Thursday evening when Secretary of State Tre Hargett released the early voting results after all the polls were closed.

The raw vote totals are as follows:

Bill Lee – 76,804 votes

Randy Boyd – 52,462

Diane Black – 43,866

Beth Harwell – 29,659

Typically, early votes represent roughly half of the the total votes cast. The Tennessee Star will report all the results s soon as they are posted by the Secretary of State’s office.

Here’s what the scene is at the Bill Lee Election Night party…