1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial election in Tennessee
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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
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
- John P. Buchanan, President of the Tennessee Farmers' Alliance[2]
Withdrew
- Jere Baxter, businessman (withdrew during 26th ballot)
- Josiah Patterson, former State Representative (withdrew during 26th ballot)
- John May Taylor, former U.S. Representative (withdrew after 23rd ballot)
Results
Partial results of the balloting were as follows (excluding fractions).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 15th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | |
| Buchanan | 759 | 749 | 749 | 754 | 735 | 738 | 729 | 749 | 764 | 749 | 719 | 720 | 734 | 751 | 789 | 801 | acclamation | |||
| Patterson | 370 | 370 | 371 | 385 | 364 | 382 | 375 | 360 | 374 | 401 | 374 | 379 | 374 | 349 | 448 | 433 | withdrew | |||
| Baxter | 297 | 312 | 310 | 298 | 314 | 306 | 307 | 306 | 294 | 306 | 355 | 349 | 353 | 360 | 360 | 370 | withdrew | |||
| Taylor | 177 | 170 | 172 | 168 | 158 | 178 | 198 | 169 | 129 | 147 | 144 | 158 | 146 | 141 | withdrew | |||||
| Turney | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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
- Lewis T. Baxter, Republican
- John P. Buchanan, Democratic
- Rev. David C. Kelley, Prohibition[12]
Results
| 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
- ^ "Buchanan Nominated". Asheville daily citizen. Asheville, N.C. July 19, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Langsdon, Phillip (2000). Tennessee: A Political History. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-57736-125-3.
- ^ "Buchanan Leads The Vote" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 16, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Casting Ballots". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 16, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Convention Echoes". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 17, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Tennessee's Democrats". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 18, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Buchanan For Governor" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 19, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Farmers' Man Wins". The evening world. New York, N.Y. July 19, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Convention". Southern standard. McMinnville, Tenn. July 19, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "His Name Is Baxter". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. July 31, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Tennessee's Republicans". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 31, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Editorial Items". The Southern herald. Liberty, Miss. July 25, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 296–297.
- ^ Miller, Chas. A. (1890). The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers. p. 280.
- ^ Tennessee, The Volunteer State 1769-1923. Vol. 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.
