Election 1922 Results
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1922 Tennessee governor election
Austin Peay (Democrat) beat Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) in Tennessee in 1922, 57.9% to 42.1%, a margin of 15.8 points and 38,426 votes.
Tennessee changed party: in 1920 it went Republican, for Alfred A. Taylor.
Democrats led in 61 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 34. The largest, Davidson, cast 13,994 votes and went to the Democrat by 32.4 points. The closest was Marion, where 18 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay won | Democratic | 141,012 | 57.9% |
| Alfred A. Taylor | Republican | 102,586 | 42.1% |
| Total | 243,598 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 9,262 66.2% | 4,732 33.8% | 13,994 | D+32.4 | |
| Shelby | 7,368 56.4% | 5,707 43.6% | 13,075 | D+12.7 | |
| Hamilton | 7,650 61.2% | 4,852 38.8% | 12,502 | D+22.4 | |
| Knox | 4,723 42.3% | 6,449 57.7% | 11,172 | R+15.4 | |
| Greene | 2,333 45.1% | 2,835 54.9% | 5,168 | R+9.7 | |
| Madison | 3,366 68.4% | 1,557 31.6% | 4,923 | D+36.7 | |
| Lawrence | 2,422 54.3% | 2,040 45.7% | 4,462 | D+8.6 | |
| Carroll | 2,251 50.6% | 2,198 49.4% | 4,449 | D+1.2 | |
| Putnam | 2,477 59.1% | 1,712 40.9% | 4,189 | D+18.3 | |
| Sumner | 3,510 84.6% | 641 15.4% | 4,151 | D+69.1 | |
| Gibson | 3,078 76.8% | 929 23.2% | 4,007 | D+53.6 | |
| McMinn | 1,382 34.7% | 2,596 65.3% | 3,978 | R+30.5 | |
| Montgomery | 3,143 80.4% | 767 19.6% | 3,910 | D+60.8 | |
| Weakley | 2,738 71.4% | 1,097 28.6% | 3,835 | D+42.8 | |
| Smith | 2,523 69.2% | 1,125 30.8% | 3,648 | D+38.3 | |
| Sullivan | 2,147 59.8% | 1,446 40.2% | 3,593 | D+19.5 | |
| Dekalb | 1,897 53.3% | 1,659 46.7% | 3,556 | D+6.7 | |
| Monroe | 1,745 50.6% | 1,705 49.4% | 3,450 | D+1.2 | |
| Giles | 2,608 77.8% | 745 22.2% | 3,353 | D+55.6 | |
| Washington | 1,173 35.4% | 2,139 64.6% | 3,312 | R+29.2 | |
| Wilson | 2,428 76.8% | 733 23.2% | 3,161 | D+53.6 | |
| Maury | 2,405 76.3% | 747 23.7% | 3,152 | D+52.6 | |
| Hawkins | 1,241 41.5% | 1,750 58.5% | 2,991 | R+17.0 | |
| Hardin | 1,028 35.4% | 1,873 64.6% | 2,901 | R+29.1 | |
| Henry | 2,156 75.7% | 691 24.3% | 2,847 | D+51.5 | |
| Overton | 1,562 56.3% | 1,214 43.7% | 2,776 | D+12.5 | |
| Obion | 2,415 88.7% | 309 11.3% | 2,724 | D+77.3 | |
| Henderson | 973 36.7% | 1,681 63.3% | 2,654 | R+26.7 | |
| Rutherford | 1,966 75.5% | 638 24.5% | 2,604 | D+51.0 | |
| Bedford | 1,662 63.9% | 940 36.1% | 2,602 | D+27.7 | |
| Rhea | 1,247 50.6% | 1,219 49.4% | 2,466 | D+1.1 | |
| Marion | 1,236 50.4% | 1,218 49.6% | 2,454 | D+0.7 | |
| McNairy | 975 40.2% | 1,453 59.8% | 2,428 | R+19.7 | |
| Dickson | 1,909 79.1% | 505 20.9% | 2,414 | D+58.2 | |
| Marshall | 1,823 76.7% | 555 23.3% | 2,378 | D+53.3 | |
| Franklin | 2,059 86.9% | 310 13.1% | 2,369 | D+73.8 | |
| Jefferson | 568 24.1% | 1,790 75.9% | 2,358 | R+51.8 | |
| Macon | 787 33.4% | 1,567 66.6% | 2,354 | R+33.1 | |
| Lincoln | 2,042 87.1% | 303 12.9% | 2,345 | D+74.2 | |
| Cocke | 721 30.9% | 1,612 69.1% | 2,333 | R+38.2 | |
| Dyer | 1,965 84.8% | 352 15.2% | 2,317 | D+69.6 | |
| Sevier | 292 12.7% | 1,999 87.3% | 2,291 | R+74.5 | |
| Carter | 308 13.8% | 1,930 86.2% | 2,238 | R+72.5 | |
| Robertson | 1,936 87.3% | 281 12.7% | 2,217 | D+74.7 | |
| Blount | 735 33.5% | 1,461 66.5% | 2,196 | R+33.1 | |
| Benton | 1,263 61.5% | 791 38.5% | 2,054 | D+23.0 | |
| Roane | 655 33.2% | 1,318 66.8% | 1,973 | R+33.6 | |
| Warren | 1,467 74.4% | 506 25.6% | 1,973 | D+48.7 | |
| White | 1,365 69.5% | 599 30.5% | 1,964 | D+39.0 | |
| Bradley | 880 46.2% | 1,025 53.8% | 1,905 | R+7.6 | |
| Williamson | 1,529 80.6% | 367 19.4% | 1,896 | D+61.3 | |
| Crockett | 1,109 61.4% | 696 38.6% | 1,805 | D+22.9 | |
| Hardeman | 1,493 83.1% | 304 16.9% | 1,797 | D+66.2 | |
| Polk | 945 54.3% | 795 45.7% | 1,740 | D+8.6 | |
| Johnson | 172 9.9% | 1,563 90.1% | 1,735 | R+80.2 | |
| Claiborne | 722 42.5% | 977 57.5% | 1,699 | R+15.0 | |
| Fentress | 443 26.1% | 1,253 73.9% | 1,696 | R+47.8 | |
| Campbell | 395 23.4% | 1,296 76.6% | 1,691 | R+53.3 | |
| Tipton | 1,471 87.8% | 204 12.2% | 1,675 | D+75.6 | |
| Hamblen | 822 49.3% | 846 50.7% | 1,668 | R+1.4 | |
| Decatur | 743 44.6% | 923 55.4% | 1,666 | R+10.8 | |
| Jackson | 1,093 66.4% | 554 33.6% | 1,647 | D+32.7 | |
| Coffee | 1,252 78.2% | 349 21.8% | 1,601 | D+56.4 | |
| Loudon | 562 35.4% | 1,026 64.6% | 1,588 | R+29.2 | |
| Grainger | 483 31.3% | 1,059 68.7% | 1,542 | R+37.4 | |
| Morgan | 545 36.4% | 954 63.6% | 1,499 | R+27.3 | |
| Stewart | 1,228 85.3% | 211 14.7% | 1,439 | D+70.7 | |
| Anderson | 413 29.9% | 968 70.1% | 1,381 | R+40.2 | |
| Humphreys | 1,086 78.9% | 291 21.1% | 1,377 | D+57.7 | |
| Haywood | 1,294 95.7% | 58 4.3% | 1,352 | D+91.4 | |
| Lauderdale | 1,228 90.8% | 124 9.2% | 1,352 | D+81.7 | |
| Clay | 665 52.7% | 596 47.3% | 1,261 | D+5.5 | |
| Pickett | 567 46.7% | 646 53.3% | 1,213 | R+6.5 | |
| Hickman | 968 80.1% | 240 19.9% | 1,208 | D+60.3 | |
| Cumberland | 410 34.0% | 796 66.0% | 1,206 | R+32.0 | |
| Chester | 739 61.7% | 459 38.3% | 1,198 | D+23.4 | |
| Cheatham | 1,026 86.7% | 157 13.3% | 1,183 | D+73.5 | |
| Scott | 162 14.3% | 969 85.7% | 1,131 | R+71.4 | |
| Fayette | 1,069 95.9% | 46 4.1% | 1,115 | D+91.7 | |
| Bledsoe | 500 46.7% | 570 53.3% | 1,070 | R+6.5 | |
| Union | 266 25.7% | 770 74.3% | 1,036 | R+48.6 | |
| Meigs | 514 51.1% | 491 48.9% | 1,005 | D+2.3 | |
| Unicoi | 150 15.0% | 849 85.0% | 999 | R+70.0 | |
| Wayne | 342 34.7% | 644 65.3% | 986 | R+30.6 | |
| Trousdale | 768 79.3% | 200 20.7% | 968 | D+58.7 | |
| Perry | 494 58.0% | 357 42.0% | 851 | D+16.1 | |
| Grundy | 437 57.3% | 326 42.7% | 763 | D+14.5 | |
| Hancock | 171 22.8% | 579 77.2% | 750 | R+54.4 | |
| Cannon | 497 70.2% | 211 29.8% | 708 | D+40.4 | |
| Houston | 510 83.6% | 100 16.4% | 610 | D+67.2 | |
| Lake | 523 90.2% | 57 9.8% | 580 | D+80.3 | |
| Moore | 471 90.6% | 49 9.4% | 520 | D+81.2 | |
| Sequatchie | 352 72.1% | 136 27.9% | 488 | D+44.3 | |
| Lewis | 286 69.9% | 123 30.1% | 409 | D+39.9 | |
| Van Buren | 232 70.7% | 96 29.3% | 328 | D+41.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1922; 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 |