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Election 1936 Results

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1936 Tennessee governor election

Gordon Browning (Democrat) beat Pat H. Thach (Republican) in Tennessee in 1936, 80.4% to 18.7%, a margin of 61.7 points and 255,131 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1934, when Hill McAlister won.

Democrats led in 90 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Shelby, cast 60,480 votes and went to the Democrat by 98.7 points. The closest was Scott, where 4 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
Gordon Browning won Democratic 332,523 80.4%
Pat H. Thach Republican 77,392 18.7%
All other candidates 3,786 0.9%
Total413,701

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 60,016 99.2% 346 0.6% 118 60,480 D+98.7
Knox 19,512 69.3% 8,149 28.9% 512 28,173 D+40.3
Davidson 25,877 95.3% 1,044 3.8% 231 27,152 D+91.5
Hamilton 15,604 72.0% 5,910 27.3% 167 21,681 D+44.7
Sullivan 6,768 74.5% 2,312 25.5% 9,080 D+49.1
Greene 4,748 61.0% 2,848 36.6% 185 7,781 D+24.4
Washington 5,136 68.2% 2,172 28.9% 219 7,527 D+39.4
Lawrence 4,889 67.3% 2,331 32.1% 43 7,263 D+35.2
McMinn 3,912 56.2% 2,951 42.4% 93 6,956 D+13.8
Madison 6,051 93.1% 449 6.9% 6,500 D+86.2
Monroe 3,987 62.1% 2,438 37.9% 6,425 D+24.1
Carter 3,660 68.8% 1,663 31.2% 5,323 D+37.5
Blount 2,934 57.0% 2,213 43.0% 5,147 D+14.0
Gibson 4,474 90.4% 444 9.0% 32 4,950 D+81.4
Bradley 2,571 55.0% 2,044 43.7% 58 4,673 D+11.3
Roane 3,155 68.9% 1,348 29.4% 77 4,580 D+39.5
Hawkins 2,401 53.0% 1,995 44.1% 131 4,527 D+9.0
Tipton 4,389 99.2% 21 0.5% 14 4,424 D+98.7
Carroll 3,717 85.9% 489 11.3% 121 4,327 D+74.6
Dekalb 2,860 67.6% 1,323 31.3% 47 4,230 D+36.3
Campbell 2,566 60.9% 1,538 36.5% 108 4,212 D+24.4
Rutherford 4,006 96.7% 110 2.7% 28 4,144 D+94.0
Marion 2,448 60.3% 1,569 38.6% 43 4,060 D+21.7
Hamblen 2,575 65.6% 1,353 34.4% 3,928 D+31.1
Maury 3,659 94.8% 153 4.0% 49 3,861 D+90.8
Weakley 3,374 87.8% 430 11.2% 37 3,841 D+76.6
Rhea 2,176 57.1% 1,584 41.6% 51 3,811 D+15.5
Giles 3,524 93.6% 205 5.4% 34 3,763 D+88.2
Cocke 1,791 48.2% 1,928 51.8% 3,719 R+3.7
Franklin 3,473 94.5% 158 4.3% 43 3,674 D+90.2
Sevier 1,800 49.7% 1,821 50.3% 3,621 R+0.6
Obion 3,508 96.9% 112 3.1% 3,620 D+93.8
Loudon 2,300 63.9% 1,300 36.1% 3,600 D+27.8
Montgomery 3,351 93.1% 212 5.9% 35 3,598 D+87.2
Dyer 3,376 93.9% 175 4.9% 43 3,594 D+89.1
Lake 3,565 99.3% 23 0.6% 2 3,590 D+98.7
Putnam 2,758 77.2% 813 22.8% 3,571 D+54.5
Lincoln 3,418 95.9% 108 3.0% 38 3,564 D+92.9
Polk 2,592 73.3% 945 26.7% 3,537 D+46.6
Claiborne 2,644 77.0% 620 18.0% 171 3,435 D+58.9
Sumner 3,128 93.1% 215 6.4% 18 3,361 D+86.7
Lauderdale 3,291 98.2% 51 1.5% 8 3,350 D+96.7
Henry 3,154 95.1% 131 3.9% 32 3,317 D+91.1
Anderson 2,093 65.7% 983 30.9% 109 3,185 D+34.9
Jefferson 1,449 49.0% 1,511 51.0% 2,960 R+2.1
Wilson 2,940 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,940 D+100.0
Williamson 2,736 96.8% 74 2.6% 15 2,825 D+94.2
McNairy 2,065 73.9% 607 21.7% 121 2,793 D+52.2
Johnson 992 35.7% 1,789 64.3% 2,781 R+28.7
Warren 2,289 88.3% 301 11.6% 1 2,591 D+76.7
Marshall 2,417 93.6% 160 6.2% 5 2,582 D+87.4
Robertson 2,499 98.2% 31 1.2% 16 2,546 D+96.9
Cumberland 1,578 63.4% 825 33.1% 87 2,490 D+30.2
Benton 2,146 89.6% 250 10.4% 2,396 D+79.1
Bedford 2,143 90.8% 184 7.8% 32 2,359 D+83.0
Overton 1,793 77.3% 464 20.0% 63 2,320 D+57.3
Bledsoe 1,326 58.0% 962 42.0% 2,288 D+15.9
White 1,986 86.8% 269 11.8% 33 2,288 D+75.0
Decatur 1,862 81.7% 418 18.3% 2,280 D+63.3
Henderson 1,821 81.0% 428 19.0% 2,249 D+61.9
Smith 1,933 87.1% 286 12.9% 2,219 D+74.2
Hardin 1,691 76.9% 460 20.9% 48 2,199 D+56.0
Grainger 1,412 65.6% 675 31.3% 67 2,154 D+34.2
Coffee 1,979 92.3% 152 7.1% 12 2,143 D+85.3
Unicoi 1,084 51.4% 986 46.7% 40 2,110 D+4.6
Crockett 1,897 90.4% 201 9.6% 2,098 D+80.8
Hardeman 2,067 98.9% 16 0.8% 8 2,091 D+98.1
Dickson 1,948 94.2% 95 4.6% 24 2,067 D+89.6
Morgan 1,392 67.9% 616 30.0% 42 2,050 D+37.9
Scott 964 49.9% 968 50.1% 1,932 R+0.2
Stewart 1,801 94.1% 112 5.9% 1,913 D+88.3
Jackson 1,713 91.0% 170 9.0% 1,883 D+81.9
Union 927 50.3% 916 49.7% 1,843 D+0.6
Hickman 1,744 94.9% 88 4.8% 5 1,837 D+90.1
Fayette 1,755 98.9% 20 1.1% 1,775 D+97.7
Fentress 915 53.4% 709 41.4% 89 1,713 D+12.0
Haywood 1,682 99.2% 6 0.4% 8 1,696 D+98.8
Meigs 963 59.3% 647 39.9% 13 1,623 D+19.5
Wayne 831 52.1% 749 46.9% 16 1,596 D+5.1
Grundy 1,416 89.8% 160 10.2% 1,576 D+79.7
Macon 932 65.6% 468 32.9% 21 1,421 D+32.7
Cheatham 1,338 95.8% 45 3.2% 14 1,397 D+92.6
Humphreys 1,272 92.2% 107 7.8% 1,379 D+84.5
Chester 1,153 86.4% 165 12.4% 16 1,334 D+74.1
Cannon 1,153 87.3% 140 10.6% 28 1,321 D+76.7
Lewis 1,142 88.5% 148 11.5% 1,290 D+77.1
Sequatchie 891 79.6% 223 19.9% 6 1,120 D+59.6
Perry 949 91.6% 87 8.4% 1,036 D+83.2
Houston 873 95.8% 38 4.2% 911 D+91.7
Van Buren 786 87.5% 97 10.8% 15 898 D+76.7
Clay 683 80.4% 153 18.0% 13 849 D+62.4
Pickett 464 56.4% 332 40.4% 26 822 D+16.1
Moore 747 95.4% 31 4.0% 5 783 D+91.4
Trousdale 738 97.2% 21 2.8% 759 D+94.5
Hancock 15 75.0% 5 25.0% 20 D+50.0

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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