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Election 1932 Results

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1932 Tennessee governor election

Hill McAlister (Democrat) beat John McCall (Republican) in Tennessee in 1932, 42.8% to 29.8%, a margin of 13.0 points and 51,278 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Henry H. Horton won.

Democrats led in 35 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35 and other candidates in 25. The largest, Shelby, cast 46,999 votes and went to the Democrat by 72.5 points. The closest was Grundy, where 9 votes separated the top two.

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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
Hill McAlister won	Democratic	169,075	42.8%
John McCall	Republican	117,797	29.8%
Lewis S. Pope	Independent	106,990	27.1%
All other candidates		1,622	0.4%
Total		395,484

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	36,424 77.5%	2,350 5.0%	8,225	46,999	D+72.5
Davidson	16,917 55.5%	4,145 13.6%	9,409	30,471	D+41.9
Knox	6,499 31.0%	9,812 46.9%	4,624	20,935	R+15.8
Hamilton	8,926 46.6%	6,292 32.9%	3,916	19,134	D+13.8
Sullivan	4,629 55.0%	2,959 35.2%	826	8,414	D+19.8
Greene	2,168 29.5%	3,194 43.5%	1,975	7,337	R+14.0
Washington	2,413 34.5%	3,302 47.2%	1,277	6,992	R+12.7
Carter	1,678 26.4%	4,039 63.7%	628	6,345	R+37.2
McNairy	667 10.7%	1,446 23.2%	4,122	6,235	Others
Marshall	911 16.3%	279 5.0%	4,396	5,586	Others
Claiborne	2,964 54.5%	1,760 32.3%	719	5,443	D+22.1
Lawrence	1,553 31.0%	1,827 36.5%	1,624	5,004	R+5.5
McMinn	1,736 35.9%	3,102 64.1%		4,838	R+28.2
Hawkins	1,589 32.9%	2,508 51.9%	731	4,828	R+19.0
Gibson	1,646 34.2%	705 14.6%	2,465	4,816	Others
Rutherford	2,646 55.7%	365 7.7%	1,736	4,747	D+48.1
Carroll	1,046 22.3%	2,354 50.1%	1,296	4,696	R+27.9
Blount	769 16.4%	3,260 69.4%	666	4,695	R+53.1
Weakley	1,753 38.2%	809 17.6%	2,029	4,591	Others
Campbell	606 13.2%	3,070 67.0%	907	4,583	R+53.8
Monroe	2,250 51.4%	1,446 33.0%	681	4,377	D+18.4
Sumner	2,161 49.5%	360 8.2%	1,846	4,367	D+41.2
Dyer	1,715 39.6%	437 10.1%	2,179	4,331	Others
Polk	2,247 53.1%	1,686 39.9%	297	4,230	D+13.3
Sevier	586 13.9%	3,259 77.1%	381	4,226	R+63.3
Putnam	1,804 44.7%	1,216 30.2%	1,012	4,032	D+14.6
Cocke	631 16.0%	2,293 58.0%	1,032	3,956	R+42.0
Tipton	987 25.0%	108 2.7%	2,850	3,945	Others
Dekalb	1,105 28.2%	1,724 44.0%	1,093	3,922	R+15.8
Marion	1,359 34.9%	1,581 40.6%	955	3,895	R+5.7
Macon	375 10.1%	1,113 30.0%	2,217	3,705	Others
Montgomery	1,211 32.9%	713 19.4%	1,760	3,684	Others
Madison	2,816 77.4%	824 22.6%		3,640	D+54.7
Obion	1,270 35.0%	282 7.8%	2,075	3,627	Others
Franklin	1,653 45.6%	278 7.7%	1,691	3,622	Others
Roane	872 24.6%	2,066 58.3%	604	3,542	R+33.7
Wilson	1,543 43.9%	517 14.7%	1,451	3,511	D+29.2
Loudon	670 19.3%	1,870 53.8%	938	3,478	R+34.5
Hamblen	1,055 30.7%	1,361 39.6%	1,019	3,435	R+8.9
Lincoln	2,062 60.6%	277 8.1%	1,065	3,404	D+52.4
Giles	1,515 44.8%	380 11.2%	1,487	3,382	D+33.6
Williamson	1,918 57.8%	276 8.3%	1,124	3,318	D+49.5
Henry	1,601 49.4%	360 11.1%	1,283	3,244	D+38.3
Maury	1,984 61.4%	386 12.0%	860	3,230	D+49.5
Jefferson	700 22.3%	2,006 63.9%	434	3,140	R+41.6
Bedford	1,357 43.7%	573 18.4%	1,178	3,108	D+25.2
Robertson	1,382 44.6%	193 6.2%	1,521	3,096	Others
Rhea	680 22.0%	1,466 47.5%	939	3,085	R+25.5
Bradley	927 30.7%	1,737 57.5%	357	3,021	R+26.8
Overton	1,458 50.8%	618 21.5%	794	2,870	D+29.3
Warren	1,167 41.3%	471 16.7%	1,190	2,828	Others
Smith	1,196 42.7%	661 23.6%	947	2,804	D+19.1
Johnson	534 19.1%	2,163 77.3%	103	2,800	R+58.2
Hardeman	1,388 50.4%	204 7.4%	1,163	2,755	D+43.0
Scott	367 13.4%	2,146 78.5%	221	2,734	R+65.1
Dickson	990 36.6%	373 13.8%	1,342	2,705	Others
Anderson	501 18.7%	1,854 69.3%	321	2,676	R+50.6
White	896 34.7%	454 17.6%	1,231	2,581	Others
Coffee	1,172 47.6%	488 19.8%	804	2,464	D+27.8
Crockett	824 34.0%	533 22.0%	1,068	2,425	Others
Fentress	514 21.5%	1,335 56.0%	537	2,386	R+34.4
Grainger	627 27.0%	1,182 50.9%	513	2,322	R+23.9
Unicoi	810 35.3%	1,423 62.0%	63	2,296	R+26.7
Hickman	1,185 53.1%	432 19.4%	615	2,232	D+33.7
Benton	894 40.7%	584 26.6%	721	2,199	D+14.1
Morgan	847 39.4%	1,152 53.6%	150	2,149	R+14.2
Jackson	943 45.1%	394 18.8%	755	2,092	D+26.2
Henderson	442 21.2%	1,127 54.2%	512	2,081	R+32.9
Bledsoe	253 12.3%	790 38.5%	1,009	2,052	Others
Cumberland	515 26.0%	1,085 54.7%	383	1,983	R+28.7
Union	413 21.0%	1,342 68.1%	216	1,971	R+47.1
Hardin	327 16.9%	1,057 54.7%	548	1,932	R+37.8
Haywood	892 47.0%	75 4.0%	930	1,897	Others
Lake	1,239 65.5%	112 5.9%	541	1,892	D+59.6
Lauderdale	874 46.6%	162 8.6%	840	1,876	D+38.0
Stewart	843 45.5%	234 12.6%	776	1,853	D+32.9
Humphreys	657 39.0%	226 13.4%	802	1,685	Others
Decatur	348 20.8%	667 39.9%	655	1,670	R+19.1
Cannon	882 53.1%	330 19.9%	448	1,660	D+33.3
Wayne	205 12.7%	1,123 69.4%	290	1,618	R+56.7
Hancock	433 27.0%	1,012 63.2%	156	1,601	R+36.2
Cheatham	974 60.9%	154 9.6%	472	1,600	D+51.3
Fayette	840 52.6%	40 2.5%	717	1,597	D+50.1
Meigs	675 45.8%	624 42.3%	175	1,474	D+3.5
Pickett	465 32.6%	697 48.9%	264	1,426	R+16.3
Chester	297 21.1%	472 33.5%	641	1,410	Others
Grundy	476 40.7%	209 17.9%	485	1,170	Others
Sequatchie	59 5.5%	213 19.7%	809	1,081	Others
Clay	502 46.6%	353 32.8%	222	1,077	D+13.8
Moore	472 44.6%	60 5.7%	526	1,058	Others
Perry	301 30.8%	209 21.4%	468	978	Others
Lewis	359 38.8%	155 16.7%	412	926	Others
Houston	383 42.7%	141 15.7%	373	897	D+27.0
Trousdale	431 48.1%	58 6.5%	407	896	D+41.6
Van Buren	229 27.1%	237 28.0%	380	846	Others

Counties as they stood in 1932; 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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