1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.

1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
November 4, 1890
 
Nominee John P. Buchanan Lewis T. Baxter David C. Kelley
Party Democratic Republican Prohibition
Popular vote 113,549 76,081 11,082
Percentage 56.57% 37.91% 5.52%
Governor before election

Robert Love Taylor
Democratic

 Elected Governor

John P. Buchanan
Democratic

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Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Love Taylor did not seek re-election.

Democratic nominee John P. Buchanan defeated Republican nominee Lewis T. Baxter and Prohibition nominee D. C. Kelley with 56.57% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on July 15 to 18 at Nashville. John P. Buchanan was nominated by acclamation on the twenty-sixth ballot.[1]

Candidate

Withdrew

Results

Partial results of the balloting were as follows (excluding fractions).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on July 30 at Nashville. Lewis T. Baxter was nominated by acclamation.[10][11]

Candidate
  • Lewis T. Baxter, banker[2]

General election

Candidates

Results
1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election[13][14][15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John P. Buchanan 113,549 56.57%
Republican Lewis T. Baxter 76,081 37.91%
Prohibition D. C. Kelley 11,082 5.52%
Majority 37,468 18.66%
Turnout 200,712 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. "Buchanan Nominated". Asheville daily citizen. Asheville, N.C. 19 July 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Langsdon, Phillip (2000). Tennessee: A Political History. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-57736-125-3.
  3. "Buchanan Leads The Vote" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. 16 July 1890. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "Casting Ballots". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. 16 July 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. "Convention Echoes". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. 17 July 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. "Tennessee's Democrats". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. 18 July 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Buchanan For Governor" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. 19 July 1890. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "The Farmers' Man Wins". The evening world. New York, N.Y. 19 July 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. "The Convention". Southern standard. McMinnville, Tenn. 19 July 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "His Name Is Baxter". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. 31 July 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. "Tennessee's Republicans". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. 31 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. "Editorial Items". The Southern herald. Liberty, Miss. 25 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. Glashan 1979, pp. 296–297.
  15. Miller, Chas. A. (1890). The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers. p. 280.
  16. Tennessee, The Volunteer State 1769-1923. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1923. p. 75.

Bibliography
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
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