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1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Lemuel Padgett won the 1912 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Lemuel Padgett received 12,751 popular votes (55.07%). The main challenger was J J Turner (44.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Padgett and Turner

Padgett +10.2 pts · won by 2,371 votes
Lemuel PadgettDemocraticWINNER55.07%
12,751 votes
J J TurnerDemocratic44.83%
10,380 votes
D H Bevissocialist0.1%
23 votes
HughesRepublican0%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.