1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Nominee William B. Bate Alvin Hawkins Party Low Tax Democrat Republican Popular vote 120,637 93,168 Percentage 52.85% 40.81%

County results Bate:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Hawkins:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election Alvin Hawkins Republican Elected Governor William B. Bate Low Tax Democrat

The 1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Alvin Hawkins lost re-election against Democratic nominee and former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives William B. Bate. ^{[1] [2]}

William B. Bate was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of Tennessee on January 15, 1883. ^[3]

Aftermath

Although Hawkins failed to win re-election, he was praised by members of both parties for running an honest government, helping to erase the stigma attached to the Republican Party as a result of the Brownlow administration's radical post-war policies. ^[4] Hawkins also enacted several judicial and educational reforms. ^[4]

General election

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1882 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William B. Bate	120,637	52.85
	Republican	Alvin Hawkins (incumbent)	93,168	40.81
	Greenback	J. R. Beasley	9,660	4.23
	Debt-Paying Democrat	J. H. Fussell	4,814	2.11
Total votes			228,279	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 207-210.
2. "Our Campaigns - TN Governor Race - Nov 07, 1882". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
3. "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 1, 2011. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
4. Russell Fowler, Alvin Hawkins, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: November 3, 2012.
5. Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.