1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1920 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1918 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 File:'Alf' Taylor, Gov. of Tenn., 2-15-22 LOC npcc.05764 (Cropped).jpg 150x150px Alfred A. Taylor Republican Party (United States) 229,133 54.93% File:Albert H. Roberts.jpg Albert H. Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 185,890 44.56% 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsTaylor: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Roberts: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Albert H. Roberts Democratic Party (United States) Alfred A. Taylor Republican Party (United States) The 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Alfred A. Taylor, brother of former governor Robert Love Taylor, defeated Incumbent Democratic governor Albert H. Roberts with 54.9% of the vote. Roberts alienated a significant portion of his party by enacting unpopular tax reforms and helping ratify the 19th Amendment (which gave women the right to vote). Taylor also supported the 19th Amendment, but he campaigned primarily against Roberts' tax reforms. This was the state's first gubernatorial election in which women could vote.Robert L. Taylor, Jr., "Alfred Alexander Taylor," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 6 December 2012. Before this election, Alfred A. Taylor ran for governor in 1886, which he lost to his brother. After this election, no Republican would win a Tennessee gubernatorial election until Winfield Dunn won in 1970. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 5, 1920.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-15 Democratic primary Candidates Albert H. Roberts, incumbent governor W. H. Crabtree John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney W. L. Wirt Results Democratic primary results Albert H. Roberts (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 67,886 59.56% W. H. Crabtree Democratic Party (United States) 44,853 39.35% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 957 0.84% W. L. Wirt Democratic Party (United States) 276 0.24% 113,972 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Alfred A. Taylor, Republican Albert H. Roberts, Democratic Other candidates J. M. Lindsley, Socialist Results 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Alfred A. Taylor 229,133 54.93% +17.29 Democratic Party (United States) Albert H. Roberts (incumbent) 185,890 44.56% -17.81 Socialist Party USA J. M. Lindsley 2,113 0.51% N/A 43,243 10.37% N/A 417,136 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1920 United States presidential election in Tennessee References 1920 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1920 in the United States