The 1950 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gordon Browning defeated Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. with 78.1% of the vote, carrying every county in the state.
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County results Browning: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on August 3, 1950.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gordon Browning (incumbent) | 267,855 | 55.66% | |
Democratic | Clifford Allen | 208,634 | 43.35% | |
Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 2,875 | 0.60% | |
Democratic | Porter Freeman | 1,907 | 0.40% | |
Total votes | 481,271 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gordon Browning (incumbent) | 184,437 | 78.09% | ||
Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 51,757 | 21.91% | ||
Majority | 132,680 | ||||
Turnout | 236,194 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |