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Election 1954 Results

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1954 Tennessee governor election

Frank G. Clement (Democrat) beat John Randolph Neal Jr. (independent) in Tennessee in 1954, 87.2% to 12.3%, a margin of 74.9 points and 241,717 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Frank G. Clement also won.

Democrats led in 95 of the 95 counties as they stood then. The largest, Shelby, cast 43,602 votes and went to the Democrat by 98.0 points. The closest was Pickett, where 154 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
Frank G. Clement won	Democratic	281,291	87.2%
John Randolph Neal Jr.	Independent	39,574	12.3%
W. E. Michel	Republican	1,705	0.5%
All other candidates		16	0.0%
Total		322,586

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	42,711 98.0%	0 0.0%	891	43,602	D+98.0
Knox	25,290 88.5%	0 0.0%	3,293	28,583	D+88.5
Davidson	20,505 93.3%	0 0.0%	1,462	21,967	D+93.3
Hamilton	18,204 86.7%	0 0.0%	2,798	21,002	D+86.7
Sullivan	9,552 86.8%	0 0.0%	1,449	11,001	D+86.8
Anderson	7,377 83.0%	0 0.0%	1,511	8,888	D+83.0
Blount	5,348 69.1%	0 0.0%	2,395	7,743	D+69.1
Carter	4,790 78.3%	0 0.0%	1,327	6,117	D+78.3
Roane	4,876 83.9%	0 0.0%	936	5,812	D+83.9
Washington	5,183 99.8%	0 0.0%	9	5,192	D+99.8
McMinn	3,048 60.0%	1,705 33.6%	325	5,078	D+26.4
Madison	4,168 91.2%	0 0.0%	402	4,570	D+91.2
Monroe	3,502 83.5%	0 0.0%	694	4,196	D+83.5
Greene	3,357 80.6%	0 0.0%	807	4,164	D+80.6
Lawrence	3,304 81.4%	0 0.0%	753	4,057	D+81.4
Loudon	3,060 79.9%	0 0.0%	768	3,828	D+79.9
Hawkins	2,733 71.8%	0 0.0%	1,075	3,808	D+71.8
Gibson	3,509 92.7%	0 0.0%	275	3,784	D+92.7
Bradley	2,965 80.6%	0 0.0%	713	3,678	D+80.6
Putnam	3,126 89.0%	0 0.0%	385	3,511	D+89.0
Campbell	2,530 72.1%	0 0.0%	980	3,510	D+72.1
Claiborne	2,580 74.8%	0 0.0%	868	3,448	D+74.8
Rhea	2,458 76.4%	0 0.0%	761	3,219	D+76.4
Scott	2,507 83.4%	0 0.0%	498	3,005	D+83.4
Montgomery	2,786 93.6%	0 0.0%	189	2,975	D+93.6
McNairy	2,313 79.6%	0 0.0%	593	2,906	D+79.6
Maury	2,644 91.6%	0 0.0%	244	2,888	D+91.6
Carroll	2,068 71.9%	0 0.0%	810	2,878	D+71.9
Giles	2,520 91.8%	0 0.0%	224	2,744	D+91.8
Hamblen	2,041 77.2%	0 0.0%	603	2,644	D+77.2
Rutherford	2,473 93.5%	0 0.0%	171	2,644	D+93.5
Marion	2,189 83.9%	0 0.0%	420	2,609	D+83.9
Sumner	2,461 94.4%	0 0.0%	147	2,608	D+94.4
Hardin	2,063 83.7%	0 0.0%	402	2,465	D+83.7
Morgan	1,896 78.7%	0 0.0%	513	2,409	D+78.7
Dyer	2,153 91.9%	0 0.0%	189	2,342	D+91.9
Franklin	2,121 91.8%	0 0.0%	189	2,310	D+91.8
Tipton	2,228 97.6%	0 0.0%	55	2,283	D+97.6
Lincoln	1,980 95.0%	0 0.0%	104	2,084	D+95.0
Sevier	1,372 66.3%	0 0.0%	698	2,070	D+66.3
Obion	1,852 93.0%	0 0.0%	139	1,991	D+93.0
Coffee	1,740 87.8%	0 0.0%	242	1,982	D+87.8
Henry	1,809 91.3%	0 0.0%	172	1,981	D+91.3
Williamson	1,784 91.4%	0 0.0%	167	1,951	D+91.4
Dickson	1,839 95.9%	0 0.0%	79	1,918	D+95.9
Unicoi	1,408 75.7%	0 0.0%	451	1,859	D+75.7
Cumberland	1,357 74.1%	0 0.0%	474	1,831	D+74.1
Robertson	1,819 99.8%	0 0.0%	4	1,823	D+99.8
Wilson	1,659 91.1%	0 0.0%	162	1,821	D+91.1
Lauderdale	1,782 100.0%	0 0.0%		1,782	D+100.0
Jefferson	1,260 71.7%	0 0.0%	498	1,758	D+71.7
Polk	1,121 63.9%	0 0.0%	634	1,755	D+63.9
Johnson	1,302 76.6%	0 0.0%	398	1,700	D+76.6
Weakley	1,673 99.1%	0 0.0%	16	1,689	D+99.1
Grundy	1,571 94.0%	0 0.0%	101	1,672	D+94.0
Marshall	1,567 93.7%	0 0.0%	105	1,672	D+93.7
Benton	1,296 82.4%	0 0.0%	276	1,572	D+82.4
Bledsoe	1,176 76.0%	0 0.0%	371	1,547	D+76.0
Warren	1,377 89.6%	0 0.0%	159	1,536	D+89.6
Bedford	1,500 99.9%	0 0.0%	2	1,502	D+99.9
Smith	1,210 89.2%	0 0.0%	147	1,357	D+89.2
Humphreys	1,216 91.8%	0 0.0%	109	1,325	D+91.8
Hardeman	1,223 95.0%	0 0.0%	64	1,287	D+95.0
Hickman	1,276 100.0%	0 0.0%		1,276	D+100.0
Union	795 64.7%	0 0.0%	434	1,229	D+64.7
Grainger	739 63.0%	0 0.0%	434	1,173	D+63.0
Haywood	1,157 100.0%	0 0.0%		1,157	D+100.0
Cocke	1,140 99.7%	0 0.0%	4	1,144	D+99.7
White	978 88.0%	0 0.0%	133	1,111	D+88.0
Meigs	839 76.3%	0 0.0%	260	1,099	D+76.3
Stewart	992 92.0%	0 0.0%	86	1,078	D+92.0
Henderson	852 79.4%	0 0.0%	221	1,073	D+79.4
Fentress	800 75.7%	0 0.0%	257	1,057	D+75.7
Overton	939 90.6%	0 0.0%	97	1,036	D+90.6
Crockett	962 93.0%	0 0.0%	72	1,034	D+93.0
Moore	966 95.0%	0 0.0%	51	1,017	D+95.0
Chester	850 87.7%	0 0.0%	119	969	D+87.7
Decatur	848 87.9%	0 0.0%	117	965	D+87.9
Cheatham	885 92.4%	0 0.0%	73	958	D+92.4
Jackson	882 93.4%	0 0.0%	62	944	D+93.4
Lewis	891 95.7%	0 0.0%	40	931	D+95.7
Wayne	677 73.8%	0 0.0%	240	917	D+73.8
Dekalb	754 84.0%	0 0.0%	144	898	D+84.0
Sequatchie	766 86.7%	0 0.0%	117	883	D+86.7
Macon	597 71.8%	0 0.0%	235	832	D+71.8
Cannon	749 91.6%	0 0.0%	69	818	D+91.6
Hancock	491 68.4%	0 0.0%	227	718	D+68.4
Fayette	683 100.0%	0 0.0%		683	D+100.0
Perry	562 85.9%	0 0.0%	92	654	D+85.9
Houston	547 90.4%	0 0.0%	58	605	D+90.4
Clay	521 86.7%	0 0.0%	80	601	D+86.7
Lake	507 94.6%	0 0.0%	29	536	D+94.6
Van Buren	429 91.3%	0 0.0%	41	470	D+91.3
Trousdale	449 95.7%	0 0.0%	20	469	D+95.7
Pickett	236 74.2%	0 0.0%	82	318	D+74.2

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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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