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Election 1884 Results

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1884 Tennessee governor election

William B. Bate (Democrat) beat Frank T. Reid (Republican) in Tennessee in 1884, 51.4% to 48.6%, a margin of 2.8 points and 7,180 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1882, when William B. Bate also won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 40. The largest, Shelby, cast 16,651 votes and went to the Republican by 11.4 points. The closest was Pickett, where 26 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William B. Bate won	Democratic	131,949	51.4%
Frank T. Reid	Republican	124,769	48.6%
Total		256,718

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Shelby	7,374 44.3%	9,277 55.7%	16,651	R+11.4
Davidson	7,767 48.0%	8,422 52.0%	16,189	R+4.0
Knox	3,515 40.1%	5,258 59.9%	8,773	R+19.9
Hamilton	2,366 35.7%	4,263 64.3%	6,629	R+28.6
Maury	3,074 51.9%	2,846 48.1%	5,920	D+3.9
Gibson	3,214 61.2%	2,038 38.8%	5,252	D+22.4
Giles	2,757 53.6%	2,386 46.4%	5,143	D+7.2
Rutherford	2,771 57.4%	2,056 42.6%	4,827	D+14.8
Greene	2,144 46.3%	2,491 53.7%	4,635	R+7.5
Fayette	2,155 49.1%	2,236 50.9%	4,391	R+1.8
Montgomery	2,383 55.1%	1,939 44.9%	4,322	D+10.3
Madison	2,389 55.5%	1,918 44.5%	4,307	D+10.9
Carroll	1,845 44.2%	2,327 55.8%	4,172	R+11.6
Haywood	1,338 32.5%	2,780 67.5%	4,118	R+35.0
Bedford	2,032 51.4%	1,921 48.6%	3,953	D+2.8
Weakley	2,280 58.6%	1,608 41.4%	3,888	D+17.3
Tipton	1,965 51.3%	1,864 48.7%	3,829	D+2.6
Hawkins	1,545 43.6%	1,997 56.4%	3,542	R+12.8
Lincoln	2,521 71.5%	1,006 28.5%	3,527	D+43.0
Sullivan	2,192 62.6%	1,311 37.4%	3,503	D+25.1
Obion	2,487 71.8%	976 28.2%	3,463	D+43.6
Wilson	2,180 63.0%	1,279 37.0%	3,459	D+26.0
Williamson	1,980 57.4%	1,471 42.6%	3,451	D+14.7
Washington	1,575 46.3%	1,830 53.7%	3,405	R+7.5
Sumner	2,181 69.0%	978 31.0%	3,159	D+38.1
Hardeman	1,922 60.9%	1,232 39.1%	3,154	D+21.9
Henderson	1,469 47.3%	1,634 52.7%	3,103	R+5.3
Henry	1,934 62.6%	1,156 37.4%	3,090	D+25.2
McMinn	1,279 43.3%	1,673 56.7%	2,952	R+13.3
Marshall	2,068 72.9%	767 27.1%	2,835	D+45.9
Lauderdale	1,511 53.4%	1,320 46.6%	2,831	D+6.7
Robertson	1,963 70.7%	812 29.3%	2,775	D+41.5
McNairy	1,435 52.1%	1,320 47.9%	2,755	D+4.2
Franklin	2,044 74.9%	685 25.1%	2,729	D+49.8
Jefferson	759 28.1%	1,941 71.9%	2,700	R+43.8
Sevier	470 17.6%	2,198 82.4%	2,668	R+64.8
Blount	865 32.7%	1,782 67.3%	2,647	R+34.6
Roane	797 30.2%	1,841 69.8%	2,638	R+39.6
Hardin	1,092 41.5%	1,540 58.5%	2,632	R+17.0
Crockett	1,401 53.6%	1,212 46.4%	2,613	D+7.2
Dekalb	1,416 55.6%	1,129 44.4%	2,545	D+11.3
Smith	1,601 64.4%	884 35.6%	2,485	D+28.9
Cocke	879 35.6%	1,589 64.4%	2,468	R+28.8
Monroe	1,260 52.8%	1,126 47.2%	2,386	D+5.6
Claiborne	922 39.9%	1,391 60.1%	2,313	R+20.3
Warren	1,740 76.3%	540 23.7%	2,280	D+52.6
Bradley	895 40.7%	1,303 59.3%	2,198	R+18.6
Dyer	1,546 71.8%	608 28.2%	2,154	D+43.5
Grainger	849 39.7%	1,288 60.3%	2,137	R+20.5
Anderson	593 29.1%	1,446 70.9%	2,039	R+41.8
Marion	885 44.3%	1,115 55.8%	2,000	R+11.5
Coffee	1,562 78.7%	422 21.3%	1,984	D+57.5
Hamblen	873 44.5%	1,090 55.5%	1,963	R+11.1
Carter	418 21.7%	1,506 78.3%	1,924	R+56.5
Dickson	1,332 69.8%	577 30.2%	1,909	D+39.5
Stewart	1,321 70.7%	547 29.3%	1,868	D+41.4
Hickman	1,124 61.0%	718 39.0%	1,842	D+22.0
Union	534 29.1%	1,304 70.9%	1,838	R+41.9
Wayne	664 37.2%	1,123 62.8%	1,787	R+25.7
Campbell	383 21.6%	1,391 78.4%	1,774	R+56.8
Humphreys	1,484 83.8%	287 16.2%	1,771	D+67.6
White	1,366 81.0%	321 19.0%	1,687	D+61.9
Jackson	1,386 82.7%	290 17.3%	1,676	D+65.4
Rhea	904 54.2%	765 45.8%	1,669	D+8.3
Benton	1,044 63.3%	605 36.7%	1,649	D+26.6
Overton	1,196 74.0%	421 26.0%	1,617	D+47.9
Putnam	1,064 66.2%	544 33.8%	1,608	D+32.3
Lawrence	953 60.7%	617 39.3%	1,570	D+21.4
Cannon	1,015 66.4%	513 33.6%	1,528	D+32.9
Loudon	490 33.1%	992 66.9%	1,482	R+33.9
Hancock	403 27.4%	1,068 72.6%	1,471	R+45.2
Decatur	766 53.6%	664 46.4%	1,430	D+7.1
Macon	623 44.1%	791 55.9%	1,414	R+11.9
Cheatham	938 72.9%	349 27.1%	1,287	D+45.8
Johnson	181 14.2%	1,090 85.8%	1,271	R+71.5
Polk	709 57.1%	532 42.9%	1,241	D+14.3
Meigs	678 56.4%	524 43.6%	1,202	D+12.8
Perry	717 61.5%	449 38.5%	1,166	D+23.0
Scott	98 9.1%	982 90.9%	1,080	R+81.9
Bledsoe	417 42.2%	570 57.8%	987	R+15.5
Moore	911 94.5%	53 5.5%	964	D+89.0
Clay	630 66.2%	322 33.8%	952	D+32.4
Morgan	298 32.9%	608 67.1%	906	R+34.2
Cumberland	316 39.2%	490 60.8%	806	R+21.6
Trousdale	567 71.1%	231 28.9%	798	D+42.1
Houston	613 77.2%	181 22.8%	794	D+54.4
Grundy	547 70.5%	229 29.5%	776	D+41.0
James (Ext)	252 33.2%	507 66.8%	759	R+33.6
Fentress	211 31.8%	452 68.2%	663	R+36.3
Unicoi	91 14.3%	546 85.7%	637	R+71.4
Pickett	291 47.9%	317 52.1%	608	R+4.3
Sequatchie	283 66.4%	143 33.6%	426	D+32.9
Van Buren	350 85.6%	59 14.4%	409	D+71.1
Lake	367 97.9%	8 2.1%	375	D+95.7
Lewis	206 75.2%	68 24.8%	274	D+50.4

Counties as they stood in 1884; 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

Year	Winner	Margin
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

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