1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 4, 1930
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The 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic governor Henry Hollis Horton defeated Republican nominee C. Arthur Bruce with 63.8% of the vote.
During Horton's second term, he and Luke Lea, the publisher of the Nashville Tennessean, began using state patronage to distribute jobs in Memphis in an attempt to weaken E. H. Crump's influence there.[1] Crump, who was running for Congress and wanted to focus on his own campaign, agreed to support Horton in the 1930 governor's race if he and Lea would stop providing patronage to his foes. With Crump out of the way, Horton defeated his chief opponent, Lambert Estes Gwinn, in the Democratic primary. He went on to win the general election.[2]
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1930.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Henry Hollis Horton, incumbent governor
- Lambert Estes Gwinn, former state senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) | 144,990 | 58.87% | |
| Democratic | Lambert Estes Gwinn | 101,285 | 41.13% | |
| Total votes | 246,275 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Henry Hollis Horton, Democratic
- C. Arthur Bruce, Republican
Other candidates
- Samuel Borenstein, Independent
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Hollis Horton (incumbent) | 153,341 | 63.84% | ||
| Republican | C. Arthur Bruce | 85,558 | 35.62% | ||
| Independent | Samuel Borenstein | 1,296 | 0.54% | ||
| Majority | 67,783 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Jeanette Keith, "Henry Horton," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 9 December 2012.
- ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 312-318.
- ^ a b c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 4, 2020.