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Election 1896 Results

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1896 Tennessee governor election

Robert L. Taylor (Democrat) beat George N. Tillman (Republican) in Tennessee in 1896, 48.8% to 46.6%, a margin of 2.2 points and 7,182 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1894, when Peter Turney won.

Democrats led in 53 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43. The largest, Davidson, cast 14,183 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.0 points. The closest was Dekalb, where 29 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 155,908 48.8%
George N. Tillman Republican 148,726 46.6%
All other candidates 14,852 4.6%
Total319,486

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Davidson 7,123 50.2% 6,557 46.2% 503 14,183 D+4.0
Shelby 5,273 53.5% 4,363 44.2% 227 9,863 D+9.2
Knox 3,741 38.5% 5,872 60.4% 105 9,718 R+21.9
Hamilton 3,560 45.0% 4,170 52.7% 177 7,907 R+7.7
Maury 3,777 56.8% 2,559 38.5% 314 6,650 D+18.3
Giles 3,756 58.5% 2,375 37.0% 286 6,417 D+21.5
Gibson 3,586 56.2% 2,009 31.5% 781 6,376 D+24.7
Greene 2,695 42.4% 3,607 56.7% 56 6,358 R+14.3
Montgomery 2,701 44.4% 2,922 48.0% 460 6,083 R+3.6
Weakley 3,626 59.7% 2,018 33.2% 427 6,071 D+26.5
Rutherford 2,722 47.7% 2,333 40.9% 655 5,710 D+6.8
Obion 3,240 64.1% 1,183 23.4% 628 5,051 D+40.7
Wilson 3,319 65.9% 1,578 31.3% 141 5,038 D+34.6
Carroll 1,983 40.3% 2,591 52.7% 344 4,918 R+12.4
Bedford 2,548 52.6% 2,191 45.2% 106 4,845 D+7.4
Tipton 2,015 43.1% 2,119 45.3% 539 4,673 R+2.2
Madison 3,391 72.7% 1,027 22.0% 246 4,664 D+50.7
Hawkins 1,719 37.6% 2,829 61.9% 23 4,571 R+24.3
Henry 2,864 62.8% 1,481 32.5% 215 4,560 D+30.3
Washington 1,687 37.2% 2,799 61.8% 43 4,529 R+24.6
Robertson 2,675 59.2% 1,414 31.3% 428 4,517 D+27.9
Williamson 2,815 62.6% 1,302 29.0% 379 4,496 D+33.7
Sullivan 2,486 55.6% 1,928 43.1% 61 4,475 D+12.5
Lincoln 2,791 63.0% 975 22.0% 664 4,430 D+41.0
Sumner 2,830 63.9% 1,242 28.0% 357 4,429 D+35.9
Roane 792 19.6% 3,045 75.2% 211 4,048 R+55.7
Sevier 425 11.1% 3,380 88.0% 34 3,839 R+77.0
Marshall 2,414 64.2% 864 23.0% 480 3,758 D+41.2
Fayette 2,370 63.4% 1,305 34.9% 63 3,738 D+28.5
Hardeman 2,069 55.4% 1,438 38.5% 227 3,734 D+16.9
McMinn 1,374 37.3% 2,254 61.2% 58 3,686 R+23.9
Blount 959 26.1% 2,664 72.5% 50 3,673 R+46.4
Cocke 980 27.5% 2,585 72.4% 4 3,569 R+45.0
Jefferson 876 24.7% 2,642 74.4% 31 3,549 R+49.8
Franklin 2,242 63.4% 852 24.1% 441 3,535 D+39.3
Smith 1,988 56.7% 1,087 31.0% 434 3,509 D+25.7
Hardin 1,320 37.6% 2,172 61.9% 15 3,507 R+24.3
Dyer 2,168 62.0% 892 25.5% 434 3,494 D+36.5
Claiborne 1,142 33.7% 2,238 66.0% 12 3,392 R+32.3
Henderson 1,298 38.6% 2,007 59.7% 58 3,363 R+21.1
Dekalb 1,611 49.1% 1,640 50.0% 29 3,280 R+0.9
Monroe 1,562 48.0% 1,647 50.6% 44 3,253 R+2.6
Carter 507 15.7% 2,686 83.2% 36 3,229 R+67.5
Marion 1,311 41.7% 1,830 58.2% 5 3,146 R+16.5
Haywood 2,292 75.6% 634 20.9% 107 3,033 D+54.7
Lauderdale 1,900 62.6% 743 24.5% 390 3,033 D+38.1
Warren 1,911 63.8% 852 28.4% 232 2,995 D+35.4
Anderson 752 25.1% 2,236 74.7% 5 2,993 R+49.6
Campbell 575 19.3% 2,398 80.4% 10 2,983 R+61.1
McNairy 1,377 46.3% 1,469 49.4% 127 2,973 R+3.1
Putnam 1,672 57.6% 1,114 38.3% 119 2,905 D+19.2
Grainger 988 34.4% 1,859 64.7% 26 2,873 R+30.3
Crockett 1,592 55.6% 1,208 42.2% 61 2,861 D+13.4
Dickson 1,710 59.9% 846 29.7% 297 2,853 D+30.3
Bradley 1,038 36.8% 1,740 61.6% 45 2,823 R+24.9
Lawrence 1,363 52.7% 1,220 47.2% 1 2,584 D+5.5
Hamblen 1,006 39.0% 1,523 59.1% 49 2,578 R+20.1
Coffee 1,677 65.1% 660 25.6% 240 2,577 D+39.5
Hickman 1,412 55.5% 991 38.9% 143 2,546 D+16.5
Jackson 1,652 66.1% 761 30.4% 87 2,500 D+35.6
Rhea 1,135 45.7% 1,334 53.7% 15 2,484 R+8.0
Union 588 23.9% 1,870 75.9% 5 2,463 R+52.1
White 1,585 64.7% 625 25.5% 241 2,451 D+39.2
Stewart 1,450 63.0% 656 28.5% 195 2,301 D+34.5
Overton 1,463 64.6% 771 34.1% 30 2,264 D+30.6
Wayne 727 32.1% 1,514 66.9% 22 2,263 R+34.8
Benton 1,300 57.6% 767 34.0% 191 2,258 D+23.6
Macon 804 36.6% 1,327 60.5% 63 2,194 R+23.8
Humphreys 1,400 67.3% 462 22.2% 217 2,079 D+45.1
Loudon 565 27.5% 1,452 70.6% 40 2,057 R+43.1
Cannon 1,216 59.1% 781 38.0% 59 2,056 D+21.2
Hancock 434 22.3% 1,492 76.8% 16 1,942 R+54.5
Johnson 236 12.2% 1,690 87.6% 4 1,930 R+75.3
Scott 207 10.9% 1,693 88.8% 7 1,907 R+77.9
Decatur 976 51.8% 888 47.2% 19 1,883 D+4.7
Cheatham 1,050 59.5% 507 28.7% 207 1,764 D+30.8
Polk 746 43.9% 945 55.6% 8 1,699 R+11.7
Chester 886 52.3% 613 36.2% 196 1,695 D+16.1
Morgan 445 27.5% 1,154 71.2% 22 1,621 R+43.7
Perry 941 59.9% 573 36.5% 58 1,572 D+23.4
Clay 825 58.6% 553 39.2% 31 1,409 D+19.3
Meigs 694 50.5% 640 46.6% 40 1,374 D+3.9
Grundy 996 75.9% 290 22.1% 27 1,313 D+53.8
Houston 863 67.7% 351 27.6% 60 1,274 D+40.2
Bledsoe 479 37.7% 791 62.2% 1 1,271 R+24.5
Cumberland 415 33.8% 804 65.6% 7 1,226 R+31.7
Fentress 291 26.2% 803 72.2% 18 1,112 R+46.0
Trousdale 721 66.7% 312 28.9% 48 1,081 D+37.8
Moore 825 77.7% 77 7.3% 160 1,062 D+70.4
James (Ext) 319 32.6% 648 66.1% 13 980 R+33.6
Lake 818 85.4% 128 13.4% 12 958 D+72.0
Pickett 395 42.1% 543 57.9% 938 R+15.8
Unicoi 103 11.4% 795 87.8% 7 905 R+76.5
Sequatchie 386 61.2% 242 38.4% 3 631 D+22.8
Van Buren 395 69.1% 150 26.2% 27 572 D+42.8
Lewis 300 56.3% 207 38.8% 26 533 D+17.4

Counties as they stood in 1896; 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