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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Tennessee governor election

Prentice Cooper (Democrat) beat C. Arthur Bruce (Republican) in Tennessee in 1940, 72.1% to 27.9%, a margin of 44.2 points and 198,221 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Prentice Cooper also won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Shelby, cast 59,944 votes and went to the Democrat by 80.5 points. The closest was Pickett, where 31 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Prentice Cooper won	Democratic	323,466	72.1%
C. Arthur Bruce	Republican	125,245	27.9%
Total		448,711

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Shelby	54,105 90.3%	5,839 9.7%	59,944	D+80.5
Knox	18,573 56.0%	14,619 44.0%	33,192	D+11.9
Davidson	23,896 90.0%	2,650 10.0%	26,546	D+80.0
Hamilton	17,972 72.7%	6,734 27.3%	24,706	D+45.5
Sullivan	7,253 68.1%	3,405 31.9%	10,658	D+36.1
Greene	4,227 52.0%	3,895 48.0%	8,122	D+4.1
McMinn	4,500 59.6%	3,055 40.4%	7,555	D+19.1
Washington	3,475 48.5%	3,692 51.5%	7,167	R+3.0
Madison	5,948 86.6%	920 13.4%	6,868	D+73.2
Monroe	3,760 57.8%	2,747 42.2%	6,507	D+15.6
Blount	2,732 43.7%	3,523 56.3%	6,255	R+12.6
Lauderdale	5,708 95.9%	245 4.1%	5,953	D+91.8
Tipton	5,337 95.9%	227 4.1%	5,564	D+91.8
Carter	2,260 41.7%	3,158 58.3%	5,418	R+16.6
Lawrence	3,800 70.3%	1,603 29.7%	5,403	D+40.7
Gibson	4,385 84.7%	795 15.3%	5,180	D+69.3
Sevier	1,378 27.8%	3,579 72.2%	4,957	R+44.4
Marion	2,920 62.5%	1,751 37.5%	4,671	D+25.0
McNairy	2,450 52.7%	2,195 47.3%	4,645	D+5.5
Campbell	2,184 47.1%	2,454 52.9%	4,638	R+5.8
Hawkins	1,885 40.9%	2,723 59.1%	4,608	R+18.2
Maury	4,211 92.7%	334 7.3%	4,545	D+85.3
Rutherford	4,109 93.3%	296 6.7%	4,405	D+86.6
Dekalb	2,649 61.2%	1,677 38.8%	4,326	D+22.5
Carroll	2,421 56.2%	1,889 43.8%	4,310	D+12.3
Putnam	2,888 70.7%	1,198 29.3%	4,086	D+41.4
Franklin	3,820 93.9%	247 6.1%	4,067	D+87.9
Weakley	3,244 81.2%	750 18.8%	3,994	D+62.4
Roane	2,170 54.5%	1,813 45.5%	3,983	D+9.0
Claiborne	2,299 58.8%	1,612 41.2%	3,911	D+17.6
Lincoln	3,653 93.5%	252 6.5%	3,905	D+87.1
Dyer	3,128 80.2%	773 19.8%	3,901	D+60.4
Polk	3,406 88.7%	434 11.3%	3,840	D+77.4
Loudon	1,753 46.3%	2,034 53.7%	3,787	R+7.4
Giles	3,355 89.0%	413 11.0%	3,768	D+78.1
Sumner	3,379 90.2%	366 9.8%	3,745	D+80.5
Rhea	2,099 57.3%	1,564 42.7%	3,663	D+14.6
Cocke	1,091 29.9%	2,562 70.1%	3,653	R+40.3
Obion	3,276 89.7%	375 10.3%	3,651	D+79.5
Haywood	3,307 97.5%	85 2.5%	3,392	D+95.0
Williamson	3,157 93.7%	212 6.3%	3,369	D+87.4
Anderson	1,818 54.6%	1,512 45.4%	3,330	D+9.2
Hardin	1,784 53.8%	1,530 46.2%	3,314	D+7.7
Henry	2,902 89.6%	337 10.4%	3,239	D+79.2
Hamblen	1,791 55.7%	1,426 44.3%	3,217	D+11.3
Wilson	2,828 88.8%	355 11.2%	3,183	D+77.7
Henderson	1,395 44.1%	1,768 55.9%	3,163	R+11.8
Bradley	1,414 45.5%	1,691 54.5%	3,105	R+8.9
Marshall	2,822 92.4%	232 7.6%	3,054	D+84.8
Montgomery	2,757 92.0%	239 8.0%	2,996	D+84.0
Lake	2,857 96.8%	95 3.2%	2,952	D+93.6
Wayne	973 33.2%	1,959 66.8%	2,932	R+33.6
Robertson	2,755 94.4%	164 5.6%	2,919	D+88.8
Hickman	2,494 87.5%	357 12.5%	2,851	D+75.0
Decatur	1,792 63.4%	1,034 36.6%	2,826	D+26.8
Scott	1,144 41.0%	1,646 59.0%	2,790	R+18.0
Dickson	2,435 87.7%	341 12.3%	2,776	D+75.4
Morgan	1,590 57.4%	1,181 42.6%	2,771	D+14.8
Bedford	2,493 91.6%	228 8.4%	2,721	D+83.2
Hardeman	2,390 90.6%	247 9.4%	2,637	D+81.3
Cumberland	1,335 51.1%	1,279 48.9%	2,614	D+2.1
Benton	1,936 75.7%	620 24.3%	2,556	D+51.5
Johnson	693 27.2%	1,851 72.8%	2,544	R+45.5
Jefferson	939 37.8%	1,545 62.2%	2,484	R+24.4
Unicoi	1,009 40.7%	1,469 59.3%	2,478	R+18.6
White	2,124 86.3%	336 13.7%	2,460	D+72.7
Crockett	1,871 77.5%	542 22.5%	2,413	D+55.1
Coffee	2,149 91.6%	196 8.4%	2,345	D+83.3
Smith	1,932 83.2%	390 16.8%	2,322	D+66.4
Overton	1,609 69.7%	701 30.3%	2,310	D+39.3
Warren	1,995 88.2%	268 11.8%	2,263	D+76.3
Jackson	1,914 86.5%	299 13.5%	2,213	D+73.0
Stewart	2,031 91.9%	180 8.1%	2,211	D+83.7
Chester	1,400 65.6%	735 34.4%	2,135	D+31.1
Bledsoe	1,096 51.4%	1,035 48.6%	2,131	D+2.9
Grainger	789 38.1%	1,284 61.9%	2,073	R+23.9
Hancock	1,132 55.4%	911 44.6%	2,043	D+10.8
Cheatham	1,757 89.0%	217 11.0%	1,974	D+78.0
Cannon	1,643 84.8%	295 15.2%	1,938	D+69.6
Fentress	805 41.7%	1,125 58.3%	1,930	R+16.6
Grundy	1,523 84.5%	280 15.5%	1,803	D+68.9
Fayette	1,753 97.4%	46 2.6%	1,799	D+94.9
Humphreys	1,554 87.9%	214 12.1%	1,768	D+75.8
Macon	615 36.9%	1,050 63.1%	1,665	R+26.1
Lewis	1,265 83.2%	255 16.8%	1,520	D+66.4
Clay	1,147 77.0%	343 23.0%	1,490	D+54.0
Union	555 41.3%	788 58.7%	1,343	R+17.3
Meigs	842 67.1%	413 32.9%	1,255	D+34.2
Sequatchie	865 73.9%	305 26.1%	1,170	D+47.9
Perry	976 83.7%	190 16.3%	1,166	D+67.4
Pickett	545 48.6%	576 51.4%	1,121	R+2.8
Van Buren	697 75.8%	223 24.2%	920	D+51.5
Trousdale	842 95.5%	40 4.5%	882	D+90.9
Houston	736 83.8%	142 16.2%	878	D+67.7
Moore	795 92.4%	65 7.6%	860	D+84.9

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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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