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1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1888 November 4, 1890 1892 →
 
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%

County results
Buchanan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Baxter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
No data:      

Governor before election

Robert Love Taylor
Democratic

Elected Governor

John P. Buchanan
Democratic

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

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Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

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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

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Withdrew

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Results

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

Republican nomination

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

Candidate

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  • Lewis T. Baxter, banker[2]

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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  1. ^ "Buchanan Nominated". Asheville daily citizen. Asheville, N.C. July 19, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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. July 16, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Casting Ballots". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 16, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Convention Echoes". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 17, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tennessee's Democrats". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 18, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Buchanan For Governor" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 19, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Farmers' Man Wins". The evening world. New York, N.Y. July 19, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Convention". Southern standard. McMinnville, Tenn. July 19, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "His Name Is Baxter". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. July 31, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tennessee's Republicans". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 31, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Editorial Items". The Southern herald. Liberty, Miss. July 25, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 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. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1923. p. 75.

Bibliography

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