1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1928 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1926 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1930 November 6, 1928 File:Henry Hollis Horton.jpg 150x150px Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) 195,546 61.06% 3x4.svg Raleigh Hopkins Republican Party (United States) 124,733 38.95% 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHorton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Hopkins: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) The 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic governor Austin Peay died in office on October 2, 1927. Tennessee's Democratic Speaker of the Senate, Henry Hollis Horton became governor according to Tennessee's gubernatorial succession law. In the general election, Henry defeated Republican nominee Raleigh Hopkins with 61.1% of the vote. In the primary election, Horton turned to Austin Peay's longtime adviser, Luke Lea, publisher of the Nashville Tennessean, to help him win re-election. Lea's rivals, Memphis political boss E. H. Crump and Nashville political boss Hilary Howse endorsed Hill McAlister, who had been defeated by Peay in 1926. A third candidate, Lewis S. Pope also sought the Democratic nomination and had the backing of Peay's widow. After a hard-fought primary campaign, Horton won the nomination with 97,333 votes to 92,017 for McAlister and 27,779 for Pope.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 312-318. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 2, 1928.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-10 Democratic primary Candidates Henry Hollis Horton, incumbent governor Hill McAlister, Tennessee State Treasurer Lewis S. Pope D. W. Dodson Results Democratic primary results Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 97,333 44.72% Hill McAlister Democratic Party (United States) 92,017 42.27% Lewis S. Pope Democratic Party (United States) 27,779 12.76% D. W. Dodson Democratic Party (United States) 543 0.25% 217,672 100.00% General election Candidates Henry Hollis Horton, Democratic Raleigh Hopkins, Republican Results 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) 195,546 61.06% Republican Party (United States) Raleigh Hopkins 124,733 38.95% 70,813 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1928 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1928 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1928 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1928 in the United States