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Election 1908 Results

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1908 Tennessee governor election

Malcolm R. Patterson (Democrat) beat George N. Tillman (Republican) in Tennessee in 1908, 53.8% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.2 points and 20,296 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1906, when Malcolm R. Patterson also won.

Democrats led in 54 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Davidson, cast 11,147 votes and went to the Democrat by 44.6 points. The closest was Lawrence, where 8 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	132,961	53.8%
George N. Tillman	Republican	112,665	45.6%
All other candidates		1,413	0.6%
Total		247,039

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Davidson	8,021 72.0%	3,051 27.4%	75	11,147	D+44.6
Shelby	8,380 80.7%	1,733 16.7%	277	10,390	D+64.0
Knox	4,668 46.0%	5,370 52.9%	118	10,156	R+6.9
Hamilton	6,138 67.7%	2,856 31.5%	74	9,068	D+36.2
Montgomery	2,936 62.6%	1,735 37.0%	20	4,691	D+25.6
Weakley	2,718 58.4%	1,923 41.3%	17	4,658	D+17.1
Giles	3,020 66.4%	1,529 33.6%		4,549	D+32.8
Gibson	2,898 65.9%	1,498 34.1%	3	4,399	D+31.8
Sullivan	2,280 55.5%	1,828 44.5%	1	4,109	D+11.0
Carroll	1,697 42.1%	2,319 57.5%	16	4,032	R+15.4
Washington	1,640 42.8%	2,195 57.2%	1	3,836	R+14.5
Rutherford	2,455 65.2%	1,311 34.8%		3,766	D+30.4
Greene	1,736 46.5%	1,997 53.5%	1	3,734	R+7.0
Madison	2,264 60.7%	1,435 38.5%	28	3,727	D+22.2
Carter	480 13.3%	3,126 86.7%		3,606	R+73.4
Sevier	346 10.2%	3,057 89.8%	2	3,405	R+79.6
Blount	867 25.6%	2,523 74.4%		3,390	R+48.8
Bedford	1,897 56.9%	1,435 43.1%		3,332	D+13.9
Lawrence	1,653 50.1%	1,645 49.9%		3,298	D+0.2
Henry	2,230 68.7%	1,008 31.0%	9	3,247	D+37.6
Monroe	1,327 41.9%	1,835 57.9%	8	3,170	R+16.0
Robertson	2,199 71.6%	866 28.2%	5	3,070	D+43.4
Putnam	1,524 50.7%	1,476 49.1%	4	3,004	D+1.6
Lincoln	2,189 74.4%	754 25.6%		2,943	D+48.8
Sumner	2,178 74.1%	755 25.7%	5	2,938	D+48.4
Maury	2,121 72.2%	806 27.5%	9	2,936	D+44.8
Wilson	1,935 66.1%	992 33.9%		2,927	D+32.2
Franklin	2,085 72.9%	768 26.9%	7	2,860	D+46.0
Smith	1,582 58.4%	1,125 41.6%		2,707	D+16.9
Obion	1,871 69.2%	825 30.5%	8	2,704	D+38.7
Dekalb	1,202 45.0%	1,469 55.0%	1	2,672	R+10.0
Anderson	696 26.6%	1,913 73.2%	6	2,615	R+46.5
Jefferson	672 25.9%	1,925 74.1%		2,597	R+48.2
Hawkins	1,116 44.2%	1,407 55.8%		2,523	R+11.5
Williamson	1,785 72.6%	670 27.3%	2	2,457	D+45.4
Dyer	1,732 71.2%	683 28.1%	17	2,432	D+43.1
Dickson	1,489 62.2%	860 35.9%	45	2,394	D+26.3
Claiborne	992 41.5%	1,401 58.5%		2,393	R+17.1
Overton	1,221 51.2%	1,102 46.2%	63	2,386	D+5.0
Johnson	225 9.4%	2,158 90.6%		2,383	R+81.1
Hickman	1,363 57.3%	1,004 42.2%	13	2,380	D+15.1
Crockett	1,242 52.3%	1,131 47.7%		2,373	D+4.7
Jackson	1,392 59.0%	965 40.9%	2	2,359	D+18.1
Tipton	1,800 77.1%	533 22.8%	2	2,335	D+54.3
Cocke	676 29.0%	1,656 71.0%	2	2,334	R+42.0
White	1,460 62.7%	856 36.8%	13	2,329	D+25.9
McNairy	1,004 43.1%	1,324 56.9%		2,328	R+13.7
Warren	1,416 61.2%	890 38.5%	7	2,313	D+22.7
Macon	653 29.0%	1,594 70.8%	3	2,250	R+41.8
Stewart	1,322 59.2%	818 36.6%	92	2,232	D+22.6
Coffee	1,471 66.6%	719 32.6%	18	2,208	D+34.1
Union	534 24.7%	1,629 75.2%	2	2,165	R+50.6
Scott	329 15.5%	1,770 83.5%	22	2,121	R+67.9
Benton	1,155 55.0%	945 45.0%	1	2,101	D+10.0
Hardeman	1,453 72.3%	549 27.3%	7	2,009	D+45.0
Marshall	1,446 72.4%	547 27.4%	5	1,998	D+45.0
Campbell	657 32.9%	1,297 65.0%	40	1,994	R+32.1
Humphreys	1,249 64.1%	686 35.2%	15	1,950	D+28.9
Roane	691 36.0%	1,177 61.3%	53	1,921	R+25.3
McMinn	719 38.4%	1,153 61.6%		1,872	R+23.2
Polk	729 39.0%	1,140 61.0%		1,869	R+22.0
Fayette	1,863 99.7%	2 0.1%	3	1,868	D+99.6
Henderson	758 40.7%	1,105 59.3%		1,863	R+18.6
Rhea	761 41.3%	1,080 58.7%		1,841	R+17.3
Wayne	448 24.6%	1,374 75.4%		1,822	R+50.8
Marion	822 45.2%	971 53.4%	27	1,820	R+8.2
Grainger	621 34.3%	1,188 65.7%		1,809	R+31.3
Lauderdale	1,259 70.0%	528 29.4%	11	1,798	D+40.7
Decatur	800 45.0%	976 54.9%	1	1,777	R+9.9
Hancock	374 21.2%	1,392 78.8%		1,766	R+57.6
Hardin	650 37.0%	1,097 62.4%	10	1,757	R+25.4
Morgan	471 27.4%	1,247 72.6%		1,718	R+45.2
Cheatham	1,197 71.2%	482 28.7%	2	1,681	D+42.5
Hamblen	689 43.1%	910 56.9%		1,599	R+13.8
Cannon	847 56.2%	659 43.8%		1,506	D+12.5
Bradley	539 36.5%	930 63.0%	8	1,477	R+26.5
Cumberland	428 29.2%	1,036 70.8%		1,464	R+41.5
Perry	754 52.1%	682 47.2%	10	1,446	D+5.0
Clay	741 53.5%	644 46.5%	1	1,386	D+7.0
Haywood	1,172 86.1%	159 11.7%	30	1,361	D+74.4
Chester	621 47.7%	670 51.5%	10	1,301	R+3.8
Loudon	413 32.8%	842 66.8%	6	1,261	R+34.0
Fentress	342 28.0%	880 72.0%		1,222	R+44.0
Grundy	564 58.6%	268 27.8%	131	963	D+30.7
Houston	626 66.2%	297 31.4%	23	946	D+34.8
Unicoi	66 7.2%	851 92.8%		917	R+85.6
Meigs	466 51.0%	448 49.0%		914	D+2.0
Pickett	383 42.6%	516 57.4%		899	R+14.8
James (Ext)	215 26.2%	604 73.7%	1	820	R+47.4
Lewis	474 57.9%	343 41.9%	2	819	D+16.0
Moore	605 81.3%	139 18.7%		744	D+62.6
Lake	519 72.7%	186 26.1%	9	714	D+46.6
Trousdale	467 68.7%	213 31.3%		680	D+37.4
Bledsoe	274 41.1%	387 58.0%	6	667	R+16.9
Sequatchie	411 64.4%	227 35.6%		638	D+28.8
Van Buren	310 61.6%	189 37.6%	4	503	D+24.1

Counties as they stood in 1908; 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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