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Election 1886 Results

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1886 Tennessee governor election

Robert L. Taylor (Democrat) beat Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) in Tennessee in 1886, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.2 points and 16,920 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1884, when William B. Bate won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 40. The largest, Davidson, cast 13,697 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.4 points. The closest was Lauderdale, where 14 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
Robert L. Taylor won	Democratic	126,237	53.6%
Alfred A. Taylor	Republican	109,317	46.4%
Total		235,554

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Davidson	6,943 50.7%	6,754 49.3%	13,697	D+1.4
Shelby	7,009 66.7%	3,503 33.3%	10,512	D+33.4
Knox	2,661 39.5%	4,079 60.5%	6,740	R+21.0
Hamilton	2,381 39.9%	3,581 60.1%	5,962	R+20.1
Maury	3,252 57.8%	2,370 42.2%	5,622	D+15.7
Gibson	3,017 61.8%	1,864 38.2%	4,881	D+23.6
Greene	2,097 45.9%	2,476 54.1%	4,573	R+8.3
Madison	2,746 61.3%	1,736 38.7%	4,482	D+22.5
Weakley	2,650 59.7%	1,786 40.3%	4,436	D+19.5
Carroll	1,740 43.4%	2,267 56.6%	4,007	R+13.2
Obion	3,063 78.6%	832 21.4%	3,895	D+57.3
Rutherford	2,400 62.5%	1,437 37.5%	3,837	D+25.1
Giles	2,530 66.3%	1,287 33.7%	3,817	D+32.6
Bedford	2,118 56.8%	1,610 43.2%	3,728	D+13.6
Fayette	1,580 43.8%	2,027 56.2%	3,607	R+12.4
Wilson	2,314 65.2%	1,236 34.8%	3,550	D+30.4
Montgomery	2,336 66.3%	1,190 33.7%	3,526	D+32.5
Williamson	2,130 62.0%	1,303 38.0%	3,433	D+24.1
Sumner	2,277 66.9%	1,129 33.1%	3,406	D+33.7
Henry	2,151 63.3%	1,245 36.7%	3,396	D+26.7
Haywood	1,129 33.4%	2,248 66.6%	3,377	R+33.1
Hawkins	1,391 42.1%	1,914 57.9%	3,305	R+15.8
Lincoln	2,415 73.1%	890 26.9%	3,305	D+46.1
Washington	1,414 43.3%	1,852 56.7%	3,266	R+13.4
Sullivan	1,898 59.8%	1,278 40.2%	3,176	D+19.5
Tipton	1,717 54.7%	1,420 45.3%	3,137	D+9.5
Henderson	1,480 47.4%	1,640 52.6%	3,120	R+5.1
McMinn	1,192 41.8%	1,659 58.2%	2,851	R+16.4
Smith	1,738 62.9%	1,025 37.1%	2,763	D+25.8
Marshall	1,992 72.6%	750 27.4%	2,742	D+45.3
Hardeman	1,718 62.7%	1,021 37.3%	2,739	D+25.4
Jefferson	764 28.1%	1,953 71.9%	2,717	R+43.8
Blount	826 30.6%	1,877 69.4%	2,703	R+38.9
McNairy	1,311 49.5%	1,336 50.5%	2,647	R+0.9
Robertson	1,900 72.5%	721 27.5%	2,621	D+45.0
Lauderdale	1,309 50.3%	1,295 49.7%	2,604	D+0.5
Grainger	809 31.7%	1,744 68.3%	2,553	R+36.6
Dyer	1,743 68.4%	806 31.6%	2,549	D+36.8
Dekalb	1,317 52.6%	1,188 47.4%	2,505	D+5.1
Warren	1,765 75.6%	571 24.4%	2,336	D+51.1
Hardin	985 42.7%	1,324 57.3%	2,309	R+14.7
Monroe	1,167 51.0%	1,120 49.0%	2,287	D+2.1
Cocke	751 33.5%	1,490 66.5%	2,241	R+33.0
Sevier	402 18.0%	1,835 82.0%	2,237	R+64.1
Franklin	1,740 77.9%	495 22.1%	2,235	D+55.7
Crockett	1,193 54.4%	1,001 45.6%	2,194	D+8.8
Hickman	1,230 57.0%	929 43.0%	2,159	D+13.9
Roane	682 31.7%	1,472 68.3%	2,154	R+36.7
Bradley	878 41.4%	1,244 58.6%	2,122	R+17.2
Rhea	993 47.0%	1,119 53.0%	2,112	R+6.0
Claiborne	901 43.4%	1,173 56.6%	2,074	R+13.1
Carter	387 19.8%	1,569 80.2%	1,956	R+60.4
Anderson	601 31.5%	1,309 68.5%	1,910	R+37.1
Benton	1,185 63.2%	691 36.8%	1,876	D+26.3
Coffee	1,365 73.0%	505 27.0%	1,870	D+46.0
Hamblen	735 40.4%	1,086 59.6%	1,821	R+19.3
White	1,329 73.5%	478 26.5%	1,807	D+47.1
Marion	741 42.3%	1,011 57.7%	1,752	R+15.4
Cannon	1,090 62.3%	661 37.7%	1,751	D+24.5
Dickson	1,318 75.4%	430 24.6%	1,748	D+50.8
Putnam	1,067 61.4%	670 38.6%	1,737	D+22.9
Humphreys	1,397 80.8%	333 19.2%	1,730	D+61.5
Wayne	671 39.2%	1,040 60.8%	1,711	R+21.6
Union	468 28.5%	1,172 71.5%	1,640	R+42.9
Lawrence	924 57.0%	696 43.0%	1,620	D+14.1
Jackson	1,214 76.2%	379 23.8%	1,593	D+52.4
Decatur	785 52.8%	702 47.2%	1,487	D+5.6
Campbell	378 25.4%	1,108 74.6%	1,486	R+49.1
Overton	988 67.7%	471 32.3%	1,459	D+35.4
Hancock	425 29.5%	1,016 70.5%	1,441	R+41.0
Macon	604 44.0%	769 56.0%	1,373	R+12.0
Johnson	159 11.8%	1,185 88.2%	1,344	R+76.3
Stewart	971 73.2%	355 26.8%	1,326	D+46.5
Loudon	427 33.4%	852 66.6%	1,279	R+33.2
Perry	760 61.5%	476 38.5%	1,236	D+23.0
Meigs	687 55.8%	545 44.2%	1,232	D+11.5
Polk	667 55.9%	526 44.1%	1,193	D+11.8
Cheatham	799 73.3%	291 26.7%	1,090	D+46.6
Moore	978 93.6%	67 6.4%	1,045	D+87.2
Bledsoe	438 42.8%	586 57.2%	1,024	R+14.5
Clay	539 63.6%	309 36.4%	848	D+27.1
Morgan	272 32.3%	570 67.7%	842	R+35.4
Cumberland	329 39.3%	508 60.7%	837	R+21.4
Trousdale	576 73.2%	211 26.8%	787	D+46.4
James (Ext)	254 32.6%	525 67.4%	779	R+34.8
Scott	98 12.8%	669 87.2%	767	R+74.4
Houston	543 75.2%	179 24.8%	722	D+50.4
Grundy	512 71.5%	204 28.5%	716	D+43.0
Fentress	199 30.8%	447 69.2%	646	R+38.4
Unicoi	83 14.3%	498 85.7%	581	R+71.4
Pickett	232 42.3%	316 57.7%	548	R+15.3
Van Buren	383 78.2%	107 21.8%	490	D+56.3
Sequatchie	247 66.9%	122 33.1%	369	D+33.9
Lake	328 93.7%	22 6.3%	350	D+87.4
Lewis	193 72.3%	74 27.7%	267	D+44.6

Counties as they stood in 1886; 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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