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Election 1904 Results

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1904 Tennessee governor election

James B. Frazier (Democrat) beat Jessie M. Littleton (Republican) in Tennessee in 1904, 55.9% to 44.0%, a margin of 11.9 points and 28,094 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1902, when James B. Frazier also won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 41. The largest, Shelby, cast 10,615 votes and went to the Democrat by 56.6 points. The closest was Claiborne, 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
James B. Frazier won	Democratic	131,503	55.9%
Jessie M. Littleton	Republican	103,409	44.0%
All other candidates		346	0.1%
Total		235,258

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	8,249 77.7%	2,237 21.1%	129	10,615	D+56.6
Davidson	7,239 75.1%	2,315 24.0%	86	9,640	D+51.1
Knox	3,362 45.2%	3,971 53.3%	111	7,444	R+8.2
Hamilton	3,438 48.2%	3,575 50.1%	116	7,129	R+1.9
Weakley	2,930 64.8%	1,590 35.2%	2	4,522	D+29.6
Gibson	3,016 68.6%	1,377 31.3%	4	4,397	D+37.3
Giles	2,763 63.8%	1,568 36.2%	2	4,333	D+27.6
Greene	2,117 51.4%	1,994 48.5%	4	4,115	D+3.0
Carroll	1,725 42.4%	2,334 57.3%	11	4,070	R+15.0
Rutherford	2,487 63.7%	1,416 36.3%	3	3,906	D+27.4
Sullivan	2,200 59.5%	1,490 40.3%	7	3,697	D+19.2
Madison	2,695 75.9%	846 23.8%	11	3,552	D+52.1
Bedford	2,048 60.4%	1,341 39.5%	2	3,391	D+20.8
Obion	2,621 77.6%	756 22.4%		3,377	D+55.2
Wilson	2,383 71.3%	958 28.7%		3,341	D+42.7
Henry	2,345 70.3%	987 29.6%	6	3,338	D+40.7
Washington	1,298 39.3%	1,998 60.5%	4	3,300	R+21.2
Lauderdale	3,020 94.6%	166 5.2%	7	3,193	D+89.4
Robertson	2,319 73.0%	856 26.9%	2	3,177	D+46.0
Sevier	299 9.5%	2,865 90.5%		3,164	R+81.1
Monroe	1,429 46.0%	1,671 53.8%	7	3,107	R+7.8
Lincoln	2,401 78.2%	668 21.8%	1	3,070	D+56.4
Franklin	1,981 66.7%	978 33.0%	9	2,968	D+33.8
Tipton	1,872 63.2%	1,084 36.6%	4	2,960	D+26.6
Hardeman	1,871 63.9%	1,052 35.9%	6	2,929	D+28.0
Carter	387 13.2%	2,541 86.8%		2,928	R+73.6
McNairy	1,309 46.0%	1,534 54.0%		2,843	R+7.9
Sumner	2,152 76.5%	656 23.3%	4	2,812	D+53.2
Marshall	2,153 77.6%	620 22.3%	2	2,775	D+55.2
Smith	1,662 60.1%	1,102 39.9%	1	2,765	D+20.3
Maury	1,971 72.7%	722 26.6%	17	2,710	D+46.1
McMinn	1,078 39.9%	1,625 60.1%	1	2,704	R+20.2
Lawrence	1,289 48.5%	1,371 51.5%		2,660	R+3.1
Warren	1,822 70.0%	749 28.8%	30	2,601	D+41.3
Blount	606 23.7%	1,940 76.0%	6	2,552	R+52.3
Putnam	1,304 51.5%	1,227 48.5%	1	2,532	D+3.0
Hawkins	945 37.6%	1,566 62.4%		2,511	R+24.7
Williamson	1,985 79.4%	513 20.5%	1	2,499	D+58.9
Dekalb	1,129 47.0%	1,273 53.0%		2,402	R+6.0
Benton	1,407 58.6%	993 41.4%		2,400	D+17.3
Dyer	1,751 73.0%	647 27.0%	1	2,399	D+46.0
Dickson	1,494 62.3%	855 35.7%	48	2,397	D+26.7
White	1,681 70.4%	707 29.6%		2,388	D+40.8
Montgomery	1,686 72.3%	615 26.4%	32	2,333	D+45.9
Crockett	1,168 51.6%	1,096 48.4%		2,264	D+3.2
Macon	769 34.0%	1,492 66.0%		2,261	R+32.0
Hardin	825 36.5%	1,430 63.3%	5	2,260	R+26.8
Cocke	676 30.1%	1,570 69.8%	2	2,248	R+39.8
Hickman	1,252 57.2%	930 42.5%	6	2,188	D+14.7
Fayette	2,007 97.0%	63 3.0%		2,070	D+93.9
Henderson	813 39.6%	1,227 59.8%	11	2,051	R+20.2
Stewart	1,321 64.9%	687 33.7%	28	2,036	D+31.1
Jackson	1,235 61.6%	770 38.4%		2,005	D+23.2
Marion	715 36.0%	1,236 62.3%	34	1,985	R+26.2
Johnson	228 11.5%	1,756 88.5%		1,984	R+77.0
Overton	1,132 58.0%	819 42.0%		1,951	D+16.0
Anderson	530 28.1%	1,338 70.9%	19	1,887	R+42.8
Roane	585 31.2%	1,242 66.1%	51	1,878	R+35.0
Bradley	711 37.9%	1,162 62.0%	1	1,874	R+24.1
Coffee	1,315 71.3%	485 26.3%	44	1,844	D+45.0
Wayne	433 23.5%	1,408 76.5%		1,841	R+53.0
Grainger	596 33.0%	1,208 66.8%	4	1,808	R+33.8
Humphreys	1,219 67.9%	570 31.8%	5	1,794	D+36.2
Decatur	860 48.2%	923 51.7%	1	1,784	R+3.5
Rhea	808 45.8%	948 53.7%	9	1,765	R+7.9
Scott	169 9.7%	1,565 90.3%		1,734	R+80.5
Union	342 19.8%	1,383 80.2%		1,725	R+60.3
Polk	713 41.9%	989 58.1%		1,702	R+16.2
Cannon	998 61.0%	637 39.0%		1,635	D+22.1
Claiborne	821 50.4%	807 49.5%	2	1,630	D+0.9
Hancock	385 23.7%	1,240 76.3%		1,625	R+52.6
Jefferson	375 25.1%	1,110 74.3%	9	1,494	R+49.2
Chester	857 58.5%	607 41.4%	1	1,465	D+17.1
Cheatham	1,024 70.6%	426 29.4%		1,450	D+41.2
Haywood	1,357 95.0%	71 5.0%	1	1,429	D+90.0
Morgan	356 25.3%	1,049 74.6%	1	1,406	R+49.3
Perry	753 56.3%	584 43.7%		1,337	D+12.6
Campbell	305 23.2%	988 75.2%	20	1,313	R+52.0
Hamblen	531 41.1%	748 57.9%	12	1,291	R+16.8
Cumberland	390 30.4%	862 67.2%	31	1,283	R+36.8
Bledsoe	539 43.1%	711 56.9%		1,250	R+13.8
Loudon	344 30.9%	769 69.0%	2	1,115	R+38.1
Clay	551 51.3%	522 48.6%	2	1,075	D+2.7
Meigs	579 54.8%	478 45.2%		1,057	D+9.6
Fentress	273 27.1%	732 72.8%	1	1,006	R+45.6
Moore	853 87.8%	118 12.2%		971	D+75.7
Grundy	581 60.7%	293 30.6%	83	957	D+30.1
Houston	550 62.9%	299 34.2%	26	875	D+28.7
Pickett	346 40.4%	510 59.6%		856	R+19.2
Unicoi	81 9.6%	765 90.4%		846	R+80.9
James (Ext)	232 30.4%	531 69.6%		763	R+39.2
Trousdale	503 73.4%	182 26.6%		685	D+46.9
Lewis	416 63.5%	219 33.4%	20	655	D+30.1
Lake	459 74.0%	161 26.0%		620	D+48.1
Sequatchie	360 67.3%	175 32.7%		535	D+34.6
Van Buren	343 67.0%	169 33.0%		512	D+34.0

Counties as they stood in 1904; 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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