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1948 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1948 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Gordon Browning won the 1948 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Gordon Browning received 363,903 popular votes (66.91%). The main challenger was Roy Acuff (33.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Browning and Acuff

Browning +33.8 pts · won by 183,946 votes
Gordon BrowningDemocraticWINNER66.91%
363,903 votes
Roy AcuffRepublican33.09%
179,957 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.