In 1982 she was a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for governor .
In 1982 she lost in the primary to Knoxville mayor Randy Tyree , who lost in the general election to Republican governor Lamar Alexander .
In 1982 she was a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for governor , but lost in the primary to Knoxville mayor Randy Tyree , who lost in the general election to Republican governor Lamar Alexander .