1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1888 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1888 1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1892 November 4, 1890 x150px John P. Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) 113,549 56.57% x120px Lewis T. Baxter Republican Party (United States) 76,081 37.91% x120px David C. Kelley Prohibition Party 11,082 5.52% File:1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBuchanan: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Baxter: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%No data: #808080 Governor Robert Love Taylor Democratic Party (United States) John P. Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) 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. Buchanan Nominated https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91068076/1890-07-19/ed-1/seq-1/ Asheville daily citizen Asheville, N.C. 19 July 1890 1 3 December 2020 Candidate John P. Buchanan, President of the Tennessee Farmers' AllianceLangsdon Phillip 2000 Tennessee: A Political History https://archive.org/details/tennesseepolitic0000lang_s0q1/page/220/mode/2up Franklin, Tennessee Hillsboro Press 221 1-57736-125-3 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). Buchanan Leads The Vote https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1890/07/16/103252991.pdf New York Times New York, NY 16 July 1890 3 December 2020 Casting Ballots https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88061072/1890-07-16/ed-1/seq-4/ Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle Clarksville, Tenn. 16 July 1890 4 3 December 2020 Convention Echoes https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88061072/1890-07-17/ed-1/seq-4/ Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle Clarksville, Tenn. 17 July 1890 4 3 December 2020 Tennessee's Democrats https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1890-07-18/ed-1/seq-1/ The morning news Savannah, Ga. 18 July 1890 1 3 December 2020 Buchanan For Governor https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1890/07/19/106039903.pdf New York Times New York, NY 19 July 1890 3 December 2020 The Farmers' Man Wins https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1890-07-19/ed-1/seq-4/ The evening world New York, N.Y. 19 July 1890 4 3 December 2020 The Convention https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86090474/1890-07-19/ed-1/seq-5/ Southern standard McMinnville, Tenn. 19 July 1890 5 3 December 2020 Gubernatorial Ballot1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 15th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26thBuchanan 759749749754735738729749764749719720734751789801acclamationPatterson370370371385364382375360374401374379374349448433withdrewBaxter297312310298314306307306294306355349353360360370withdrewTaylor177170172168158178198169129147144158146141 withdrewTurney7 Republican nomination The Republican convention was held on July 30 at Nashville. Lewis T. Baxter was nominated by acclamation. His Name Is Baxter https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-07-31/ed-1/seq-5/ St. Paul daily globe Saint Paul, Minn. 31 July 1890 5 3 December 2020 Tennessee's Republicans https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1890-07-31/ed-1/seq-2/ The morning news Savannah, Ga. 31 July 1890 2 3 December 2020 Candidate Lewis T. Baxter, banker General election Candidates Lewis T. Baxter, Republican John P. Buchanan, Democratic Rev. David C. Kelley, Prohibition Editorial Items https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87007277/1890-07-25/ed-1/seq-2/ The Southern herald Liberty, Miss. 25 July 1890 2 3 December 2020 Results 1890 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264750 TN Governor, 1890 Our Campaigns 3 December 2020Glashan 1979 296–297Miller Chas. A. 1890 The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee https://books.google.com/books?id=2NEGAQAAIAAJ Nashville, Tenn. Marshall & Bruce, Stationers 280 1923 Tennessee, The Volunteer State 1769-1923 II https://archive.org/details/tennesseevolunte02moor/page/74/mode/2up Chicago The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 75 Democratic Party (United States) John P. Buchanan 113,549 56.57% Republican Party (United States) Lewis T. Baxter 76,081 37.91% Prohibition Party D. C. Kelley 11,082 5.52% 37,468 18.66% 200,712 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 1890 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1890 in the United States