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Election 1946 Results

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1946 Tennessee governor election

James N. McCord (Democrat) beat W. O. Lowe (Republican) in Tennessee in 1946, 65.3% to 31.9%, a margin of 33.4 points and 76,715 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when James N. McCord also won.

Democrats led in 66 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Shelby, cast 39,367 votes and went to the Democrat by 94.2 points. The closest was Loudon, 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
James N. McCord won Democratic 149,937 65.3%
W. O. Lowe Republican 73,222 31.9%
All other candidates 6,296 2.7%
Total229,455

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 38,036 96.6% 958 2.4% 373 39,367 D+94.2
Knox 10,534 43.3% 12,668 52.0% 1,154 24,356 R+8.8
Hamilton 10,303 69.5% 3,512 23.7% 1,010 14,825 D+45.8
Davidson 7,088 76.8% 2,147 23.2% 9,235 D+53.5
Sullivan 2,746 60.1% 1,520 33.3% 301 4,567 D+26.8
Lawrence 2,578 59.1% 1,781 40.9% 4,359 D+18.3
McMinn 1,156 29.5% 2,641 67.4% 119 3,916 R+37.9
Monroe 1,801 46.4% 2,079 53.6% 3,880 R+7.2
Madison 3,048 85.1% 463 12.9% 71 3,582 D+72.2
Washington 1,551 46.0% 1,514 44.9% 306 3,371 D+1.1
Bradley 1,149 34.2% 2,165 64.5% 43 3,357 R+30.3
Roane 1,360 42.4% 1,844 57.6% 3,204 R+15.1
Carroll 1,558 50.2% 1,543 49.8% 3,101 D+0.5
Anderson 1,321 45.7% 1,405 48.6% 164 2,890 R+2.9
Tipton 2,804 97.3% 71 2.5% 8 2,883 D+94.8
Claiborne 1,410 49.9% 1,102 39.0% 315 2,827 D+10.9
Greene 1,018 36.3% 1,728 61.7% 55 2,801 R+25.3
Blount 799 29.2% 1,934 70.8% 2,733 R+41.5
Sevier 837 32.3% 1,567 60.5% 187 2,591 R+28.2
Polk 1,184 45.8% 1,309 50.6% 93 2,586 R+4.8
Carter 956 39.8% 1,300 54.1% 145 2,401 R+14.3
Loudon 1,164 49.9% 1,168 50.1% 2,332 R+0.2
Hickman 1,755 80.4% 320 14.7% 108 2,183 D+65.7
Crockett 1,670 79.3% 435 20.7% 2,105 D+58.7
Marion 1,392 66.5% 702 33.5% 2,094 D+33.0
Hawkins 978 47.7% 994 48.5% 79 2,051 R+0.8
Rhea 863 43.0% 1,029 51.2% 116 2,008 R+8.3
Gibson 1,546 78.8% 386 19.7% 30 1,962 D+59.1
Cocke 648 33.3% 1,216 62.4% 84 1,948 R+29.2
Putnam 1,302 67.7% 561 29.2% 60 1,923 D+38.5
Giles 1,435 78.7% 316 17.3% 72 1,823 D+61.4
McNairy 968 55.4% 779 44.6% 1,747 D+10.8
Campbell 554 31.7% 1,087 62.3% 104 1,745 R+30.5
Dyer 1,432 82.3% 307 17.7% 1,739 D+64.7
Hardin 785 46.2% 854 50.2% 61 1,700 R+4.1
Marshall 1,526 91.5% 126 7.6% 16 1,668 D+83.9
Weakley 1,186 71.1% 482 28.9% 1,668 D+42.2
Cumberland 805 48.8% 844 51.2% 1,649 R+2.4
Jefferson 625 38.2% 1,013 61.8% 1,638 R+23.7
Stewart 1,232 76.5% 323 20.1% 55 1,610 D+56.5
Lincoln 1,396 89.0% 173 11.0% 1,569 D+77.9
Sumner 996 63.8% 516 33.0% 50 1,562 D+30.7
Maury 1,291 83.3% 237 15.3% 22 1,550 D+68.0
Benton 1,043 69.9% 450 30.1% 1,493 D+39.7
Dekalb 1,038 70.1% 418 28.2% 24 1,480 D+41.9
Bledsoe 714 49.4% 684 47.4% 46 1,444 D+2.1
Obion 1,200 83.4% 197 13.7% 41 1,438 D+69.7
Franklin 1,187 84.5% 175 12.5% 43 1,405 D+72.0
Rutherford 1,181 84.2% 222 15.8% 1,403 D+68.4
Scott 315 23.1% 1,046 76.9% 1,361 R+53.7
Morgan 717 53.5% 567 42.3% 55 1,339 D+11.2
Johnson 459 37.6% 677 55.4% 86 1,222 R+17.8
Montgomery 970 81.6% 219 18.4% 1,189 D+63.2
Lake 1,116 94.8% 41 3.5% 20 1,177 D+91.3
Hamblen 628 55.4% 466 41.1% 39 1,133 D+14.3
Unicoi 449 39.8% 630 55.9% 49 1,128 R+16.0
White 870 77.3% 255 22.7% 1,125 D+54.7
Overton 717 64.3% 343 30.8% 55 1,115 D+33.5
Henry 894 80.3% 184 16.5% 36 1,114 D+63.7
Williamson 959 86.9% 121 11.0% 24 1,104 D+75.9
Robertson 901 81.7% 153 13.9% 49 1,103 D+67.8
Wilson 802 77.3% 205 19.7% 31 1,038 D+57.5
Union 395 38.3% 637 61.7% 1,032 R+23.4
Bedford 825 82.6% 164 16.4% 10 999 D+66.2
Dickson 783 79.5% 202 20.5% 985 D+59.0
Hardeman 864 88.2% 100 10.2% 16 980 D+78.0
Hancock 364 37.9% 573 59.6% 24 961 R+21.7
Henderson 461 48.5% 490 51.5% 951 R+3.0
Decatur 577 62.2% 321 34.6% 30 928 D+27.6
Jackson 660 72.5% 250 27.5% 910 D+45.1
Smith 698 77.6% 175 19.4% 27 900 D+58.1
Lauderdale 778 88.1% 105 11.9% 883 D+76.2
Grainger 291 33.3% 541 62.0% 41 873 R+28.6
Warren 610 74.0% 214 26.0% 824 D+48.1
Coffee 614 79.2% 142 18.3% 19 775 D+60.9
Fentress 248 33.2% 461 61.7% 38 747 R+28.5
Grundy 545 73.6% 156 21.1% 39 740 D+52.6
Chester 523 71.3% 189 25.7% 22 734 D+45.5
Macon 271 38.9% 391 56.1% 35 697 R+17.2
Humphreys 516 80.0% 119 18.4% 10 645 D+61.6
Cannon 443 72.9% 148 24.3% 17 608 D+48.5
Sequatchie 356 59.0% 196 32.5% 51 603 D+26.5
Haywood 572 95.0% 30 5.0% 602 D+90.0
Meigs 293 51.0% 281 49.0% 574 D+2.1
Clay 346 62.3% 174 31.4% 35 555 D+31.0
Wayne 282 52.8% 252 47.2% 534 D+5.6
Fayette 500 95.4% 24 4.6% 524 D+90.8
Van Buren 302 61.6% 159 32.4% 29 490 D+29.2
Cheatham 348 79.1% 72 16.4% 20 440 D+62.7
Houston 325 76.7% 99 23.3% 424 D+53.3
Lewis 294 78.4% 69 18.4% 12 375 D+60.0
Pickett 169 47.9% 184 52.1% 353 R+4.2
Perry 248 74.0% 70 20.9% 17 335 D+53.1
Trousdale 253 86.1% 36 12.2% 5 294 D+73.8
Moore 237 90.1% 26 9.9% 263 D+80.2

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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