1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 File:Mccord-jim-nance.jpg 150x150px Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) 275,746 62.50% 3x4.svg John W. Kilgo Republican Party (United States) 158,742 35.98% 1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcCord: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Kilgo: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic U.S. Representative Jim Nance McCord defeated Republican Greeneville attorney John Wesley Kilgo with 62.5% of the vote.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 336-343. In the primary election, McCord sought his party's nomination for governor in the race to succeed the incumbent, Prentice Cooper, who was term-limited.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 336-343. With the support of powerful Memphis political boss, E. H. Crump, McCord won the primary by a lopsided margin over Knoxville law professor John R. Neal and Nashville attorney Rex Manning.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 336-343. After losing the Democratic primary, Neal ran in the general election as an independent. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 3, 1944.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-22 Democratic primary Candidates Jim Nance McCord, U.S. Representative John Randolph Neal Jr., attorney W. Rex Manning, attorney Results Democratic primary results Jim Nance McCord Democratic Party (United States) 132,466 87.36% John Randolph Neal Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 11,659 7.69% W. Rex Manning Democratic Party (United States) 7,510 4.95% 151,635 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John W. Kilgo W. O. Lowe H. C. Lowery L. L. Guinn Roy Acuff, country music singer Sam J. McAllister Results Republican primary results John W. Kilgo Republican Party (United States) 33,979 63.85% W. O. Lowe Republican Party (United States) 13,425 25.23% H. C. Lowery Republican Party (United States) 3,681 6.92% L. L. Guinn Republican Party (United States) 1,080 2.03% Roy Acuff Republican Party (United States) 738 1.39% Sam J. McAllister Republican Party (United States) 313 0.59% 53,216 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Jim Nance McCord, Democratic John W. Kilgo, Republican Other candidates John Randolph Neal Jr., Independent Results 1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Jim Nance McCord 275,746 62.50% Republican Party (United States) John W. Kilgo 158,742 35.98% Independent politician John Randolph Neal Jr. 6,703 1.52% 117,004 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1944 United States presidential election in Tennessee References 1944 Tennessee Gubernatorial