1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 7, 1922
 
Nominee Austin Peay Alfred A. Taylor
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 141,012 102,586
Percentage 57.9% 42.1%
County results
Peay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Taylor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Alfred A. Taylor
Republican

 Elected Governor

Austin Peay
Democratic

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.

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 3, 1922.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
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

Candidates

  • Austin Peay, Democratic
  • Alfred A. Taylor, Republican

Results

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Austin Peay 141,012 57.89%
Republican Alfred A. Taylor (incumbent) 102,586 42.11%
Majority 38,426
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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