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Election 1950 Results

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1950 Tennessee governor election

Gordon Browning (Democrat) beat John Randolph Neal Jr. (independent) in Tennessee in 1950, 78.1% to 21.9%, a margin of 56.2 points and 132,680 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Gordon Browning also won.

Democrats led in 95 of the 95 counties as they stood then. The largest, Knox, cast 27,603 votes and went to the Democrat by 69.4 points. The closest was Union, where 85 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
Gordon Browning won	Democratic	184,437	78.1%
John Randolph Neal Jr.	Independent	51,757	21.9%
Total		236,194

Every county

County	Democrat	Others	Total	Margin
Knox	19,165 69.4%	8,438	27,603	D+69.4
Shelby	13,833 86.7%	2,122	15,955	D+86.7
Davidson	12,340 90.7%	1,268	13,608	D+90.7
Anderson	7,100 73.9%	2,514	9,614	D+73.9
Washington	5,933 71.1%	2,412	8,345	D+71.1
Sullivan	6,561 81.2%	1,516	8,077	D+81.2
Carter	5,673 81.0%	1,331	7,004	D+81.0
Hamilton	4,453 76.3%	1,384	5,837	D+76.3
Blount	3,546 64.3%	1,972	5,518	D+64.3
Greene	3,933 79.6%	1,010	4,943	D+79.6
Roane	2,117 54.5%	1,764	3,881	D+54.5
Rhea	2,196 59.8%	1,477	3,673	D+59.8
Carroll	2,741 78.6%	745	3,486	D+78.6
Lawrence	2,672 77.0%	796	3,468	D+77.0
Campbell	1,935 58.7%	1,360	3,295	D+58.7
Monroe	2,365 74.3%	818	3,183	D+74.3
Sevier	1,882 61.6%	1,175	3,057	D+61.6
Hawkins	1,653 55.3%	1,335	2,988	D+55.3
Claiborne	2,048 69.8%	884	2,932	D+69.8
Madison	2,665 91.0%	265	2,930	D+91.0
McNairy	1,926 70.7%	799	2,725	D+70.7
Loudon	1,695 63.2%	989	2,684	D+63.2
Dekalb	2,612 97.6%	64	2,676	D+97.6
Cocke	1,576 62.8%	935	2,511	D+62.8
McMinn	1,639 66.1%	842	2,481	D+66.1
Giles	2,291 93.4%	161	2,452	D+93.4
Hamblen	1,503 61.5%	941	2,444	D+61.5
Bradley	1,579 65.7%	823	2,402	D+65.7
Polk	1,958 83.9%	376	2,334	D+83.9
Marion	1,510 65.9%	783	2,293	D+65.9
Unicoi	1,682 74.9%	563	2,245	D+74.9
Morgan	1,376 69.5%	605	1,981	D+69.5
Gibson	1,823 93.2%	133	1,956	D+93.2
Johnson	1,535 78.8%	414	1,949	D+78.8
Franklin	1,756 94.6%	100	1,856	D+94.6
Jefferson	1,076 59.6%	729	1,805	D+59.6
Rutherford	1,705 94.7%	95	1,800	D+94.7
Scott	1,741 100.0%		1,741	D+100.0
Cumberland	1,135 65.5%	598	1,733	D+65.5
Putnam	1,457 87.6%	206	1,663	D+87.6
Maury	1,504 91.8%	135	1,639	D+91.8
Sumner	1,444 88.8%	183	1,627	D+88.8
Tipton	1,511 95.6%	70	1,581	D+95.6
Grainger	846 54.3%	711	1,557	D+54.3
Montgomery	1,519 100.0%		1,519	D+100.0
Henry	1,399 92.4%	115	1,514	D+92.4
Bledsoe	1,034 68.8%	469	1,503	D+68.8
Weakley	1,475 99.9%	2	1,477	D+99.9
Robertson	1,353 93.0%	102	1,455	D+93.0
Williamson	1,347 93.1%	100	1,447	D+93.1
Wilson	1,292 92.4%	106	1,398	D+92.4
Lincoln	1,371 99.9%	1	1,372	D+99.9
Meigs	871 67.1%	427	1,298	D+67.1
Obion	1,140 90.8%	116	1,256	D+90.8
Warren	1,088 86.8%	165	1,253	D+86.8
Dickson	1,036 88.9%	130	1,166	D+88.9
Dyer	1,025 88.9%	128	1,153	D+88.9
Hancock	816 72.0%	318	1,134	D+72.0
Jackson	1,029 91.6%	94	1,123	D+91.6
Marshall	1,120 99.7%	3	1,123	D+99.7
Smith	1,022 91.4%	96	1,118	D+91.4
Hickman	987 91.5%	92	1,079	D+91.5
Hardeman	1,001 92.9%	77	1,078	D+92.9
Benton	799 79.3%	208	1,007	D+79.3
Union	544 54.2%	459	1,003	D+54.2
Stewart	909 94.7%	51	960	D+94.7
Bedford	879 92.4%	72	951	D+92.4
Grundy	735 78.3%	204	939	D+78.3
Humphreys	828 88.8%	104	932	D+88.8
Coffee	835 91.7%	76	911	D+91.7
Lauderdale	815 91.3%	78	893	D+91.3
Wayne	734 83.3%	147	881	D+83.3
Hardin	849 100.0%		849	D+100.0
Fentress	459 55.7%	365	824	D+55.7
Decatur	608 74.1%	213	821	D+74.1
Overton	630 78.2%	176	806	D+78.2
White	703 90.2%	76	779	D+90.2
Henderson	606 84.4%	112	718	D+84.4
Cannon	639 91.8%	57	696	D+91.8
Cheatham	691 100.0%		691	D+100.0
Chester	558 84.0%	106	664	D+84.0
Crockett	575 90.1%	63	638	D+90.1
Van Buren	435 69.7%	189	624	D+69.7
Haywood	574 97.0%	18	592	D+97.0
Macon	444 79.4%	115	559	D+79.4
Fayette	514 92.4%	42	556	D+92.4
Houston	471 85.9%	77	548	D+85.9
Sequatchie	454 85.0%	80	534	D+85.0
Lewis	484 91.5%	45	529	D+91.5
Clay	389 78.9%	104	493	D+78.9
Trousdale	442 95.3%	22	464	D+95.3
Lake	402 94.4%	24	426	D+94.4
Perry	352 100.0%		352	D+100.0
Pickett	193 68.0%	91	284	D+68.0
Moore	271 99.6%	1	272	D+99.6

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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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