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Election 1892 Results

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1892 Tennessee governor election

Peter Turney (Democrat) beat George W. Winstead (Republican) in Tennessee in 1892, 47.9% to 38.1%, a margin of 9.7 points and 25,649 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1890, when John P. Buchanan won.

Democrats led in 54 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Davidson, cast 11,838 votes and went to the Democrat by 32.6 points. The closest was Dekalb, where 23 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
Peter Turney won Democratic 126,248 47.9%
George W. Winstead Republican 100,599 38.1%
John P. Buchanan Populist 31,515 11.9%
All other candidates 5,427 2.1%
Total263,789

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Davidson 6,758 57.1% 2,897 24.5% 2,183 11,838 D+32.6
Knox 3,349 42.7% 4,071 51.9% 431 7,851 R+9.2
Shelby 6,006 80.3% 768 10.3% 704 7,478 D+70.0
Hamilton 3,051 44.5% 3,395 49.5% 417 6,863 R+5.0
Gibson 2,937 53.4% 1,297 23.6% 1,268 5,502 D+29.8
Montgomery 2,259 41.6% 1,784 32.9% 1,384 5,427 D+8.8
Greene 2,264 42.4% 2,767 51.8% 312 5,343 R+9.4
Giles 2,561 50.8% 1,538 30.5% 945 5,044 D+20.3
Weakley 2,557 51.3% 1,702 34.2% 722 4,981 D+17.2
Maury 2,842 57.1% 1,345 27.0% 793 4,980 D+30.1
Obion 2,481 55.2% 767 17.1% 1,244 4,492 D+38.2
Rutherford 1,841 42.4% 1,136 26.2% 1,363 4,340 D+16.2
Carroll 1,574 36.7% 2,071 48.3% 639 4,284 R+11.6
Wilson 2,336 57.4% 1,139 28.0% 598 4,073 D+29.4
Lincoln 2,316 57.3% 590 14.6% 1,133 4,039 D+42.7
Washington 1,699 42.6% 2,058 51.6% 228 3,985 R+9.0
Madison 2,452 62.7% 892 22.8% 568 3,912 D+39.9
Sullivan 2,154 56.6% 1,298 34.1% 356 3,808 D+22.5
Bedford 1,985 52.4% 1,465 38.7% 337 3,787 D+13.7
Henry 2,122 57.4% 983 26.6% 591 3,696 D+30.8
Robertson 1,757 48.1% 881 24.1% 1,012 3,650 D+24.0
Hawkins 1,668 45.9% 1,847 50.9% 117 3,632 R+4.9
Sumner 2,000 55.6% 656 18.2% 944 3,600 D+37.3
Tipton 2,144 60.9% 690 19.6% 686 3,520 D+41.3
Marshall 1,982 58.5% 686 20.2% 722 3,390 D+38.2
McMinn 1,219 36.7% 1,850 55.6% 256 3,325 R+19.0
Hardeman 1,857 57.6% 788 24.4% 581 3,226 D+33.1
Franklin 1,555 49.7% 581 18.6% 995 3,131 D+31.1
Williamson 1,818 59.3% 571 18.6% 678 3,067 D+40.7
Fayette 2,160 71.1% 613 20.2% 266 3,039 D+50.9
Jefferson 745 24.7% 2,076 68.8% 198 3,019 R+44.1
Smith 1,531 50.8% 876 29.1% 604 3,011 D+21.8
Sevier 443 14.8% 2,463 82.5% 79 2,985 R+67.7
Dyer 1,750 58.7% 492 16.5% 739 2,981 D+42.2
Roane 757 25.5% 1,795 60.4% 422 2,974 R+34.9
Monroe 1,340 45.5% 1,418 48.2% 186 2,944 R+2.6
Blount 800 27.6% 1,953 67.5% 142 2,895 R+39.8
Lauderdale 1,195 41.6% 965 33.6% 715 2,875 D+8.0
Dekalb 1,257 43.9% 1,280 44.7% 326 2,863 R+0.8
Hardin 1,101 38.6% 1,550 54.3% 202 2,853 R+15.7
Cocke 801 29.0% 1,862 67.3% 102 2,765 R+38.4
McNairy 1,106 40.5% 1,153 42.2% 473 2,732 R+1.7
Henderson 1,026 37.9% 1,534 56.7% 145 2,705 R+18.8
Marion 1,088 40.4% 1,476 54.9% 126 2,690 R+14.4
Warren 1,421 54.8% 637 24.5% 537 2,595 D+30.2
Claiborne 960 37.3% 1,440 56.0% 171 2,571 R+18.7
Haywood 1,643 64.5% 654 25.7% 249 2,546 D+38.8
Bradley 819 32.5% 1,538 61.0% 166 2,523 R+28.5
Carter 469 19.2% 1,886 77.1% 91 2,446 R+57.9
Crockett 1,249 52.0% 820 34.1% 333 2,402 D+17.9
Grainger 845 35.3% 1,347 56.2% 203 2,395 R+21.0
Rhea 1,022 43.3% 1,189 50.4% 147 2,358 R+7.1
White 1,126 49.9% 554 24.6% 576 2,256 D+25.4
Hamblen 803 36.1% 1,120 50.3% 303 2,226 R+14.2
Lawrence 1,167 53.2% 844 38.5% 184 2,195 D+14.7
Dickson 1,275 58.2% 491 22.4% 426 2,192 D+35.8
Coffee 1,195 54.8% 428 19.6% 557 2,180 D+35.2
Jackson 1,320 60.6% 462 21.2% 398 2,180 D+39.4
Campbell 461 21.6% 1,646 77.2% 25 2,132 R+55.6
Hickman 1,107 53.8% 565 27.5% 384 2,056 D+26.4
Putnam 992 48.6% 699 34.3% 349 2,040 D+14.4
Stewart 1,223 60.9% 371 18.5% 413 2,007 D+42.5
Anderson 566 28.5% 1,399 70.5% 20 1,985 R+42.0
Overton 1,229 61.9% 587 29.6% 169 1,985 D+32.3
Union 435 22.8% 1,371 71.8% 103 1,909 R+49.0
Wayne 651 34.4% 1,170 61.9% 70 1,891 R+27.4
Macon 630 34.6% 1,032 56.7% 159 1,821 R+22.1
Humphreys 1,104 60.9% 243 13.4% 465 1,812 D+47.5
Benton 989 54.6% 572 31.6% 250 1,811 D+23.0
Cannon 1,006 59.1% 546 32.1% 149 1,701 D+27.0
Decatur 843 52.6% 671 41.9% 88 1,602 D+10.7
Loudon 463 29.4% 1,034 65.7% 77 1,574 R+36.3
Cheatham 689 44.6% 229 14.8% 626 1,544 D+29.8
Hancock 401 26.2% 989 64.7% 138 1,528 R+38.5
Chester 719 48.5% 482 32.5% 283 1,484 D+16.0
Johnson 206 14.6% 1,103 78.3% 99 1,408 R+63.7
Scott 122 8.7% 1,232 88.1% 44 1,398 R+79.4
Polk 569 40.8% 693 49.6% 134 1,396 R+8.9
Clay 737 58.2% 393 31.0% 137 1,267 D+27.2
Meigs 497 39.5% 568 45.2% 192 1,257 R+5.6
Bledsoe 482 39.2% 729 59.3% 19 1,230 R+20.1
Perry 693 60.8% 371 32.5% 76 1,140 D+28.2
Grundy 686 65.1% 256 24.3% 112 1,054 D+40.8
Morgan 292 28.0% 687 65.8% 65 1,044 R+37.8
Houston 683 67.1% 199 19.5% 136 1,018 D+47.5
Moore 657 65.4% 62 6.2% 285 1,004 D+59.3
Cumberland 295 30.1% 662 67.6% 22 979 R+37.5
Trousdale 604 62.4% 253 26.1% 111 968 D+36.3
Fentress 220 24.6% 526 58.7% 150 896 R+34.2
Pickett 395 47.4% 430 51.6% 8 833 R+4.2
James (Ext) 243 30.0% 521 64.4% 45 809 R+34.4
Unicoi 84 14.2% 500 84.7% 6 590 R+70.5
Sequatchie 363 62.9% 189 32.8% 25 577 D+30.2
Lake 441 84.6% 6 1.2% 74 521 D+83.5
Van Buren 302 61.1% 89 18.0% 103 494 D+43.1
Lewis 211 59.8% 95 26.9% 47 353 D+32.9

Counties as they stood in 1892; 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