1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1936 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1934 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1938 November 3, 1936 File:Browning-gordon-harris-ewing.jpg 150x150px Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) 332,523 80.38% 3x4.svg Pat H. Thach Republican Party (United States) 77,392 18.71% 1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBrowning: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%#3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Thach: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Hill McAlister Democratic Party (United States) Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Gordon Browning defeated Republican nominee Pat H. Thach with 80.4% of the vote. Incumbent Democratic governor Hill McAlister angered Memphis political boss E. H. Crump by proposing a state sales tax, and did not seek re-election. Gordon Browning sought the party's nomination, his chief opponent being Campbell County school superintendent Burgin Dossett. Crump initially proclaimed neutrality, but when it became clear Browning could win with or without the Shelby County vote, he endorsed Browning.Carroll County Historical Society, Carroll County, sequicentennial booklet printed by the McKenzie Banner, 1972, pp. 33-36. Browning coasted to victory in the primary, and defeated the Republican candidate, Pat H. Thach, 332,523 votes to 77,392 in the general election.Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1936. Retrieved: 13 December 2012. Browning had campaigned on cleaning up state government, getting the debt (which had skyrocketed to over $100 million by the time he took office) under control, and maintaining statewide prohibition (national prohibition had ended with the repeal of the 18th Amendment).Fred Rolater, "Gordon Weaver Browning," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 12 December 2012. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 6, 1936.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-05-29 Democratic primary Candidates Gordon Browning, former U.S. Representative Burgin E. Dossett C. W. Wright Results Democratic primary results Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) 243,463 68.00% Burgin E. Dossett Democratic Party (United States) 109,170 30.49% C. W. Wright Democratic Party (United States) 5,384 1.50% 358,017 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Gordon Browning, Democratic Pat H. Thach, Republican Other candidates Kate Bradford Stockton, Socialist Results 1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Gordon Browning 332,523 80.38% Republican Party (United States) Pat H. Thach 77,392 18.71% Socialist Party USA Kate Bradford Stockton 3,786 0.92% 255,131 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1936 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1936 Tennessee Gubernatorial