1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic nominee Austin Peay defeated incumbent Republican governor Alfred A. Taylor with 57.9% of the vote.

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1922 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 7, 1922 1924 â†’

Nominee Austin Peay Alfred A. Taylor Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 141,012 102,586 Percentage 57.89% 42.11%

County results Peay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Taylor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election Alfred A. Taylor Republican Elected Governor Austin Peay Democratic

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Peay narrowly won the Democratic primary against Benton McMillin, defeating him by a little over 2%. With this win, Peay flipped the state back into Democratic control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Democrats. This is the last time that an incumbent governor of Tennessee lost reelection.