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Election 1938 Results

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1938 Tennessee governor election

Prentice Cooper (Democrat) beat Howard Baker Sr. (Republican) in Tennessee in 1938, 71.7% to 28.3%, a margin of 43.4 points and 127,536 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Gordon Browning won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Shelby, cast 45,975 votes and went to the Democrat by 94.9 points. The closest was Pickett, where 7 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
Prentice Cooper won Democratic 210,567 71.7%
Howard Baker Sr. Republican 83,031 28.3%
Total293,598

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 44,796 97.4% 1,179 2.6% 45,975 D+94.9
Knox 11,416 52.9% 10,175 47.1% 21,591 D+5.7
Davidson 9,326 93.1% 693 6.9% 10,019 D+86.2
Hamilton 7,598 75.9% 2,415 24.1% 10,013 D+51.8
Greene 2,760 47.6% 3,038 52.4% 5,798 R+4.8
Sullivan 3,983 70.5% 1,668 29.5% 5,651 D+41.0
McMinn 2,797 50.3% 2,763 49.7% 5,560 D+0.6
Washington 3,107 56.3% 2,408 43.7% 5,515 D+12.7
Monroe 2,711 53.9% 2,320 46.1% 5,031 D+7.8
Lawrence 2,941 64.0% 1,654 36.0% 4,595 D+28.0
Madison 3,926 88.4% 514 11.6% 4,440 D+76.8
Blount 1,500 35.8% 2,689 64.2% 4,189 R+28.4
Carroll 2,171 54.4% 1,822 45.6% 3,993 D+8.7
McNairy 2,446 65.0% 1,319 35.0% 3,765 D+29.9
Lauderdale 3,557 94.7% 199 5.3% 3,756 D+89.4
Gibson 3,011 84.5% 551 15.5% 3,562 D+69.1
Sevier 1,091 31.0% 2,434 69.0% 3,525 R+38.1
Carter 1,837 52.9% 1,638 47.1% 3,475 D+5.7
Hawkins 1,603 46.5% 1,846 53.5% 3,449 R+7.0
Scott 441 14.0% 2,707 86.0% 3,148 R+72.0
Dekalb 2,276 72.6% 860 27.4% 3,136 D+45.2
Polk 2,710 88.0% 368 12.0% 3,078 D+76.1
Campbell 1,055 34.9% 1,968 65.1% 3,023 R+30.2
Marion 1,982 66.2% 1,013 33.8% 2,995 D+32.4
Roane 1,474 52.9% 1,313 47.1% 2,787 D+5.8
Loudon 1,261 45.6% 1,507 54.4% 2,768 R+8.9
Rhea 1,170 42.4% 1,592 57.6% 2,762 R+15.3
Bradley 1,453 52.7% 1,303 47.3% 2,756 D+5.4
Franklin 2,557 92.8% 197 7.2% 2,754 D+85.7
Hamblen 1,568 57.7% 1,149 42.3% 2,717 D+15.4
Putnam 2,168 80.2% 535 19.8% 2,703 D+60.4
Obion 2,393 91.9% 211 8.1% 2,604 D+83.8
Claiborne 1,146 44.2% 1,448 55.8% 2,594 R+11.6
Decatur 1,651 63.7% 942 36.3% 2,593 D+27.3
Cocke 1,222 48.7% 1,286 51.3% 2,508 R+2.6
Montgomery 2,137 86.1% 344 13.9% 2,481 D+72.3
Dyer 1,842 75.5% 599 24.5% 2,441 D+50.9
Stewart 2,099 86.3% 332 13.7% 2,431 D+72.7
Benton 1,743 74.4% 601 25.6% 2,344 D+48.7
Tipton 2,233 96.8% 75 3.2% 2,308 D+93.5
Giles 1,919 86.9% 289 13.1% 2,208 D+73.8
Chester 1,538 71.9% 602 28.1% 2,140 D+43.7
Jefferson 823 38.5% 1,314 61.5% 2,137 R+23.0
Bedford 2,005 94.5% 116 5.5% 2,121 D+89.1
Weakley 1,770 83.5% 349 16.5% 2,119 D+67.1
Bledsoe 1,242 59.5% 844 40.5% 2,086 D+19.1
Hardeman 1,855 89.0% 229 11.0% 2,084 D+78.0
Anderson 767 37.9% 1,257 62.1% 2,024 R+24.2
Henry 1,859 92.0% 161 8.0% 2,020 D+84.1
Rutherford 1,858 92.1% 160 7.9% 2,018 D+84.1
Maury 1,801 89.6% 209 10.4% 2,010 D+79.2
Lincoln 1,819 91.2% 175 8.8% 1,994 D+82.4
Cumberland 1,035 53.0% 916 47.0% 1,951 D+6.1
Hardin 1,098 58.2% 788 41.8% 1,886 D+16.4
Johnson 540 28.7% 1,343 71.3% 1,883 R+42.6
Morgan 921 49.5% 941 50.5% 1,862 R+1.1
White 1,458 79.3% 381 20.7% 1,839 D+58.6
Grainger 838 45.7% 997 54.3% 1,835 R+8.7
Dickson 1,481 81.7% 332 18.3% 1,813 D+63.4
Marshall 1,617 91.8% 145 8.2% 1,762 D+83.5
Lake 1,704 98.6% 25 1.4% 1,729 D+97.1
Union 838 48.9% 877 51.1% 1,715 R+2.3
Williamson 1,533 92.1% 132 7.9% 1,665 D+84.1
Wilson 1,473 88.5% 192 11.5% 1,665 D+76.9
Sumner 1,488 89.6% 173 10.4% 1,661 D+79.2
Henderson 833 51.2% 795 48.8% 1,628 D+2.3
Hickman 1,447 90.6% 151 9.4% 1,598 D+81.1
Coffee 1,320 90.4% 140 9.6% 1,460 D+80.8
Overton 1,073 73.8% 381 26.2% 1,454 D+47.6
Robertson 1,274 88.7% 162 11.3% 1,436 D+77.4
Humphreys 1,192 83.3% 239 16.7% 1,431 D+66.6
Unicoi 627 44.9% 768 55.1% 1,395 R+10.1
Smith 1,159 84.1% 219 15.9% 1,378 D+68.2
Jackson 1,204 88.8% 152 11.2% 1,356 D+77.6
Warren 1,142 85.5% 194 14.5% 1,336 D+71.0
Wayne 535 40.5% 787 59.5% 1,322 R+19.1
Fentress 602 46.2% 700 53.8% 1,302 R+7.5
Houston 1,044 81.1% 243 18.9% 1,287 D+62.2
Haywood 1,216 96.8% 40 3.2% 1,256 D+93.6
Meigs 762 61.9% 470 38.1% 1,232 D+23.7
Crockett 995 82.3% 214 17.7% 1,209 D+64.6
Grundy 1,020 85.8% 169 14.2% 1,189 D+71.6
Hancock 462 40.8% 669 59.2% 1,131 R+18.3
Perry 929 85.9% 153 14.1% 1,082 D+71.7
Macon 629 59.6% 426 40.4% 1,055 D+19.2
Cannon 879 85.7% 147 14.3% 1,026 D+71.3
Sequatchie 806 80.4% 196 19.6% 1,002 D+60.9
Cheatham 816 90.3% 88 9.7% 904 D+80.5
Pickett 428 50.4% 421 49.6% 849 D+0.8
Clay 683 80.8% 162 19.2% 845 D+61.7
Fayette 784 96.6% 28 3.4% 812 D+93.1
Lewis 618 83.7% 120 16.3% 738 D+67.5
Van Buren 607 84.3% 113 15.7% 720 D+68.6
Moore 666 94.7% 37 5.3% 703 D+89.5
Trousdale 377 93.8% 25 6.2% 402 D+87.6

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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