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Election 1914 Results

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1914 Tennessee governor election

Tom C. Rye (Democrat) beat Ben W. Hooper (Republican) in Tennessee in 1914, 53.6% to 45.8%, a margin of 7.8 points and 20,082 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1912 it went Republican, for Ben W. Hooper.

Democrats led in 51 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 45. The largest, Shelby, cast 18,407 votes and went to the Democrat by 77.6 points. The closest was Claiborne, where 16 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
Tom C. Rye won	Democratic	137,480	53.6%
Ben W. Hooper	Republican	117,398	45.8%
All other candidates		1,673	0.7%
Total		256,551

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	16,263 88.4%	1,985 10.8%	159	18,407	D+77.6
Davidson	9,019 62.0%	5,394 37.1%	125	14,538	D+24.9
Knox	3,807 42.2%	5,149 57.1%	68	9,024	R+14.9
Hamilton	4,457 56.0%	3,393 42.6%	107	7,957	D+13.4
Weakley	2,776 54.6%	2,307 45.3%	5	5,088	D+9.2
Rutherford	2,971 59.5%	2,021 40.5%	2	4,994	D+19.0
Gibson	2,786 57.4%	2,051 42.3%	15	4,852	D+15.1
Giles	2,316 47.9%	2,523 52.1%	1	4,840	R+4.3
Madison	2,562 56.5%	1,938 42.7%	37	4,537	D+13.8
Henry	2,659 59.1%	1,785 39.7%	53	4,497	D+19.4
Carroll	1,652 40.5%	2,408 59.0%	20	4,080	R+18.5
Maury	2,145 53.0%	1,864 46.1%	35	4,044	D+6.9
Greene	1,765 44.1%	2,236 55.9%	2	4,003	R+11.8
Lincoln	2,276 60.5%	1,471 39.1%	15	3,762	D+21.4
Bedford	1,784 48.5%	1,890 51.4%	1	3,675	R+2.9
Washington	1,524 41.9%	2,116 58.1%		3,640	R+16.3
Sullivan	2,151 60.7%	1,388 39.2%	3	3,542	D+21.5
Wilson	2,018 57.0%	1,518 42.9%	2	3,538	D+14.1
Putnam	1,831 54.4%	1,529 45.4%	6	3,366	D+9.0
Obion	2,162 64.2%	1,192 35.4%	11	3,365	D+28.8
Sumner	2,164 64.8%	1,141 34.2%	34	3,339	D+30.6
Smith	1,981 60.1%	1,315 39.9%		3,296	D+20.2
Williamson	2,115 64.4%	1,163 35.4%	5	3,283	D+29.0
Lawrence	1,508 47.3%	1,681 52.7%	2	3,191	R+5.4
Crockett	1,473 48.3%	1,572 51.5%	7	3,052	R+3.2
Carter	693 22.9%	2,337 77.1%		3,030	R+54.3
Franklin	2,046 69.5%	896 30.4%	3	2,945	D+39.0
Robertson	1,692 58.8%	1,141 39.7%	44	2,877	D+19.2
Montgomery	1,585 57.3%	1,110 40.2%	69	2,764	D+17.2
McNairy	1,175 43.0%	1,557 56.9%	2	2,734	R+14.0
Bradley	792 29.2%	1,909 70.4%	12	2,713	R+41.2
Dekalb	1,278 47.2%	1,431 52.8%		2,709	R+5.6
Overton	1,365 52.8%	1,200 46.5%	18	2,583	D+6.4
Warren	1,613 63.0%	946 36.9%	2	2,561	D+26.0
Marshall	1,505 58.8%	1,055 41.2%		2,560	D+17.6
Dickson	1,744 68.7%	774 30.5%	20	2,538	D+38.2
Monroe	1,123 44.5%	1,339 53.0%	64	2,526	R+8.6
Benton	1,421 56.7%	1,082 43.1%	5	2,508	D+13.5
Tipton	1,498 59.8%	1,005 40.2%		2,503	D+19.7
Hickman	1,352 55.0%	1,095 44.6%	10	2,457	D+10.5
Henderson	790 32.8%	1,598 66.4%	20	2,408	R+33.6
Cocke	788 32.8%	1,600 66.6%	16	2,404	R+33.8
Coffee	1,524 63.6%	867 36.2%	4	2,395	D+27.4
Blount	636 26.7%	1,750 73.3%		2,386	R+46.7
Sevier	334 14.5%	1,972 85.5%		2,306	R+71.0
Hawkins	899 39.1%	1,353 58.8%	50	2,302	R+19.7
Jefferson	587 26.1%	1,642 73.1%	17	2,246	R+47.0
Hardeman	1,371 62.1%	836 37.9%		2,207	D+24.2
Jackson	1,225 56.8%	930 43.2%		2,155	D+13.7
Grainger	822 39.0%	1,287 61.0%		2,109	R+22.0
Hardin	733 34.8%	1,362 64.6%	12	2,107	R+29.9
Macon	803 38.6%	1,277 61.3%	2	2,082	R+22.8
White	1,252 61.7%	767 37.8%	9	2,028	D+23.9
McMinn	784 39.0%	1,211 60.3%	14	2,009	R+21.3
Marion	888 45.1%	1,041 52.8%	41	1,970	R+7.8
Dyer	1,297 66.1%	643 32.8%	23	1,963	D+33.3
Roane	635 32.8%	1,257 64.9%	46	1,938	R+32.1
Humphreys	1,252 64.9%	661 34.3%	16	1,929	D+30.6
Decatur	923 50.7%	878 48.3%	18	1,819	D+2.5
Johnson	327 18.0%	1,488 82.0%		1,815	R+64.0
Stewart	1,296 73.3%	431 24.4%	42	1,769	D+48.9
Anderson	507 29.4%	1,172 68.0%	44	1,723	R+38.6
Polk	756 44.4%	945 55.5%	1	1,702	R+11.1
Claiborne	840 49.5%	856 50.5%		1,696	R+0.9
Campbell	453 27.0%	1,206 71.9%	19	1,678	R+44.9
Wayne	412 25.3%	1,210 74.3%	7	1,629	R+49.0
Rhea	682 42.8%	909 57.1%	1	1,592	R+14.3
Cannon	897 58.0%	649 42.0%		1,546	D+16.0
Haywood	1,447 95.4%	69 4.6%		1,516	D+90.9
Cheatham	1,085 74.2%	377 25.8%	1	1,463	D+48.4
Chester	657 47.2%	726 52.2%	9	1,392	R+5.0
Fayette	1,262 90.9%	126 9.1%		1,388	D+81.8
Lauderdale	868 63.3%	498 36.3%	6	1,372	D+27.0
Cumberland	448 33.6%	878 65.9%	6	1,332	R+32.3
Morgan	391 29.6%	894 67.7%	35	1,320	R+38.1
Hancock	402 30.5%	917 69.5%		1,319	R+39.0
Fentress	383 29.4%	880 67.6%	38	1,301	R+38.2
Hamblen	572 44.2%	711 54.9%	11	1,294	R+10.7
Scott	193 15.4%	1,020 81.5%	39	1,252	R+66.1
Union	339 28.3%	855 71.3%	5	1,199	R+43.0
Perry	685 59.7%	459 40.0%	4	1,148	D+19.7
Clay	600 54.1%	503 45.3%	7	1,110	D+8.7
Unicoi	197 17.9%	904 82.1%		1,101	R+64.2
Bledsoe	434 42.3%	591 57.7%		1,025	R+15.3
Loudon	393 38.6%	611 60.1%	13	1,017	R+21.4
Trousdale	575 57.8%	419 42.2%		994	D+15.7
Houston	675 68.3%	260 26.3%	53	988	D+42.0
Pickett	360 43.0%	477 56.9%	1	838	R+14.0
Meigs	425 51.3%	404 48.7%		829	D+2.5
Grundy	539 66.8%	205 25.4%	63	807	D+41.4
Lewis	400 53.6%	343 46.0%	3	746	D+7.6
Moore	545 75.7%	175 24.3%		720	D+51.4
Sequatchie	323 59.5%	219 40.3%	1	543	D+19.2
James (Ext)	156 32.8%	319 67.2%		475	R+34.3
Van Buren	269 65.1%	132 32.0%	12	413	D+33.2
Lake	253 86.3%	40 13.7%		293	D+72.7

Counties as they stood in 1914; 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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