1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1922 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1920 1924 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1924 November 7, 1922 File:AustinPeay (cropped).jpg 150x150px Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) 141,012 57.89% File:'Alf' Taylor, Gov. of Tenn., 2-15-22 LOC npcc.05764 (Cropped).jpg Alfred A. Taylor Republican Party (United States) 102,586 42.11% 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPeay: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Taylor: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% Governor Alfred A. Taylor Republican Party (United States) Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-14 Democratic primary Candidates Austin Peay, former state representative Benton McMillin, former governor Harvey H. Hannah L. E. Gwinn Results Democratic primary results Austin Peay Democratic Party (United States) 63,940 39.21 Benton McMillin Democratic Party (United States) 59,922 36.75 Harvey H. Hannah Democratic Party (United States) 24,062 14.76 L. E. Gwinn Democratic Party (United States) 15,137 9.28 163,061 100.00 General election Candidates Austin Peay, Democratic Alfred A. Taylor, Republican Results 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Austin Peay 141,012 57.89% Republican Party (United States) Alfred A. Taylor (incumbent) 102,586 42.11% 38,426 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1922 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1922 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1922 in the United States