1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Country:Tennessee
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1920
Next Election:1924 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Next Year:1924
Election Date:November 7, 1922
Image1:File:AustinPeay.jpg
Nominee1:Austin Peay
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:141,012
Percentage1:57.89%
Nominee2:Alfred A. Taylor
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:102,586
Percentage2:42.11%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Alfred A. Taylor
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Austin Peay
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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. This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Tennessee lost reelection.

Primary elections

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc . 2005 . CQ Press . 9781568029818 . 2020-06-14.