1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1942 United States gubernatorial elections.

1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 3, 1942
 
Nominee Prentice Cooper C. N. Frazier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 120,148 51,120
Percentage 70.15% 29.85%
County results
Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Frazier:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Prentice Cooper
Democratic

Elected Governor

Prentice Cooper
Democratic

The 1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic governor Prentice Cooper defeated Republican nominee C. N. Frazier with 70.2% of the vote.

In the Democratic primary, Judge John Ridley Mitchell, who despised Memphis political boss E. H. Crump, sought the party's nomination for governor but was defeated by Cooper, 171,259 votes to 124,037.

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