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 were held on August 3, 1922.[1]