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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 were held on August 3, 1922.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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