1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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  1896 November 8, 1898 1900  
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Nominee Benton McMillin James Alexander Fowler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote105,64072,611
Percentage57.92%39.81%

Governor before election

Robert Love Taylor
Democratic

Elected Governor

Benton McMillin
Democratic

The 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Democratic nominee Benton McMillin defeated Republican nominee James Alexander Fowler with 57.92% of the vote.

Contents

Background

In 1897, McMillin sought the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Isham G. Harris. Failing to garner any support, he then sought and successfully obtained the Democratic nomination for governor the following year in the race to succeed the popular Governor Robert Love Taylor. McMillin won by a large margin on election day, with 105,640 votes to 72,611 for Republican candidate James Alexander Fowler, 2,428 for Populist candidate W.D. Turley, and 1,722 for Prohibition candidate R.N. Richardson. [1] [2]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benton McMillin 105,640 57.92%
Republican James Alexander Fowler 72,61139.81%
Populist W. D. Turnley2,4281.33%
Prohibition R. N. Richardson1,7220.94%
Majority33,029
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 232–237.
  2. Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1898. Retrieved: 27 November 2012.
  3. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved September 13, 2020.