1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1904 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee 1897 Presidential no 1902 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1902 1906 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1906 November 8, 1904 File:FRASIER, JAMES B. SENATOR LCCN2016856852 (Cropped) (cropped).jpg 150x150px James B. Frazier Democratic Party (United States) 131,503 55.72% File:3x4.svg Jessie M. Littleton Republican Party (United States) 103,409 43.81% 1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsFrazier: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Littleton: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% Governor James B. Frazier Democratic Party (United States) James B. Frazier Democratic Party (United States) The 1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Incumbent Democratic governor James B. Frazier defeated Republican Winchester mayor Jessie M. Littleton with 55.72% of the vote. Background Republicans nominated Winchester mayor Jesse Littleton to challenge Frazier. In September, governor Frazier and Littleton engaged in a series of fierce debates, primarily over the Four Mile Law, which Littleton argued should extend to the entire state, while Frazier, not wanting to further agitate liquor interests, argued that larger cities should remain exempt.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 239-242. On election day, Frazier won easily, capturing 131,503 votes to 103,409 for Littleton.Stanley Folmsbee, Robert Corlew, and Enoch Mitchell, Tennessee: A Short History (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1969), p. 436n. General election Candidates Major party candidates James B. Frazier, Democratic Jessie M. Littleton, Republican Other candidates John M. Ray, Socialist Results 1904 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-09-07 Democratic Party (United States) James B. Frazier (incumbent) 131,503 55.72% Republican Party (United States) Jessie M. Littleton 103,409 43.81% Socialist Party USA John M. Ray 1,109 0.47% 28,094 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1904 United States presidential election in Tennessee References collapsed 1904 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1904 in the United States