1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1916 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1914 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1918 November 7, 1916 File:Rye-thomas-clarke-by-bain.jpg Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) 146,759 55.04% File:John W. Overall.png John W. Overall Republican Party (United States) 117,819 44.19% 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsRye: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Overall: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic governor Thomas Clarke Rye defeated Republican nominee John W. Overall with 55.04% of the vote. General election Candidates Thomas Clarke Rye, Democratic John W. Overall, Republican L. A. Wiles, Socialist Results 1916 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 (incumbent) 146,759 55.04% Republican Party (United States) John W. Overall 117,819 44.19% Socialist Party USA L. A. Wiles 2,070 0.78% 28,940 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1916 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1916 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1916 in the United States