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1928 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1928 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Hollis Horton won the 1928 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Henry Hollis Horton received 195,546 popular votes (61.06%). The main challenger was Raleigh Hopkins (38.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Horton and Hopkins

Horton +22.1 pts · won by 70,813 votes
Henry Hollis HortonDemocraticWINNER61.06%
195,546 votes
Raleigh HopkinsRepublican38.95%
124,733 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.