1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1914 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1912 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1912 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1916 November 3, 1914 File:Rye-thomas-clarke-by-bain.jpg Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) 137,636 53.55% File:HOOPER, B. HONORABLE (Crop).jpg Ben W. Hooper Republican Party (United States) 117,717 45.80% 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsRye: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Hooper: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Ben W. Hooper Republican Party (United States) Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) The 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Democratic nominee Thomas Clarke Rye defeated incumbent Republican governor Ben W. Hooper with 53.55% of the vote. Background Regular Democrats accepted statewide prohibition as part of the party's platform, ending the party's internal divisions. Lacking the support of the Independent Democrats, Hooper was defeated by Democratic candidate Thomas C. Rye.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 266–288. General election Candidates Thomas Clarke Rye, Democratic Ben W. Hooper, Republican J. N. Lotspeich, Socialist Results 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-08-06 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Clarke Rye 137,636 53.55% Republican Party (United States) Ben W. Hooper (incumbent) 117,717 45.80% Socialist Party USA J. N. Lotspeich 1,671 0.65% 19,919 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1914 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1914 in the United States