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1938 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Prentice Cooper won the 1938 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Prentice Cooper received 210,567 popular votes (71.72%). The main challenger was Howard Baker Sr. (28.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooper and Sr.

Cooper +43.4 pts · won by 127,536 votes
Prentice CooperDemocraticWINNER71.72%
210,567 votes
Howard Baker Sr.Republican28.28%
83,031 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.