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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.
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.
Primary elections were held on August 3, 1922.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Austin Peay | 63,940 | 39.21 | |
| Democratic | Benton McMillin | 59,922 | 36.75 | |
| Democratic | Harvey H. Hannah | 24,062 | 14.76 | |
| Democratic | L. E. Gwinn | 15,137 | 9.28 | |
| Total votes | 163,061 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Austin Peay | 141,012 | 57.89% | ||
| Republican | Alfred A. Taylor (incumbent) | 102,586 | 42.11% | ||
| Majority | 38,426 | ||||
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