1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election
  1892 November 6, 1894 1896  
  Turney-peter-by-branson.jpg Portrait of Henry Clay Evans (3x4a).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Peter Turney Henry Clay Evans A. L. Mims
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote94,62092,26623,092
Percentage45.06%43.94%11.00%

1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Turney:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Evans:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Peter Turney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Peter Turney
Democratic

The 1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Democratic governor Peter Turney defeated former congressman and Republican nominee Henry Clay Evans with 45.06% of the vote.

Contents

Henry Clay Evans had been gerrymandered out of office for supporting the Lodge Bill. Though Turney painted Evans as a "carpetbagger," Evans ran an effective campaign, and the initial vote tally on election day indicated Evans had won with 105,104 votes to 104,356 for Turney, and 23,088 for Populist candidate A.J. Mims. The Democratic-controlled legislature, however, declared voter fraud had occurred and negated over 23,000 votes, allowing Turney to win the election by 2,000 votes. [1]

General election

Candidates

Results

1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Peter Turney (incumbent) 94,620 45.06%
Republican Henry Clay Evans 92,26643.94%
Populist A. L. Mims23,09211.00%
Majority2,354
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 223-227.
  2. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved September 14, 2020.