The 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Austin Peay defeated Republican nominee Walter White with 64.7% of the vote, improving on his performance from 1924.
Bidd, Donald, ed. (2005). Guide to U.S. Elections. Vol. 2 (5 ed.). CQ Press. ISBN1568029810.
April 10, 2024
1926, tennessee, gubernatorial, election, also, 1926, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1926, incumbent, democratic, governor, austin, peay, defeated, republican, nominee, walter, white, with, vote, improving, performance, from, 1924, 1. See also 1926 United States gubernatorial elections The 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2 1926 Incumbent Democratic Governor Austin Peay defeated Republican nominee Walter White with 64 7 of the vote improving on his performance from 1924 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1924 November 2 1926 1928 Nominee Austin Peay Walter WhiteParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 84 979 46 238Percentage 64 7 35 2 County resultsPeay 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 White 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionAustin PeayDemocratic Elected Governor Austin PeayDemocraticPeay narrowly won the Democratic primary against Hill McAlister defeating him by a little over 4 Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 References 4 Works citedPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on August 5 1926 1 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Austin Peay incumbent Governor Hill McAlister Tennessee State Treasurer John Randolph Neal Jr attorneyResults edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Austin Peay incumbent 96 545 51 62Democratic Hill McAlister 88 488 47 31Democratic John Randolph Neal Jr 2 015 1 08Total votes 187 048 100 00General election editCandidates edit Major party candidates Austin Peay Democratic Walter White RepublicanResults edit 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Austin Peay incumbent 84 979 64 76 Republican Walter White 46 238 35 24 Total votes 131 217 100 00 References edit a b Guide to U S elections CQ Press Congressional Quarterly inc CQ Press 2005 ISBN 9781568029818 Retrieved June 10 2020 Congressional Quarterly 2005 p 1529 Works cited editBidd Donald ed 2005 Guide to U S Elections Vol 2 5 ed CQ Press ISBN 1568029810 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1926 Tennessee gubernatorial election amp oldid 1201204528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
