1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1896 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 File:Taylor-robert-love-1897.jpg 150x150px Robert Love Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 156,227 48.75% File:George N. Tillman (3).jpg G. N. Tillman Republican Party (United States) 149,374 46.61% File:1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsTaylor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Tillman: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Peter Turney Democratic Party (United States) Robert Love Taylor Democratic Party (United States) The 1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Former Democratic governor Robert Love Taylor narrowly defeated Republican nominee G. N. Tillman with 48.75% of the vote.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 213-228. The Democratic Party was concerned about Republicans' chances of winning the governor's office and believed that the incumbent, Peter Turney, had won the office by using questionable tactics two years earlier. When several Democratic leaders invited Taylor to run, he reluctantly agreed and defeated Turney for the party's nomination in August 1896. After Taylor narrowly won in the fierce general election campaign, Republicans suggested voting irregularities had helped Taylor win. However, the Democratic-dominated state legislature obstructed any attempt at an investigation. General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert Love Taylor, Democratic G. N. Tillman, Republican Other candidates A. L. Mims, People's Josephus Hopwood, Prohibition Results 1896 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-09-13 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Love Taylor 156,227 48.75% Republican Party (United States) G. N. Tillman 149,374 46.61% People's Party (United States) A. L. Mims 11,971 3.74% Prohibition Party Josephus Hopwood 2,894 0.90% 6,853 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1896 United States presidential election in Tennessee References 1896 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1896 in the United States