1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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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[edit]
Nominations were made by party conventions.
Democratic nomination[edit]
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[edit]
- John P. Buchanan, President of the Tennessee Farmers' Alliance[2]
Withdrew[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
The Republican convention was held on July 30 at Nashville. Lewis T. Baxter was nominated by acclamation.[10][11]
Candidate[edit]
- Lewis T. Baxter, banker[2]
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Lewis T. Baxter, Republican
- John P. Buchanan, Democratic
- Rev. David C. Kelley, Prohibition[12]
Results[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.