1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1946 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Mccord-jim-nance.jpg 150x150px Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) 149,937 65.35% File:William_Oscar_Lowe.jpg William O. Lowe Republican Party (United States) 73,222 31.91% 1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcCord: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%#3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Lowe: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic governor Jim Nance McCord defeated Republican nominee William O. Lowe with 65.4% of the vote. In the primary campaign, McCord faced a primary challenge from former governor Gordon Browning (who was in Germany and did not actively campaign).Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 336-343. The 1946 primary was marred by an uprising known as the "Battle of Athens," which erupted when several hundred ex-World War II veterans launched an armed assault on the jail in Athens, Tennessee, where the sheriff and several Crump-linked figures had retreated with ballot boxes, presumably to fix local elections. McCord dispatched the state guard to restore order.Jennifer Brooks, "Battle of Athens," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 17 December 2012. McCord comfortably defeated Browning, winning the primary with 59.8% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 1, 1946.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-13 Democratic primary Candidates Jim Nance McCord, incumbent governor Gordon Browning, former governor John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney Leah Richardson Results Democratic primary results Jim Nance McCord (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 187,119 59.82% Gordon Browning Democratic Party (United States) 120,535 38.53% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,902 0.93% Leah Richardson Democratic Party (United States) 2,249 0.72% 312,805 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Jim Nance McCord, Democratic William O. Lowe, Republicanhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/77544981/w-o-chink-lowe-dies-of-heart-seizure/ W. O. 'Chink' Lowe Dies Of Heart Seizure The Knoxville Journal Knoxville, Tennessee 1 March 13, 1949 May 11, 2021 newspapers.com Other candidates John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent Results 1946 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 2020-04-13 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Jim Nance McCord (incumbent) 149,937 65.35% Republican Party (United States) William O. Lowe 73,222 31.91% Independent politician John Randolph Neal Jr. 6,296 2.74% 76,715 229,456 Democratic Party (United States) References 1946 Tennessee Gubernatorial