1922_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	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

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Tennessee

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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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.

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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

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

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election