1966 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Buford Ellington won the 1966 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Buford Ellington received 532,998 popular votes (81.18%). The main challenger was H.L. Crowder (9.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellington and Crowder

Ellington +71.3 pts · won by 468,396 votes
532,998 votes
H.L. CrowderIndependent9.84%
64,602 votes
Charlie MoffettIndependent7.65%
50,221 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.