1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 2, 1948
 
Nominee Gordon Browning Roy Acuff
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 363,903 179,957
Percentage 66.9% 33.1%
County results
Browning:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Acuff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Jim Nance McCord
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Gordon Browning
Democratic

The 1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Former Democratic Governor Gordon Browning once again sought the party's nomination for governor. In the hardly fought primary, Browning comfortably defeated Governor Jim Nance McCord.[1] In the general election, Browning easily defeated Republican nominee Roy Acuff with 66.9% of the vote.

Before this election, Gordon Browning was last elected governor of Tennessee in 1936. He lost his re-election primary in 1938, and he failed the first time to defeat Governor McCord in 1946.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 4, 1948.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gordon Browning 240,676 55.76
Democratic Jim Nance McCord 183,948 42.62
Democratic James N. Hardin 5,905 1.37
Democratic Jay Hanson 1,067 0.25
Total votes 431,596 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Gordon Browning, Democratic
  • Roy Acuff, Republican

Results

1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gordon Browning 363,903 66.91%
Republican Roy Acuff 179,957 33.09%
Majority 183,946
Turnout 543,881
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 325-329, 340-350.
  2. 1 2 Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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