Election 1924 Results
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1924 Tennessee governor election
Austin Peay (Democrat) beat T. F. Peck (Republican) in Tennessee in 1924, 57.2% to 42.8%, a margin of 14.4 points and 40,774 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1922, when Austin Peay also won.
Democrats led in 58 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Shelby, cast 22,890 votes and went to the Democrat by 56.6 points. The closest was Polk, where 51 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 | 162,002 | 57.2% |
| T. F. Peck | Republican | 121,228 | 42.8% |
| Total | 283,230 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 17,921 78.3% | 4,969 21.7% | 22,890 | D+56.6 | |
| Knox | 8,271 45.1% | 10,077 54.9% | 18,348 | R+9.8 | |
| Davidson | 11,155 66.0% | 5,758 34.0% | 16,913 | D+31.9 | |
| Hamilton | 9,369 55.5% | 7,518 44.5% | 16,887 | D+11.0 | |
| Sullivan | 3,355 62.4% | 2,018 37.6% | 5,373 | D+24.9 | |
| Greene | 2,473 46.0% | 2,899 54.0% | 5,372 | R+7.9 | |
| Monroe | 2,169 46.4% | 2,501 53.6% | 4,670 | R+7.1 | |
| Washington | 1,756 38.1% | 2,850 61.9% | 4,606 | R+23.8 | |
| Madison | 3,548 78.0% | 1,000 22.0% | 4,548 | D+56.0 | |
| McMinn | 1,582 35.1% | 2,924 64.9% | 4,506 | R+29.8 | |
| Lawrence | 2,105 48.3% | 2,250 51.7% | 4,355 | R+3.3 | |
| Gibson | 3,308 78.5% | 906 21.5% | 4,214 | D+57.0 | |
| Weakley | 3,069 73.2% | 1,121 26.8% | 4,190 | D+46.5 | |
| Hawkins | 1,727 42.3% | 2,358 57.7% | 4,085 | R+15.4 | |
| Carroll | 1,832 46.9% | 2,074 53.1% | 3,906 | R+6.2 | |
| Sevier | 597 16.1% | 3,121 83.9% | 3,718 | R+67.9 | |
| Maury | 2,748 76.7% | 833 23.3% | 3,581 | D+53.5 | |
| Carter | 537 15.1% | 3,013 84.9% | 3,550 | R+69.7 | |
| Obion | 3,149 89.3% | 377 10.7% | 3,526 | D+78.6 | |
| Putnam | 2,081 61.1% | 1,324 38.9% | 3,405 | D+22.2 | |
| Blount | 1,030 30.8% | 2,310 69.2% | 3,340 | R+38.3 | |
| Dekalb | 1,777 55.8% | 1,407 44.2% | 3,184 | D+11.6 | |
| Campbell | 881 27.8% | 2,285 72.2% | 3,166 | R+44.3 | |
| Cocke | 1,027 32.7% | 2,110 67.3% | 3,137 | R+34.5 | |
| Giles | 2,408 76.9% | 725 23.1% | 3,133 | D+53.7 | |
| Jefferson | 765 24.6% | 2,350 75.4% | 3,115 | R+50.9 | |
| Montgomery | 2,322 78.1% | 650 21.9% | 2,972 | D+56.3 | |
| Johnson | 245 8.3% | 2,702 91.7% | 2,947 | R+83.4 | |
| Sumner | 2,201 75.4% | 720 24.6% | 2,921 | D+50.7 | |
| Henry | 2,275 78.9% | 609 21.1% | 2,884 | D+57.8 | |
| Rutherford | 2,003 71.3% | 805 28.7% | 2,808 | D+42.7 | |
| Bedford | 1,616 58.9% | 1,126 41.1% | 2,742 | D+17.9 | |
| Dyer | 2,308 85.7% | 386 14.3% | 2,694 | D+71.3 | |
| Bradley | 1,035 39.0% | 1,616 61.0% | 2,651 | R+21.9 | |
| McNairy | 1,153 43.8% | 1,477 56.2% | 2,630 | R+12.3 | |
| Lincoln | 2,178 84.6% | 397 15.4% | 2,575 | D+69.2 | |
| Claiborne | 1,047 41.1% | 1,500 58.9% | 2,547 | R+17.8 | |
| Franklin | 1,657 65.5% | 872 34.5% | 2,529 | D+31.0 | |
| Henderson | 987 39.7% | 1,498 60.3% | 2,485 | R+20.6 | |
| Wilson | 1,717 69.2% | 764 30.8% | 2,481 | D+38.4 | |
| Hamblen | 1,360 55.2% | 1,105 44.8% | 2,465 | D+10.3 | |
| Rhea | 1,266 51.7% | 1,183 48.3% | 2,449 | D+3.4 | |
| Roane | 925 38.8% | 1,461 61.2% | 2,386 | R+22.5 | |
| Overton | 1,312 57.8% | 956 42.2% | 2,268 | D+15.7 | |
| Smith | 1,506 66.5% | 757 33.5% | 2,263 | D+33.1 | |
| Polk | 1,072 48.8% | 1,123 51.2% | 2,195 | R+2.3 | |
| Marion | 1,180 53.9% | 1,008 46.1% | 2,188 | D+7.9 | |
| Loudon | 777 36.0% | 1,380 64.0% | 2,157 | R+28.0 | |
| Tipton | 1,945 92.8% | 150 7.2% | 2,095 | D+85.7 | |
| Coffee | 1,493 71.4% | 599 28.6% | 2,092 | D+42.7 | |
| Macon | 562 26.9% | 1,526 73.1% | 2,088 | R+46.2 | |
| Marshall | 1,596 78.4% | 439 21.6% | 2,035 | D+56.9 | |
| Dickson | 1,566 79.6% | 401 20.4% | 1,967 | D+59.2 | |
| Scott | 452 23.8% | 1,451 76.2% | 1,903 | R+52.5 | |
| Warren | 1,368 72.3% | 523 27.7% | 1,891 | D+44.7 | |
| Haywood | 1,845 97.8% | 41 2.2% | 1,886 | D+95.7 | |
| Grainger | 642 34.6% | 1,213 65.4% | 1,855 | R+30.8 | |
| Anderson | 563 30.4% | 1,286 69.6% | 1,849 | R+39.1 | |
| Benton | 1,043 57.0% | 788 43.0% | 1,831 | D+13.9 | |
| Robertson | 1,521 83.6% | 299 16.4% | 1,820 | D+67.1 | |
| Williamson | 1,362 75.5% | 442 24.5% | 1,804 | D+51.0 | |
| Hardeman | 1,570 88.6% | 202 11.4% | 1,772 | D+77.2 | |
| Unicoi | 591 33.4% | 1,180 66.6% | 1,771 | R+33.3 | |
| Lauderdale | 1,560 88.7% | 199 11.3% | 1,759 | D+77.4 | |
| Union | 385 22.1% | 1,354 77.9% | 1,739 | R+55.7 | |
| Wayne | 426 24.6% | 1,306 75.4% | 1,732 | R+50.8 | |
| Morgan | 501 30.8% | 1,126 69.2% | 1,627 | R+38.4 | |
| Hardin | 578 35.7% | 1,040 64.3% | 1,618 | R+28.6 | |
| Crockett | 1,066 66.7% | 533 33.3% | 1,599 | D+33.3 | |
| Decatur | 837 53.6% | 726 46.4% | 1,563 | D+7.1 | |
| White | 1,044 68.1% | 488 31.9% | 1,532 | D+36.3 | |
| Fentress | 378 25.1% | 1,127 74.9% | 1,505 | R+49.8 | |
| Stewart | 1,271 85.5% | 216 14.5% | 1,487 | D+70.9 | |
| Jackson | 1,011 70.9% | 415 29.1% | 1,426 | D+41.8 | |
| Cumberland | 524 38.8% | 828 61.2% | 1,352 | R+22.5 | |
| Fayette | 1,180 95.0% | 62 5.0% | 1,242 | D+90.0 | |
| Pickett | 574 46.6% | 659 53.4% | 1,233 | R+6.9 | |
| Meigs | 564 47.6% | 620 52.4% | 1,184 | R+4.7 | |
| Bledsoe | 474 41.3% | 673 58.7% | 1,147 | R+17.3 | |
| Hickman | 861 75.6% | 278 24.4% | 1,139 | D+51.2 | |
| Chester | 707 63.2% | 412 36.8% | 1,119 | D+26.4 | |
| Hancock | 308 27.6% | 808 72.4% | 1,116 | R+44.8 | |
| Humphreys | 850 76.2% | 265 23.8% | 1,115 | D+52.5 | |
| Cheatham | 799 77.0% | 238 23.0% | 1,037 | D+54.1 | |
| Clay | 520 53.8% | 447 46.2% | 967 | D+7.5 | |
| Lake | 787 93.1% | 58 6.9% | 845 | D+86.3 | |
| Cannon | 543 65.6% | 285 34.4% | 828 | D+31.2 | |
| Trousdale | 569 77.5% | 165 22.5% | 734 | D+55.0 | |
| Grundy | 490 69.1% | 219 30.9% | 709 | D+38.2 | |
| Perry | 445 64.3% | 247 35.7% | 692 | D+28.6 | |
| Sequatchie | 338 60.8% | 218 39.2% | 556 | D+21.6 | |
| Houston | 409 75.7% | 131 24.3% | 540 | D+51.5 | |
| Lewis | 345 67.0% | 170 33.0% | 515 | D+34.0 | |
| Moore | 426 84.4% | 79 15.6% | 505 | D+68.7 | |
| Van Buren | 331 72.9% | 123 27.1% | 454 | D+45.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1924; 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 |