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Election 1894 Results

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1894 Tennessee governor election

Peter Turney (Democrat) beat H. Clay Evans (Republican) in Tennessee in 1894, 45.1% to 43.9%, a margin of 1.1 points and 2,354 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1892, when Peter Turney also won.

Democrats led in 53 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43. The largest, Davidson, cast 8,570 votes and went to the Democrat by 31.9 points. The closest was Meigs, where 3 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 94,620 45.1%
H. Clay Evans Republican 92,266 43.9%
A. L. Mims Populist 23,092 11.0%
Total209,978

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Davidson 4,907 57.3% 2,174 25.4% 1,489 8,570 D+31.9
Hamilton 2,585 35.6% 4,396 60.5% 284 7,265 R+24.9
Knox 2,969 41.4% 4,033 56.2% 170 7,172 R+14.8
Rutherford 1,775 39.8% 1,563 35.0% 1,125 4,463 D+4.8
Carroll 1,489 37.4% 2,100 52.8% 391 3,980 R+15.4
Greene 1,456 38.1% 2,245 58.7% 121 3,822 R+20.6
Gibson 2,017 53.0% 1,103 29.0% 687 3,807 D+24.0
Montgomery 1,412 37.2% 1,514 39.9% 866 3,792 R+2.7
Maury 1,853 53.8% 1,151 33.4% 442 3,446 D+20.4
Shelby 2,470 74.2% 698 21.0% 163 3,331 D+53.2
Henry 1,921 57.8% 1,060 31.9% 342 3,323 D+25.9
Weakley 1,707 51.4% 1,138 34.3% 475 3,320 D+17.1
Madison 2,318 70.4% 512 15.6% 461 3,291 D+54.9
Hawkins 1,249 39.8% 1,810 57.7% 78 3,137 R+17.9
Sullivan 1,736 55.7% 1,184 38.0% 194 3,114 D+17.7
Bedford 1,514 48.6% 1,400 45.0% 199 3,113 D+3.7
Lincoln 1,560 50.4% 635 20.5% 903 3,098 D+29.9
Giles 1,753 56.7% 956 30.9% 382 3,091 D+25.8
Marshall 1,876 63.0% 569 19.1% 535 2,980 D+43.9
Obion 1,574 53.4% 625 21.2% 746 2,945 D+32.2
Sevier 337 11.5% 2,554 87.5% 28 2,919 R+76.0
Washington 1,158 40.2% 1,686 58.6% 34 2,878 R+18.3
McMinn 1,065 37.2% 1,704 59.5% 95 2,864 R+22.3
Jefferson 671 24.0% 2,042 73.1% 79 2,792 R+49.1
Roane 559 20.1% 2,035 73.2% 185 2,779 R+53.1
Smith 1,456 53.0% 754 27.4% 539 2,749 D+25.5
Wilson 1,635 61.7% 776 29.3% 237 2,648 D+32.4
Franklin 1,338 51.5% 525 20.2% 737 2,600 D+31.3
Blount 583 22.4% 1,958 75.3% 58 2,599 R+52.9
Robertson 1,233 47.6% 710 27.4% 650 2,593 D+20.2
Sumner 1,525 58.9% 542 20.9% 523 2,590 D+38.0
Hardin 914 35.5% 1,625 63.1% 35 2,574 R+27.6
Williamson 1,519 60.0% 416 16.4% 596 2,531 D+43.6
Monroe 1,129 44.9% 1,306 51.9% 79 2,514 R+7.0
Cocke 626 25.0% 1,720 68.6% 161 2,507 R+43.6
Henderson 818 33.4% 1,544 63.1% 85 2,447 R+29.7
Dekalb 1,112 46.0% 1,198 49.5% 108 2,418 R+3.6
Marion 850 37.4% 1,384 60.9% 40 2,274 R+23.5
Carter 469 20.8% 1,770 78.7% 11 2,250 R+57.8
Dyer 1,124 51.0% 481 21.8% 598 2,203 D+29.2
Claiborne 805 36.7% 1,298 59.2% 90 2,193 R+22.5
Tipton 1,248 57.0% 259 11.8% 683 2,190 D+45.2
Warren 1,161 54.1% 586 27.3% 398 2,145 D+26.8
Bradley 698 32.6% 1,357 63.4% 86 2,141 R+30.8
McNairy 724 35.4% 1,027 50.3% 292 2,043 R+14.8
White 1,181 58.6% 483 24.0% 352 2,016 D+34.6
Putnam 985 50.6% 768 39.4% 195 1,948 D+11.1
Anderson 511 26.6% 1,397 72.6% 16 1,924 R+46.0
Fayette 1,542 80.3% 268 14.0% 110 1,920 D+66.4
Campbell 314 16.4% 1,582 82.5% 21 1,917 R+66.1
Hardeman 1,025 53.6% 449 23.5% 439 1,913 D+30.1
Lauderdale 1,211 63.5% 229 12.0% 467 1,907 D+51.5
Union 421 22.5% 1,385 73.9% 68 1,874 R+51.4
Crockett 838 45.5% 915 49.7% 88 1,841 R+4.2
Rhea 793 43.4% 984 53.8% 52 1,829 R+10.4
Lawrence 926 50.9% 891 48.9% 4 1,821 D+1.9
Jackson 1,035 57.8% 422 23.5% 335 1,792 D+34.2
Dickson 834 49.8% 446 26.6% 396 1,676 D+23.2
Hamblen 587 35.3% 995 59.9% 79 1,661 R+24.6
Benton 822 49.8% 613 37.2% 214 1,649 D+12.7
Hickman 789 48.3% 612 37.5% 233 1,634 D+10.8
Overton 987 60.8% 601 37.0% 36 1,624 D+23.8
Grainger 423 26.8% 1,011 64.0% 145 1,579 R+37.2
Coffee 866 55.9% 404 26.1% 278 1,548 D+29.8
Stewart 790 51.2% 332 21.5% 422 1,544 D+29.7
Loudon 354 23.1% 1,100 71.8% 77 1,531 R+48.7
Cheatham 662 44.9% 333 22.6% 478 1,473 D+22.3
Decatur 687 48.4% 672 47.3% 61 1,420 D+1.1
Cannon 752 53.9% 550 39.4% 93 1,395 D+14.5
Wayne 386 27.7% 976 70.1% 31 1,393 R+42.4
Chester 634 45.5% 478 34.3% 280 1,392 D+11.2
Humphreys 676 51.1% 242 18.3% 404 1,322 D+32.8
Scott 119 9.2% 1,172 90.6% 3 1,294 R+81.4
Macon 414 32.5% 818 64.2% 43 1,275 R+31.7
Polk 541 43.2% 669 53.4% 43 1,253 R+10.2
Johnson 160 13.3% 1,045 86.7% 1 1,206 R+73.4
Perry 610 53.5% 486 42.6% 45 1,141 D+10.9
Hancock 230 21.0% 790 72.2% 74 1,094 R+51.2
Haywood 859 78.8% 67 6.1% 164 1,090 D+72.7
Bledsoe 399 37.2% 671 62.5% 3 1,073 R+25.3
Meigs 486 46.3% 483 46.0% 80 1,049 D+0.3
Clay 550 56.5% 359 36.9% 65 974 D+19.6
Morgan 226 23.3% 695 71.8% 47 968 R+48.5
Grundy 645 71.1% 185 20.4% 77 907 D+50.7
Cumberland 281 31.5% 604 67.7% 7 892 R+36.2
Fentress 171 21.2% 541 67.2% 93 805 R+46.0
James (Ext) 188 24.5% 549 71.6% 30 767 R+47.1
Pickett 362 47.7% 397 52.3% 759 R+4.6
Houston 436 57.8% 208 27.6% 110 754 D+30.2
Trousdale 459 63.7% 195 27.0% 67 721 D+36.6
Moore 491 69.1% 41 5.8% 179 711 D+63.3
Unicoi 84 12.5% 587 87.2% 2 673 R+74.7
Sequatchie 311 59.9% 187 36.0% 21 519 D+23.9
Van Buren 272 64.2% 106 25.0% 46 424 D+39.2
Lewis 165 54.5% 123 40.6% 15 303 D+13.9
Lake 240 81.6% 25 8.5% 29 294 D+73.1

Counties as they stood in 1894; 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