1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1930 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1928 1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1932 November 4, 1930 file:Henry Hollis Horton.jpg 150x150px Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) 153,341 63.84% 3x4.svg C. Arthur Bruce Republican Party (United States) 85,558 35.62% 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsHorton: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Bruce: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic governor Henry Hollis Horton defeated Republican nominee C. Arthur Bruce with 63.8% of the vote. During Horton's second term, he and Luke Lea, the publisher of the Nashville Tennessean, began using state patronage to distribute jobs in Memphis in an attempt to weaken E. H. Crump's influence there.Jeanette Keith, "Henry Horton," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 9 December 2012. Crump, who was running for Congress and wanted to focus on his own campaign, agreed to support Horton in the 1930 governor's race if he and Lea would stop providing patronage to his foes. With Crump out of the way, Horton defeated his chief opponent, Lambert Estes Gwinn, in the Democratic primary. He went on to win the general election.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 312-318. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 7, 1930.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-04 Democratic primary Candidates Henry Hollis Horton, incumbent governor Lambert Estes Gwinn, former state senator Results Democratic primary results Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 144,990 58.87% Lambert Estes Gwinn Democratic Party (United States) 101,285 41.13% 246,275 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Henry Hollis Horton, Democratic C. Arthur Bruce, Republican Other candidates Samuel Borenstein, Independent Results 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) 153,341 63.84% Republican Party (United States) C. Arthur Bruce 85,558 35.62% Independent politician Samuel Borenstein 1,296 0.54% 67,783 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1930 United States Senate elections in Tennessee References 1930 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1930 in the United States