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Election 1906 Results

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1906 Tennessee governor election

Malcolm R. Patterson (Democrat) beat H. Clay Evans (Republican) in Tennessee in 1906, 54.5% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.4 points and 19,329 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1904, when James B. Frazier won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 41. The largest, Davidson, cast 8,796 votes and went to the Democrat by 48.0 points. The closest was Chester, where 28 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
Malcolm R. Patterson won	Democratic	111,693	54.5%
H. Clay Evans	Republican	92,364	45.1%
All other candidates		875	0.4%
Total		204,932

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Davidson	6,465 73.5%	2,247 25.5%	84	8,796	D+48.0
Knox	2,809 36.7%	4,760 62.3%	75	7,644	R+25.5
Hamilton	3,668 51.8%	3,319 46.9%	97	7,084	D+4.9
Shelby	4,725 70.0%	1,884 27.9%	143	6,752	D+42.1
Giles	3,036 71.9%	1,185 28.1%	1	4,222	D+43.8
Greene	2,076 51.0%	1,982 48.7%	13	4,071	D+2.3
Carroll	1,539 39.7%	2,334 60.1%	8	3,881	R+20.5
Washington	1,494 39.5%	2,282 60.3%	6	3,782	R+20.8
Rutherford	2,749 74.4%	947 25.6%		3,696	D+48.8
Sullivan	2,050 57.0%	1,548 43.0%		3,598	D+14.0
Weakley	2,305 65.1%	1,233 34.8%	2	3,540	D+30.3
Gibson	2,442 69.2%	1,089 30.8%		3,531	D+38.3
Carter	590 18.3%	2,637 81.7%		3,227	R+63.4
Robertson	2,392 78.1%	669 21.9%		3,061	D+56.3
Sevier	280 9.3%	2,727 90.7%		3,007	R+81.4
Madison	1,923 65.3%	1,007 34.2%	13	2,943	D+31.1
Henry	2,029 70.8%	832 29.0%	6	2,867	D+41.8
Bedford	1,750 61.6%	1,090 38.3%	3	2,843	D+23.2
Wilson	2,068 73.8%	735 26.2%		2,803	D+47.6
Claiborne	840 31.0%	1,871 69.0%		2,711	R+38.0
Maury	2,080 77.3%	598 22.2%	13	2,691	D+55.1
Franklin	2,037 76.9%	608 23.0%	3	2,648	D+54.0
Monroe	1,034 40.0%	1,548 60.0%		2,582	R+19.9
Putnam	1,452 57.1%	1,086 42.7%	3	2,541	D+14.4
McMinn	895 36.7%	1,544 63.3%		2,439	R+26.6
Hawkins	952 39.9%	1,436 60.1%		2,388	R+20.3
McNairy	1,030 43.7%	1,329 56.3%		2,359	R+12.7
Dekalb	1,255 53.5%	1,089 46.5%		2,344	D+7.1
Sumner	1,866 79.9%	468 20.0%	2	2,336	D+59.8
Lawrence	1,103 48.6%	1,168 51.4%		2,271	R+2.9
Johnson	308 13.6%	1,956 86.4%		2,264	R+72.8
Smith	1,380 61.1%	879 38.9%		2,259	D+22.2
Obion	1,904 84.4%	347 15.4%	5	2,256	D+69.0
Tipton	1,329 59.3%	898 40.1%	15	2,242	D+19.2
Lincoln	1,729 78.4%	477 21.6%		2,206	D+56.8
Cocke	676 30.9%	1,510 69.1%		2,186	R+38.2
Blount	592 27.4%	1,564 72.4%	5	2,161	R+45.0
Henderson	790 36.6%	1,367 63.4%		2,157	R+26.8
Hardin	712 33.2%	1,431 66.8%		2,143	R+33.6
Grainger	710 34.1%	1,364 65.5%	8	2,082	R+31.4
Montgomery	1,434 69.2%	615 29.7%	24	2,073	D+39.5
White	1,566 76.3%	487 23.7%		2,053	D+52.6
Marshall	1,458 72.4%	547 27.1%	10	2,015	D+45.2
Warren	1,497 74.4%	516 25.6%		2,013	D+48.7
Bradley	716 35.9%	1,278 64.1%		1,994	R+28.2
Williamson	1,690 85.6%	284 14.4%		1,974	D+71.2
Dickson	1,427 74.1%	499 25.9%		1,926	D+48.2
Fayette	1,872 99.8%	3 0.2%		1,875	D+99.7
Rhea	796 42.7%	1,062 56.9%	8	1,866	R+14.3
Jefferson	379 20.5%	1,467 79.5%		1,846	R+58.9
Dyer	1,458 79.1%	384 20.8%	2	1,844	D+58.2
Jackson	1,192 65.9%	618 34.1%		1,810	D+31.7
Hickman	1,178 65.7%	614 34.3%		1,792	D+31.5
Benton	1,014 57.2%	759 42.8%		1,773	D+14.4
Hancock	417 23.6%	1,351 76.4%		1,768	R+52.8
Overton	1,014 58.1%	732 41.9%		1,746	D+16.2
Hardeman	1,162 69.6%	496 29.7%	12	1,670	D+39.9
Wayne	401 25.2%	1,188 74.8%		1,589	R+49.5
Decatur	751 47.8%	820 52.2%		1,571	R+4.4
Coffee	1,200 77.3%	341 22.0%	12	1,553	D+55.3
Anderson	366 23.6%	1,165 75.1%	20	1,551	R+51.5
Stewart	1,181 77.3%	347 22.7%		1,528	D+54.6
Roane	419 28.5%	1,052 71.5%		1,471	R+43.0
Cannon	908 61.9%	559 38.1%		1,467	D+23.8
Macon	506 34.7%	953 65.3%		1,459	R+30.6
Crockett	783 53.8%	672 46.2%		1,455	D+7.6
Marion	616 42.7%	827 57.3%		1,443	R+14.6
Campbell	275 19.4%	1,108 78.1%	35	1,418	R+58.7
Scott	81 5.8%	1,304 93.1%	16	1,401	R+87.3
Humphreys	960 71.3%	380 28.2%	7	1,347	D+43.1
Polk	553 42.2%	757 57.8%		1,310	R+15.6
Union	316 25.3%	935 74.7%		1,251	R+49.5
Hamblen	494 39.8%	738 59.4%	10	1,242	R+19.6
Cumberland	381 31.1%	846 68.9%		1,227	R+37.9
Cheatham	928 76.6%	284 23.4%		1,212	D+53.1
Perry	720 61.0%	460 39.0%		1,180	D+22.0
Morgan	332 29.0%	808 70.7%	3	1,143	R+41.6
Lauderdale	1,000 87.6%	138 12.1%	4	1,142	D+75.5
Haywood	1,097 96.5%	40 3.5%		1,137	D+93.0
Chester	536 48.6%	564 51.2%	2	1,102	R+2.5
Fentress	310 29.4%	743 70.6%		1,053	R+41.1
Clay	610 58.4%	432 41.4%	2	1,044	D+17.0
Meigs	502 51.6%	471 48.4%		973	D+3.2
Bledsoe	367 37.9%	601 62.1%		968	R+24.2
Unicoi	89 9.4%	856 90.6%		945	R+81.2
Loudon	283 30.4%	642 69.0%	5	930	R+38.6
Grundy	440 54.0%	180 22.1%	195	815	D+31.9
Pickett	322 40.6%	472 59.4%		794	R+18.9
Trousdale	490 73.9%	173 26.1%		663	D+47.8
Houston	458 72.1%	175 27.6%	2	635	D+44.6
James (Ext)	183 29.4%	440 70.6%		623	R+41.3
Lewis	386 64.5%	212 35.5%		598	D+29.1
Moore	506 92.0%	43 7.8%	1	550	D+84.2
Sequatchie	315 63.8%	179 36.2%		494	D+27.5
Van Buren	256 71.1%	104 28.9%		360	D+42.2
Lake	221 85.3%	38 14.7%		259	D+70.7

Counties as they stood in 1906; 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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