1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1950 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1948 1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1952 November 7, 1950 File:Gordon Browning (TN).png 150x150px Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) 184,437 78.09% File:John Randolph Neal 1925 (1).jpg John Randolph Neal Jr. Independent politician 51,757 21.91% 1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBrowning: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) The 1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Gordon Browning defeated Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. with 78.1% of the vote, carrying every county in the state. For the first time since the Civil war, no Republican ran in the general election.Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1950. Retrieved: 13 December 2012. Browning beat back a primary challenge by Nashville attorney and state senator Clifford Allen, winning the nomination 267,855 votes to 208,634.Our Campaigns - TN Governor Primary, 1950. Retrieved: 13 December 2012. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 3, 1950.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-10 Democratic primary Candidates Gordon Browning, incumbent governor Clifford Allen, State Senator John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney Porter Freeman Results Democratic primary results Gordon Browning (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 267,855 55.66% Clifford Allen Democratic Party (United States) 208,634 43.35% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,875 0.60% Porter Freeman Democratic Party (United States) 1,907 0.40% 481,271 100.00% General election Candidates Gordon Browning, Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent Results 1950 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 2020-04-10 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Gordon Browning (incumbent) 184,437 78.09% Independent politician John Randolph Neal Jr. 51,757 21.91% 132,680 236,194 Democratic Party (United States) References 1950 Tennessee Gubernatorial