1952_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election

1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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

The 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor, Gordon Browning was defeated in the primary by Frank G. Clement. In the general election, Clement defeated Republican nominee R. Beecher Witt with 79.4% of the vote.

For related races, see 1952 United States gubernatorial elections.
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In the primary election, Clement derided Governor Browning as "dishonest, indecent, and immoral,"[1] and criticized the state's purchase of an expensive office building in Nashville. Browning, nearly twice Clement's age, struggled to adapt to the new medium of television.[2] He lost to Clement in the primary, 302,491 votes to 245,166.[3]

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1952.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

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General election

Candidates

  • Frank G. Clement, Democratic
  • R. Beecher Witt, Republican

Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 325-329, 340-350.
  2. [2]
    Fred Rolater, "Gordon Weaver Browning," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 12 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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