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1930 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1930 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Hollis Horton won the 1930 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Henry Hollis Horton received 153,341 popular votes (63.84%). The main challenger was C. Arthur Bruce (35.62%).

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

Horton +28.2 pts · won by 67,783 votes
Henry Hollis HortonDemocraticWINNER63.84%
153,341 votes
C. Arthur BruceRepublican35.62%
85,558 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.