1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Governor Prentice Cooper defeated Republican nominee C. N. Frazier with 70.2% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 6, 1942.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Prentice Cooper, incumbent Governor
John Ridley Mitchell, former U.S. Representative from Cookeville
J. Bailey Wray

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Prentice Cooper (incumbent)	171,259	57.63
	Democratic	John Ridley Mitchell	124,037	41.74
	Democratic	J. Bailey Wray	1,901	0.64
Total votes			297,197	100.00

General election

Candidates

Prentice Cooper, Democratic
C. N. Frazier, Republican

Results

1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Prentice Cooper (incumbent)	120,148	70.15%
	Republican	C. N. Frazier	51,120	29.85%
Majority			69,028
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[google1-1] Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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