1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1882 1886 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1886 November 4, 1884 File:Portrait of Governor William B. Bate.jpg William B. Bate Democratic Party (United States) 132,201 51.24% File:3x4.svg Frank T. Reid Republican Party (United States) 125,246 48.55% File:1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBate: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596ff >90%Reid: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%No data: #808080 Governor William B. Bate Democratic Party (United States) William B. Bate Democratic Party (United States) The 1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Incumbent Democratic governor William B. Bate defeated Republican nominee Frank T. Reid with 51.24% of the vote.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-09-17 Background After Governor Bate's inauguration, he signed his debt plan into law, finally resolving the debt issue that had dogged the state for over a decade.John Thweatt, William B. Bate, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 6 November 2012. There was still considerable anger over how the crisis was resolved, however, which threatened Bate's re-election chances in 1884. The Republican candidate, Nashville judge Frank T. Reid, mounted a strong campaign, but Bate won re-election by a vote of 132,201 to 125,246.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 211-213. General election Candidates Major party candidates William B. Bate, Democratic Frank T. Reid, Republican Other candidates (FNU) Buchanan, Greenback Results 1884 Tennessee gubernatorial electionTennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170. Democratic Party (United States) William B. Bate (incumbent) 132,201 51.24% Republican Party (United States) Frank T. Reid 125,246 48.55% Greenback Party (FNU) Buchanan 549 0.21% 6,955 257,996 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1884 United States presidential election in Tennessee References 1884 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1884 in the United States