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Election 1878 Results

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1878 Tennessee governor election

Albert S. Marks (Democrat) beat E. M. Wight (Republican) in Tennessee in 1878, 60.4% to 29.2%, a margin of 31.2 points and 45,893 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when James D. Jr. Porter won.

Democrats led in 69 of the 91 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Davidson, cast 8,722 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.1 points. The closest was James (Ext), where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Albert S. Marks won Democratic 88,937 60.4%
E. M. Wight Republican 43,044 29.2%
All other candidates 15,323 10.4%
Total147,304

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Davidson 4,518 51.8% 1,543 17.7% 2,661 8,722 D+34.1
Shelby 2,699 43.2% 1,817 29.1% 1,729 6,245 D+14.1
Maury 3,303 63.8% 1,860 35.9% 13 5,176 D+27.9
Knox 1,753 41.0% 2,203 51.5% 320 4,276 R+10.5
Greene 1,781 51.4% 1,682 48.6% 3,463 D+2.9
Giles 2,325 67.3% 834 24.1% 296 3,455 D+43.2
Montgomery 2,011 59.1% 469 13.8% 921 3,401 D+45.3
Carroll 1,370 42.6% 1,800 56.0% 46 3,216 R+13.4
Franklin 2,041 64.4% 834 26.3% 296 3,171 D+38.1
Washington 1,427 46.3% 1,653 53.7% 3,080 R+7.3
Rutherford 2,078 68.1% 785 25.7% 188 3,051 D+42.4
Haywood 997 33.6% 1,641 55.4% 326 2,964 R+21.7
Madison 1,981 66.9% 54 1.8% 927 2,962 D+65.1
Williamson 2,299 78.3% 613 20.9% 24 2,936 D+57.4
Bedford 1,823 64.0% 625 22.0% 399 2,847 D+42.1
Hawkins 1,338 47.0% 1,500 52.7% 8 2,846 R+5.7
Sullivan 1,873 68.3% 863 31.5% 7 2,743 D+36.8
Wilson 1,944 72.3% 424 15.8% 319 2,687 D+56.6
Gibson 1,754 65.6% 51 1.9% 870 2,675 D+63.7
Fayette 996 39.6% 1,119 44.5% 399 2,514 R+4.9
Lincoln 2,206 88.5% 214 8.6% 73 2,493 D+79.9
Sumner 1,937 87.6% 230 10.4% 44 2,211 D+77.2
Cocke 854 42.5% 1,155 57.5% 2,009 R+15.0
Robertson 1,558 81.0% 318 16.5% 48 1,924 D+64.4
Jefferson 655 35.0% 1,218 65.0% 1,873 R+30.1
Hamilton 711 38.3% 1,103 59.4% 43 1,857 R+21.1
Henry 1,705 92.8% 115 6.3% 17 1,837 D+86.6
Blount 773 43.9% 989 56.1% 1,762 R+12.3
McMinn 959 55.1% 763 43.8% 20 1,742 D+11.3
Weakley 1,537 88.6% 120 6.9% 78 1,735 D+81.7
Hamblen 880 51.1% 841 48.9% 1,721 D+2.3
McNairy 784 48.0% 288 17.6% 561 1,633 D+30.4
Obion 1,483 91.7% 24 1.5% 111 1,618 D+90.2
Smith 1,381 86.4% 108 6.8% 110 1,599 D+79.6
Marshall 1,423 91.0% 70 4.5% 70 1,563 D+86.6
Carter 349 22.4% 1,211 77.6% 1,560 R+55.3
Claiborne 823 53.3% 719 46.6% 1 1,543 D+6.7
Grainger 821 54.7% 672 44.8% 8 1,501 D+9.9
Tipton 814 57.1% 36 2.5% 575 1,425 D+54.6
Henderson 925 67.3% 240 17.5% 210 1,375 D+49.8
Hickman 1,115 82.9% 77 5.7% 153 1,345 D+77.2
Warren 1,037 77.6% 188 14.1% 112 1,337 D+63.5
Roane 569 42.7% 761 57.1% 3 1,333 R+14.4
Sevier 209 16.0% 1,063 81.3% 36 1,308 R+65.3
Coffee 1,100 86.5% 54 4.2% 117 1,271 D+82.3
Monroe 816 65.4% 407 32.6% 24 1,247 D+32.8
Hardeman 860 71.1% 36 3.0% 313 1,209 D+68.2
Dyer 965 80.0% 2 0.2% 239 1,206 D+79.9
Stewart 917 77.6% 159 13.5% 106 1,182 D+64.1
White 1,048 91.5% 13 1.1% 84 1,145 D+90.4
Humphreys 840 74.4% 81 7.2% 208 1,129 D+67.2
Lawrence 641 57.0% 44 3.9% 439 1,124 D+53.1
Hancock 385 34.8% 721 65.2% 1,106 R+30.4
Loudon 414 39.7% 619 59.3% 11 1,044 R+19.6
Dickson 671 64.6% 64 6.2% 304 1,039 D+58.4
Bradley 402 39.0% 372 36.0% 258 1,032 D+2.9
Dekalb 891 86.8% 102 9.9% 34 1,027 D+76.8
Hardin 592 58.4% 422 41.6% 1,014 D+16.8
Cheatham 774 80.0% 90 9.3% 103 967 D+70.7
Anderson 345 37.1% 543 58.3% 43 931 R+21.3
Overton 794 86.3% 117 12.7% 9 920 D+73.6
Union 364 40.0% 546 60.0% 910 R+20.0
Benton 760 85.1% 87 9.7% 46 893 D+75.4
Cannon 746 86.0% 105 12.1% 16 867 D+73.9
Lauderdale 550 63.7% 1 0.1% 313 864 D+63.5
Johnson 119 14.3% 711 85.7% 830 R+71.3
Wayne 517 62.8% 300 36.5% 6 823 D+26.4
Rhea 560 71.4% 213 27.2% 11 784 D+44.3
Marion 363 47.9% 395 52.1% 758 R+4.2
Jackson 631 91.3% 39 5.6% 21 691 D+85.7
Meigs 474 70.3% 170 25.2% 30 674 D+45.1
Putnam 540 82.2% 0 0.0% 117 657 D+82.2
Polk 473 74.6% 112 17.7% 49 634 D+56.9
Trousdale 527 87.8% 42 7.0% 31 600 D+80.8
Campbell 134 22.5% 462 77.5% 596 R+55.0
Macon 454 79.2% 60 10.5% 59 573 D+68.8
Clay 421 77.8% 43 7.9% 77 541 D+69.9
Decatur 468 87.2% 66 12.3% 3 537 D+74.9
Perry 399 77.6% 16 3.1% 99 514 D+74.5
Bledsoe 352 69.8% 152 30.2% 504 D+39.7
James (Ext) 160 36.5% 131 29.9% 147 438 D+6.6
Houston 311 84.7% 14 3.8% 42 367 D+80.9
Scott 9 2.7% 321 97.3% 330 R+94.5
Morgan 152 46.2% 177 53.8% 329 R+7.6
Cumberland 219 70.4% 91 29.3% 1 311 D+41.2
Grundy 245 81.7% 48 16.0% 7 300 D+65.7
Fentress 188 68.1% 88 31.9% 276 D+36.2
Lewis 229 85.8% 3 1.1% 35 267 D+84.6
Sequatchie 166 81.0% 39 19.0% 205 D+62.0
Van Buren 193 97.0% 4 2.0% 2 199 D+95.0
Lake 99 69.2% 0 0.0% 44 143 D+69.2

Counties as they stood in 1878; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Bill Lee (R) R+32.0
2018 Bill Lee (R) R+21.0
2014 Bill Haslam (R) R+47.5
2010 Bill Haslam (R) R+31.9
2006 Phil Bredesen (D) D+38.9
2002 Phil Bredesen (D) D+3.1
1998 Don Sundquist (R) R+39.2
1994 Don Sundquist (R) R+9.6
1990 Ned McWherter (D) D+24.2
1986 Ned McWherter (D) D+8.5
1982 Lamar Alexander (R) R+19.1
1978 Lamar Alexander (R) R+11.6
1974 L. Ray Blanton (D) D+11.7
1970 Winfield Dunn (R) R+6.0
1966 Buford Ellington (D) D+81.2
1962 Frank G. Clement (D) D+34.8
1958 Buford Ellington (D) D+49.2
1954 Frank G. Clement (D) D+86.7
1952 Frank G. Clement (D) D+58.7
1950 Gordon Browning (D) D+78.1
1948 Gordon Browning (D) D+33.8
1946 James N. McCord (D) D+33.4
1944 James N. McCord (D) D+26.5
1942 Prentice Cooper (D) D+40.3
1940 Prentice Cooper (D) D+44.2
1938 Prentice Cooper (D) D+43.4
1936 Gordon Browning (D) D+61.7
1934 Hill McAlister (D) D+61.8
1932 Hill McAlister (D) D+13.0
1930 Henry H. Horton (D) D+28.2
1928 Henry H. Horton (D) D+22.1
1926 Austin Peay (D) D+29.5
1924 Austin Peay (D) D+14.4
1922 Austin Peay (D) D+15.8
1920 Alfred A. Taylor (R) R+10.4
1918 Albert H. Roberts (D) D+25.0
1916 Tom C. Rye (D) D+11.0
1914 Tom C. Rye (D) D+7.8
1912 Ben W. Hooper (R) R+3.1
1910 Ben W. Hooper (R) R+4.3
1908 Malcolm R. Patterson (D) D+8.2
1906 Malcolm R. Patterson (D) D+9.4
1904 James B. Frazier (D) D+11.9
1902 James B. Frazier (D) D+25.0
1900 Benton McMillin (D) D+9.7
1898 Benton McMillin (D) D+18.2
1896 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+2.2
1894 Peter Turney (D) D+1.1
1892 Peter Turney (D) D+9.7
1890 John P. Buchanan (D) D+18.7
1888 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+6.0
1886 Robert L. Taylor (D) D+7.2
1884 William B. Bate (D) D+2.8
1882 William B. Bate (D) D+12.0
1880 Alvin Hawkins (R) R+10.2
1878 Albert S. Marks (D) D+31.2
1876 James D. Jr. Porter (D) D+62.7
1874 James D. Jr. Porter (D) D+29.8
1872 A. A. Freeman (R) R+100.0
1870 John C. Brown (D) D+31.1
1867 William G. Brownlow (R) R+76.8
1865 William G. Brownlow (R) R+99.9