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Election 1888 Results

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1888 Tennessee governor election

Robert L. Taylor (Democrat) beat Samuel W. Hawkins (Republican) in Tennessee in 1888, 51.9% to 45.9%, a margin of 6.0 points and 18,067 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1886, when Robert L. Taylor also won.

Democrats led in 58 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Shelby, cast 20,150 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.4 points. The closest was McNairy, where 6 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
Robert L. Taylor won Democratic 156,493 51.9%
Samuel W. Hawkins Republican 138,426 45.9%
All other candidates 6,888 2.3%
Total301,807

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 11,694 58.0% 8,382 41.6% 74 20,150 D+16.4
Davidson 9,460 48.3% 9,283 47.4% 843 19,586 D+0.9
Hamilton 3,922 37.8% 6,261 60.4% 186 10,369 R+22.6
Knox 3,821 37.1% 6,115 59.4% 352 10,288 R+22.3
Maury 3,566 53.3% 2,841 42.5% 284 6,691 D+10.8
Rutherford 3,243 54.3% 2,486 41.6% 248 5,977 D+12.7
Gibson 3,677 61.9% 1,907 32.1% 359 5,943 D+29.8
Giles 3,123 58.2% 2,095 39.0% 150 5,368 D+19.2
Greene 2,191 42.6% 2,736 53.1% 221 5,148 R+10.6
Fayette 3,810 78.4% 1,050 21.6% 1 4,861 D+56.8
Montgomery 2,544 52.6% 2,160 44.6% 135 4,839 D+7.9
Madison 3,202 67.4% 1,475 31.0% 77 4,754 D+36.3
Bedford 2,404 52.2% 1,982 43.1% 217 4,603 D+9.2
Weakley 2,728 59.7% 1,771 38.7% 72 4,571 D+20.9
Lincoln 3,213 71.4% 1,077 23.9% 210 4,500 D+47.5
Wilson 2,440 56.4% 1,675 38.7% 209 4,324 D+17.7
Carroll 1,827 43.0% 2,353 55.4% 65 4,245 R+12.4
Obion 2,880 68.9% 1,173 28.1% 124 4,177 D+40.9
Sumner 2,733 68.3% 1,228 30.7% 39 4,000 D+37.6
Williamson 2,278 57.7% 1,485 37.6% 183 3,946 D+20.1
Hawkins 1,616 41.3% 2,258 57.7% 38 3,912 R+16.4
Sullivan 2,230 58.1% 1,517 39.6% 88 3,835 D+18.6
Tipton 2,321 60.8% 1,489 39.0% 5 3,815 D+21.8
Haywood 2,450 66.6% 1,223 33.2% 7 3,680 D+33.3
Washington 1,537 41.9% 2,013 54.9% 115 3,665 R+13.0
Robertson 2,134 61.6% 950 27.4% 382 3,466 D+34.2
Sevier 485 14.4% 2,828 84.2% 46 3,359 R+69.8
McMinn 1,354 40.6% 1,899 57.0% 79 3,332 R+16.4
Blount 1,008 30.5% 2,236 67.6% 66 3,310 R+37.1
Henry 2,009 60.8% 1,221 37.0% 72 3,302 D+23.9
Lauderdale 1,795 55.1% 1,435 44.0% 29 3,259 D+11.0
Marshall 2,190 67.6% 880 27.2% 169 3,239 D+40.4
Smith 2,092 64.7% 1,102 34.1% 40 3,234 D+30.6
Henderson 1,526 47.2% 1,698 52.5% 9 3,233 R+5.3
Franklin 2,315 72.7% 711 22.3% 159 3,185 D+50.4
Jefferson 789 25.1% 2,342 74.4% 18 3,149 R+49.3
McNairy 1,517 49.8% 1,511 49.6% 19 3,047 D+0.2
Hardeman 1,918 63.1% 1,096 36.0% 27 3,041 D+27.0
Dyer 1,974 66.0% 949 31.7% 69 2,992 D+34.3
Hardin 1,185 40.0% 1,748 59.0% 32 2,965 R+19.0
Roane 847 29.0% 2,061 70.6% 12 2,920 R+41.6
Monroe 1,463 50.7% 1,402 48.6% 21 2,886 D+2.1
Dekalb 1,445 51.6% 1,301 46.5% 53 2,799 D+5.1
Cocke 816 29.5% 1,949 70.5% 2,765 R+41.0
Marion 1,184 44.3% 1,491 55.7% 2,675 R+11.5
Hickman 1,492 55.8% 1,140 42.6% 41 2,673 D+13.2
Warren 1,945 73.1% 640 24.1% 75 2,660 D+49.1
Rhea 1,181 45.4% 1,412 54.2% 10 2,603 R+8.9
Bradley 984 38.7% 1,523 59.8% 38 2,545 R+21.2
Anderson 714 28.9% 1,750 70.9% 5 2,469 R+42.0
Crockett 1,242 51.4% 1,077 44.6% 97 2,416 D+6.8
Coffee 1,785 74.5% 536 22.4% 74 2,395 D+52.2
Campbell 560 23.5% 1,818 76.3% 6 2,384 R+52.8
Claiborne 956 40.1% 1,393 58.5% 33 2,382 R+18.3
Carter 474 20.0% 1,774 74.8% 123 2,371 R+54.8
Grainger 924 39.2% 1,421 60.3% 10 2,355 R+21.1
Dickson 1,469 63.3% 769 33.1% 82 2,320 D+30.2
White 1,625 74.3% 497 22.7% 66 2,188 D+51.6
Putnam 1,343 62.0% 810 37.4% 14 2,167 D+24.6
Lawrence 1,280 59.8% 841 39.3% 19 2,140 D+20.5
Jackson 1,575 73.8% 552 25.9% 6 2,133 D+48.0
Hamblen 786 37.7% 1,251 60.0% 47 2,084 R+22.3
Union 521 25.4% 1,507 73.4% 26 2,054 R+48.0
Macon 868 43.6% 1,121 56.2% 4 1,993 R+12.7
Wayne 759 38.4% 1,213 61.4% 2 1,974 R+23.0
Cannon 1,185 63.3% 656 35.0% 32 1,873 D+28.2
Humphreys 1,419 75.8% 393 21.0% 60 1,872 D+54.8
Overton 1,182 64.7% 613 33.5% 33 1,828 D+31.1
Loudon 530 30.1% 1,227 69.7% 4 1,761 R+39.6
Stewart 1,162 66.4% 552 31.6% 35 1,749 D+34.9
Benton 1,054 62.1% 643 37.9% 1 1,698 D+24.2
Hancock 483 28.5% 1,212 71.5% 1 1,696 R+43.0
Decatur 849 52.3% 770 47.4% 4 1,623 D+4.9
Scott 164 10.3% 1,418 89.4% 4 1,586 R+79.1
Johnson 192 12.5% 1,336 86.6% 14 1,542 R+74.2
Cheatham 1,053 75.4% 297 21.3% 46 1,396 D+54.2
Perry 829 60.7% 534 39.1% 3 1,366 D+21.6
Meigs 741 55.1% 595 44.2% 10 1,346 D+10.8
Polk 678 51.5% 633 48.1% 6 1,317 D+3.4
Morgan 369 29.4% 862 68.7% 24 1,255 R+39.3
Clay 744 60.4% 482 39.2% 5 1,231 D+21.3
Moore 967 83.7% 101 8.7% 88 1,156 D+74.9
Grundy 884 77.2% 222 19.4% 39 1,145 D+57.8
Bledsoe 481 42.4% 654 57.6% 1,135 R+15.2
Trousdale 788 71.1% 317 28.6% 3 1,108 D+42.5
Cumberland 423 39.7% 632 59.3% 10 1,065 R+19.6
Houston 739 73.9% 257 25.7% 4 1,000 D+48.2
James (Ext) 306 34.0% 588 65.4% 5 899 R+31.4
Fentress 244 28.5% 605 70.8% 6 855 R+42.2
Pickett 363 47.0% 410 53.0% 773 R+6.1
Unicoi 91 12.3% 639 86.7% 7 737 R+74.4
Van Buren 418 76.6% 101 18.5% 27 546 D+58.1
Lake 428 81.4% 62 11.8% 36 526 D+69.6
Sequatchie 341 65.3% 181 34.7% 522 D+30.7
Lewis 253 65.0% 132 33.9% 4 389 D+31.1

Counties as they stood in 1888; 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