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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Austin Peay won Democratic 141,012 57.9%
Alfred A. Taylor Republican 102,586 42.1%
Total243,598

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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