1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1926 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1924 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1924 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1928 November 2, 1926 File:AustinPeay (cropped).jpg Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) 84,979 64.69% Walter White of Scopes Trial.jpg Walter White Republican Party (United States) 46,238 35.20% 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPeay: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%White: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) The 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic governor Austin Peay defeated Republican nominee Walter White with 64.7% of the vote, improving on his performance from 1924.National Governors Association Austin Peay – Governor of Tennessee https://www.nga.org/governor/austin-peay-iii/ March 8, 2026 National Governors Association Peay narrowly won the Democratic primary against Hill McAlister, defeating him by a little over 4%. Shortly after beginning his third term, Peay's health began to decline and he died from a cerebral hemorrhage at 8:05 p.m. on October 2, 1927.Associated Press, “Tennessee Governor Dies After Operation,” The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Monday 3 October 1927, Volume 61, Number 33, page 3.Joseph MacPherson, "Democratic Progressivism in Tennessee: The Administrations of Governor Austin Peay, 1923–1927," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, Vol. 40 (1968), pp. 50–61. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 5, 1926.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-10 Democratic primary Hill McAlister sought the Democratic Party's nomination against the incumbent, Austin Peay. Peay had radically transformed the state government, and had angered numerous members of his own party in the process, among them political bosses E. H. Crump of Memphis and Hilary Howse of Nashville. With the help of Crump and Howse, McAlister was able to win Shelby and Davidson counties, but Peay won the state's rural areas and East Tennessee, and defeated McAlister for the nomination by 8,057 votes.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 305–309, 319-325. Candidates Austin Peay, incumbent governor Hill McAlister, Tennessee State Treasurer John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney Results Democratic primary results Austin Peay (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 96,545 51.62% Hill McAlister Democratic Party (United States) 88,488 47.31% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,015 1.08% 187,048 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Austin Peay, Democratic Walter White, Republican Results 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial electionCongressional Quarterly 2005 1529 Democratic Party (United States) Austin Peay (incumbent) 84,979 64.69% Republican Party (United States) Walter White 46,238 35.20% Independent politician P. W. Williams 151 0.12% 131,368 100.00% References Works cited Bidd Donald Guide to U.S. Elections CQ Press 2 5 2005 https://archive.org/details/guidetouselectio00cqpr 1568029810 Congressional Quarterly 2005 1926 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1926 in the United States