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Election 1944 Results

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1944 Tennessee governor election

James N. McCord (Democrat) beat J. W. Kilgo (Republican) in Tennessee in 1944, 62.5% to 36.0%, a margin of 26.5 points and 117,004 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Prentice Cooper won.

Democrats led in 59 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 36. The largest, Shelby, cast 54,740 votes and went to the Democrat by 80.1 points. The closest was Rhea, where 98 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
James N. McCord won	Democratic	275,746	62.5%
J. W. Kilgo	Republican	158,742	36.0%
All other candidates		6,703	1.5%
Total		441,191

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	49,096 89.7%	5,270 9.6%	374	54,740	D+80.1
Knox	14,422 39.3%	20,380 55.5%	1,907	36,709	R+16.2
Davidson	28,636 78.6%	7,647 21.0%	133	36,416	D+57.6
Hamilton	16,182 69.6%	7,080 30.4%		23,262	D+39.1
Sullivan	5,590 54.5%	4,418 43.0%	257	10,265	D+11.4
Washington	3,046 35.0%	5,441 62.5%	214	8,701	R+27.5
Lawrence	4,161 51.2%	3,928 48.3%	40	8,129	D+2.9
Blount	1,839 24.5%	5,517 73.6%	137	7,493	R+49.1
Greene	2,238 30.2%	5,140 69.3%	39	7,417	R+39.1
Madison	6,013 81.2%	1,270 17.1%	125	7,408	D+64.0
McMinn	4,228 63.1%	2,477 36.9%		6,705	D+26.1
Monroe	2,811 46.9%	3,032 50.6%	150	5,993	R+3.7
Carter	1,418 25.5%	4,143 74.5%		5,561	R+49.0
Anderson	2,232 41.9%	2,927 54.9%	172	5,331	R+13.0
Polk	4,802 94.7%	251 5.0%	17	5,070	D+89.8
Maury	4,692 93.4%	303 6.0%	30	5,025	D+87.3
Sevier	508 10.1%	4,379 87.4%	122	5,009	R+77.3
Hawkins	1,538 31.7%	3,318 68.3%		4,856	R+36.7
Gibson	3,892 80.3%	890 18.4%	66	4,848	D+61.9
Rutherford	4,439 92.4%	332 6.9%	32	4,803	D+85.5
Giles	4,165 89.2%	506 10.8%		4,671	D+78.3
Campbell	1,340 30.5%	2,938 66.9%	114	4,392	R+36.4
Loudon	1,230 29.5%	2,855 68.6%	79	4,164	R+39.0
Sumner	3,632 88.0%	442 10.7%	51	4,125	D+77.3
Marshall	3,901 94.8%	203 4.9%	12	4,116	D+89.8
Roane	1,388 35.3%	2,436 62.0%	106	3,930	R+26.7
Putnam	2,400 62.2%	1,392 36.1%	65	3,857	D+26.1
Cocke	768 20.2%	3,009 79.0%	34	3,811	R+58.8
Lincoln	3,577 93.9%	233 6.1%		3,810	D+87.8
Carroll	1,601 42.9%	2,051 55.0%	77	3,729	R+12.1
Jefferson	785 21.1%	2,904 78.0%	34	3,723	R+56.9
Tipton	3,437 92.9%	205 5.5%	58	3,700	D+87.4
Dekalb	1,999 54.4%	1,658 45.1%	19	3,676	D+9.3
Franklin	3,249 88.4%	318 8.7%	108	3,675	D+79.8
Marion	2,056 56.6%	1,469 40.5%	106	3,631	D+16.2
Dyer	2,776 77.2%	819 22.8%		3,595	D+54.4
Obion	3,122 87.2%	427 11.9%	31	3,580	D+75.3
McNairy	1,482 41.5%	2,085 58.5%		3,567	R+16.9
Weakley	2,509 71.2%	970 27.5%	47	3,526	D+43.6
Bradley	1,214 34.7%	2,206 63.0%	82	3,502	R+28.3
Wilson	2,806 82.0%	616 18.0%		3,422	D+64.0
Hamblen	1,511 45.6%	1,801 54.4%		3,312	R+8.8
Lauderdale	3,017 93.0%	191 5.9%	35	3,243	D+87.1
Robertson	2,690 89.0%	280 9.3%	51	3,021	D+79.8
Williamson	2,722 92.1%	235 7.9%		2,957	D+84.1
Bedford	2,618 88.8%	322 10.9%	8	2,948	D+77.9
Montgomery	2,423 83.2%	418 14.3%	73	2,914	D+68.8
Henry	2,356 82.4%	424 14.8%	78	2,858	D+67.6
Henderson	785 27.8%	1,988 70.3%	54	2,827	R+42.6
Rhea	1,304 46.2%	1,402 49.7%	116	2,822	R+3.5
Coffee	2,481 88.5%	288 10.3%	35	2,804	D+78.2
Claiborne	1,017 36.5%	1,693 60.8%	74	2,784	R+24.3
Johnson	1,032 37.2%	1,701 61.3%	44	2,777	R+24.1
Hardin	1,183 45.3%	1,398 53.5%	33	2,614	R+8.2
Benton	1,724 66.4%	817 31.5%	56	2,597	D+34.9
Haywood	2,439 95.2%	123 4.8%		2,562	D+90.4
Cumberland	925 36.5%	1,536 60.7%	70	2,531	R+24.1
Decatur	1,341 56.0%	1,055 44.0%		2,396	D+11.9
Macon	508 21.3%	1,859 78.1%	14	2,381	R+56.7
Wayne	625 26.4%	1,736 73.2%	10	2,371	R+46.9
Warren	549 23.3%	1,809 76.7%		2,358	R+53.4
Dickson	1,895 80.5%	413 17.6%	45	2,353	D+63.0
Unicoi	565 25.2%	1,646 73.4%	32	2,243	R+48.2
Hickman	1,836 82.3%	349 15.6%	47	2,232	D+66.6
Scott	351 16.2%	1,751 80.6%	71	2,173	R+64.4
Morgan	898 42.1%	1,171 54.9%	63	2,132	R+12.8
Hancock	446 20.9%	1,675 78.6%	9	2,130	R+57.7
Grainger	478 22.8%	1,595 76.1%	24	2,097	R+53.3
Smith	1,534 74.6%	494 24.0%	28	2,056	D+50.6
Hardeman	1,744 87.6%	202 10.2%	44	1,990	D+77.5
Union	368 19.7%	1,502 80.3%		1,870	R+60.6
Stewart	1,556 85.1%	211 11.5%	61	1,828	D+73.6
Bledsoe	642 37.7%	1,030 60.4%	32	1,704	R+22.8
Chester	1,044 61.3%	630 37.0%	28	1,702	D+24.3
Overton	970 57.4%	664 39.3%	56	1,690	D+18.1
Fentress	364 22.0%	1,222 73.8%	69	1,655	R+51.8
Crockett	1,124 70.1%	457 28.5%	23	1,604	D+41.6
Jackson	1,182 74.3%	320 20.1%	89	1,591	D+54.2
White	1,114 70.2%	413 26.0%	61	1,588	D+44.1
Grundy	1,013 69.7%	359 24.7%	81	1,453	D+45.0
Fayette	1,289 94.0%	63 4.6%	19	1,371	D+89.4
Humphreys	1,122 82.0%	246 18.0%		1,368	D+64.0
Cheatham	1,144 84.4%	156 11.5%	56	1,356	D+72.9
Lake	1,229 93.3%	70 5.3%	18	1,317	D+88.0
Cannon	912 74.1%	287 23.3%	32	1,231	D+50.8
Meigs	721 60.0%	481 40.0%		1,202	D+20.0
Sequatchie	631 58.8%	390 36.3%	52	1,073	D+22.5
Trousdale	906 86.0%	124 11.8%	24	1,054	D+74.2
Clay	546 54.0%	441 43.6%	24	1,011	D+10.4
Lewis	787 80.9%	186 19.1%		973	D+61.8
Houston	810 84.5%	149 15.5%		959	D+68.9
Perry	567 65.2%	302 34.8%		869	D+30.5
Pickett	323 38.4%	492 58.5%	26	841	R+20.1
Van Buren	486 66.7%	243 33.3%		729	D+33.3
Moore	679 93.5%	47 6.5%		726	D+87.1

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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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