1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1922 United States gubernatorial elections.

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

←  1920 November 7, 1922 1924  →

Nominee Austin Peay Alfred A. Taylor Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 141,012 102,586 Percentage 57.89% 42.11%

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

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

• Austin Peay, former state representative
• Benton McMillin, former governor
• Harvey H. Hannah
• L. E. Gwinn

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

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

General election

Candidates

• Austin Peay, Democratic
• Alfred A. Taylor, Republican

Results

1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election ^[1]

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

See also

• 1922 United States Senate election in Tennessee

References

1. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved June 14, 2020.