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Election 1970 Results

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1970 Tennessee governor election

Winfield Dunn (Republican) beat John Jay Hooker (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1970, 52.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 6.0 points and 66,256 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1966 it went Democratic, for Buford Ellington.

Democrats led in 49 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 46. The largest, Shelby, cast 202,965 votes and went to the Republican by 12.7 points. The closest was Gibson, where 9 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
Winfield Dunn won Republican 575,777 52.0%
John Jay Hooker Democratic 509,521 46.0%
All other candidates 22,945 2.1%
Total1,108,243

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 86,792 42.8% 112,513 55.4% 3,660 202,965 R+12.7
Davidson 67,837 51.9% 59,976 45.9% 2,809 130,622 D+6.0
Knox 26,301 34.5% 48,391 63.6% 1,442 76,134 R+29.0
Hamilton 26,785 38.9% 40,453 58.7% 1,629 68,867 R+19.8
Sullivan 13,512 40.1% 19,651 58.3% 542 33,705 R+18.2
Washington 5,793 29.4% 13,573 68.9% 340 19,706 R+39.5
Blount 6,798 35.1% 12,279 63.5% 265 19,342 R+28.3
Anderson 7,819 40.8% 10,930 57.1% 407 19,156 R+16.2
Madison 7,207 38.9% 10,824 58.4% 496 18,527 R+19.5
Sumner 8,695 56.1% 6,344 41.0% 453 15,492 D+15.2
Rutherford 8,641 57.3% 6,041 40.0% 403 15,085 D+17.2
Gibson 6,208 48.0% 6,217 48.1% 496 12,921 R+0.1
Carter 3,447 27.4% 8,999 71.7% 112 12,558 R+44.2
Montgomery 8,209 66.3% 3,955 31.9% 226 12,390 D+34.3
Maury 6,844 56.8% 5,020 41.7% 188 12,052 D+15.1
Greene 4,038 33.7% 7,880 65.8% 63 11,981 R+32.1
Bradley 4,188 35.4% 7,413 62.7% 231 11,832 R+27.3
Roane 5,073 43.5% 6,310 54.1% 290 11,673 R+10.6
McMinn 4,566 41.5% 6,367 57.9% 70 11,003 R+16.4
Wilson 6,075 58.9% 3,961 38.4% 271 10,307 D+20.5
Putnam 5,857 57.6% 4,040 39.7% 271 10,168 D+17.9
Hamblen 3,772 37.6% 6,213 61.9% 50 10,035 R+24.3
Williamson 4,623 47.2% 4,856 49.5% 323 9,802 R+2.4
Lawrence 4,920 51.0% 4,576 47.4% 158 9,654 D+3.6
Hawkins 3,427 36.6% 5,857 62.5% 92 9,376 R+25.9
Monroe 4,078 43.8% 5,130 55.1% 106 9,314 R+11.3
Coffee 5,059 57.5% 3,510 39.9% 222 8,791 D+17.6
Sevier 1,816 21.3% 6,564 76.9% 156 8,536 R+55.6
Bedford 5,135 64.2% 2,618 32.8% 240 7,993 D+31.5
Robertson 5,153 65.3% 2,437 30.9% 307 7,897 D+34.4
Jefferson 2,236 28.4% 5,587 71.1% 37 7,860 R+42.6
Carroll 3,707 47.3% 3,906 49.8% 225 7,838 R+2.5
Franklin 5,164 66.1% 2,464 31.5% 183 7,811 D+34.6
Henry 4,674 60.6% 2,555 33.2% 478 7,707 D+27.5
Tipton 3,942 52.5% 3,331 44.4% 229 7,502 D+8.1
Dyer 3,102 41.6% 4,055 54.4% 301 7,458 R+12.8
Loudon 2,605 35.6% 4,618 63.1% 90 7,313 R+27.5
Weakley 3,904 53.9% 3,080 42.5% 257 7,241 D+11.4
Cocke 2,396 33.1% 4,782 66.1% 60 7,238 R+33.0
Dickson 4,578 66.7% 2,110 30.7% 179 6,867 D+35.9
Henderson 2,591 37.8% 4,235 61.7% 37 6,863 R+24.0
Campbell 2,941 44.3% 3,602 54.2% 103 6,646 R+9.9
Warren 4,178 63.5% 2,208 33.5% 196 6,582 D+29.9
Obion 3,553 56.0% 2,576 40.6% 212 6,341 D+15.4
Lincoln 4,160 67.2% 1,874 30.3% 158 6,192 D+36.9
Lauderdale 3,579 58.7% 2,385 39.1% 135 6,099 D+19.6
Cumberland 2,574 42.8% 3,350 55.8% 84 6,008 R+12.9
McNairy 2,794 46.9% 3,041 51.0% 127 5,962 R+4.1
Marion 3,085 52.8% 2,627 45.0% 130 5,842 D+7.8
Marshall 3,801 65.9% 1,825 31.6% 141 5,767 D+34.3
Hardin 2,351 43.8% 2,920 54.4% 101 5,372 R+10.6
Rhea 2,229 43.2% 2,849 55.3% 76 5,154 R+12.0
Giles 3,151 62.3% 1,658 32.8% 245 5,054 D+29.5
Haywood 2,611 52.2% 2,298 45.9% 97 5,006 D+6.3
Fayette 2,488 49.8% 2,408 48.2% 103 4,999 D+1.6
Hardeman 2,103 42.8% 2,592 52.7% 220 4,915 R+9.9
Smith 3,159 66.6% 1,419 29.9% 163 4,741 D+36.7
Benton 2,915 62.0% 1,654 35.2% 136 4,705 D+26.8
Claiborne 2,094 44.9% 2,547 54.6% 25 4,666 R+9.7
Humphreys 3,065 67.5% 1,338 29.5% 135 4,538 D+38.1
White 2,738 63.1% 1,487 34.3% 113 4,338 D+28.8
Overton 2,930 67.8% 1,291 29.9% 102 4,323 D+37.9
Dekalb 2,561 60.6% 1,579 37.4% 85 4,225 D+23.2
Unicoi 1,264 30.8% 2,812 68.6% 24 4,100 R+37.8
Polk 2,163 54.4% 1,787 44.9% 28 3,978 D+9.5
Chester 1,968 49.7% 1,931 48.8% 58 3,957 D+0.9
Hickman 2,702 69.9% 1,081 28.0% 84 3,867 D+41.9
Grainger 1,299 33.7% 2,509 65.1% 44 3,852 R+31.4
Decatur 1,981 51.7% 1,803 47.1% 45 3,829 D+4.6
Cheatham 2,243 60.3% 1,288 34.6% 188 3,719 D+25.7
Wayne 1,255 35.1% 2,262 63.3% 59 3,576 R+28.2
Morgan 1,587 44.6% 1,896 53.3% 76 3,559 R+8.7
Crockett 1,285 36.3% 2,143 60.6% 110 3,538 R+24.3
Macon 1,561 44.6% 1,894 54.1% 48 3,503 R+9.5
Scott 1,133 33.1% 2,259 66.0% 32 3,424 R+32.9
Johnson 754 22.2% 2,631 77.5% 11 3,396 R+55.3
Bledsoe 1,607 47.8% 1,733 51.5% 22 3,362 R+3.7
Fentress 1,236 37.9% 1,979 60.6% 50 3,265 R+22.8
Jackson 2,420 77.3% 686 21.9% 24 3,130 D+55.4
Grundy 2,180 71.5% 758 24.9% 109 3,047 D+46.7
Cannon 1,854 66.2% 917 32.8% 29 2,800 D+33.5
Lewis 1,977 73.2% 698 25.8% 27 2,702 D+47.3
Stewart 1,918 77.2% 479 19.3% 87 2,484 D+57.9
Union 880 36.0% 1,533 62.6% 34 2,447 R+26.7
Clay 1,323 58.4% 860 38.0% 81 2,264 D+20.5
Perry 1,503 69.7% 605 28.1% 47 2,155 D+41.7
Lake 1,430 67.2% 657 30.9% 41 2,128 D+36.3
Houston 1,510 75.3% 419 20.9% 76 2,005 D+54.4
Sequatchie 1,067 53.6% 893 44.8% 32 1,992 D+8.7
Hancock 527 29.1% 1,258 69.5% 24 1,809 R+40.4
Meigs 768 44.5% 931 54.0% 25 1,724 R+9.5
Trousdale 1,146 76.5% 296 19.8% 56 1,498 D+56.7
Pickett 590 41.3% 818 57.3% 19 1,427 R+16.0
Moore 955 71.0% 342 25.4% 48 1,345 D+45.6
Van Buren 808 61.8% 470 35.9% 30 1,308 D+25.8

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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