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1944 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1944 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Jim Nance McCord won the 1944 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Jim Nance McCord received 275,746 popular votes (62.5%). The main challenger was John W. Kilgo (35.98%).

See the full head-to-head between McCord and Kilgo

McCord +26.5 pts · won by 117,004 votes
Jim Nance McCordDemocraticWINNER62.5%
275,746 votes
John W. KilgoRepublican35.98%
158,742 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.