The 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic nominee Austin Peay defeated incumbent Republican governor Alfred A. Taylor with 57.9% of the vote.
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 County results Peay: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Taylor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Peay narrowly won the Democratic primary against Benton McMillin, defeating him by a little over 2%. With this win, Peay flipped the state back into Democratic control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Democrats. This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Tennessee lost reelection.
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on August 3, 1922.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Austin Peay, former state representative
- Benton McMillin, former governor
- Harvey H. Hannah
- L. E. Gwinn
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Austin Peay | 63,940 | 39.21 | |
| Democratic | Benton McMillin | 59,922 | 36.75 | |
| Democratic | Harvey H. Hannah | 24,062 | 14.76 | |
| Democratic | L. E. Gwinn | 15,137 | 9.28 | |
| Total votes | 163,061 | 100.00 | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Austin Peay, Democratic
- Alfred A. Taylor, Republican
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Austin Peay | 141,012 | 57.89% | ||
| Republican | Alfred A. Taylor (incumbent) | 102,586 | 42.11% | ||
| Majority | 38,426 | ||||
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| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 14, 2020.