1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1952 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1950 1954 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1954 November 4, 1952 File:Frank Clement 1958 (cropped, 3x4).jpg 150x150px Frank G. Clement Democratic Party (United States) 640,290 79.37% File:3x4.svg R. Beecher Witt Republican Party (United States) 166,377 20.62% 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsClement: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Witt: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) Frank G. Clement Democratic Party (United States) 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. In the primary election, Clement derided Governor Browning as "dishonest, indecent, and immoral,"Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 325-329, 340-350. 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.Fred Rolater, "Gordon Weaver Browning," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 12 December 2012. He lost to Clement in the primary, 302,491 votes to 245,166. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 7, 1952.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-06-24 Democratic primary Candidates Frank G. Clement, attorney Gordon Browning, incumbent governor Clifford Allen, State Senator Clifford Pierce Results Democratic primary results Frank G. Clement Democratic Party (United States) 302,491 46.74% Gordon Browning (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 245,166 37.89% Clifford Allen Democratic Party (United States) 75,269 11.63% Clifford Pierce Democratic Party (United States) 24,191 3.74% 647,117 100.00% General election Candidates Frank G. Clement, Democratic R. Beecher Witt, Republican Results 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 9781506368993 2019-06-24 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Frank G. Clement 640,290 79.37% Republican Party (United States) R. Beecher Witt 166,377 20.62% 104 0.01% 473,913 806,771 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1952 United States presidential election in Tennessee References 1952 Tennessee Gubernatorial