1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Winfield Dunn was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Democratic nominee Ray Blanton defeated Republican opponent Lamar Alexander with 55.4% of the vote.
For related races, see 1974 United States gubernatorial elections.
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County results Blanton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Alexander: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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With this win, Blanton flipped the state back into Democratic control, with the state state legislature also being controlled by Democrats.