1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1898 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee 1897 Presidential no 1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1896 1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1900 November 8, 1898 File:Benton McMillin 3575401083 6b3c77e538 o.jpg Benton McMillin Democratic Party (United States) 105,640 57.92% File:James Alexander Fowler (1922).jpg James Alexander Fowler Republican Party (United States) 72,611 39.81% 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsMcMillin: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Fowler: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Robert Love Taylor Democratic Party (United States) Benton McMillin Democratic Party (United States) The 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Democratic governor Robert Love Taylor did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Benton McMillin defeated Republican nominee James Alexander Fowler with 57.92% of the vote. Background In 1897, McMillin sought the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Isham G. Harris. Failing to garner any support, he then sought and successfully obtained the Democratic nomination for governor the following year in the race to succeed the popular governor Robert Love Taylor. McMillin won by a large margin on election day, with 105,640 votes to 72,611 for Republican candidate James Alexander Fowler, 2,428 for Populist candidate W.D. Turley, and 1,722 for Prohibition candidate R.N. Richardson.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 232–237.Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1898. Retrieved: 27 November 2012. General election Candidates Major party candidates Benton McMillin, Democratic James Alexander Fowler, Republican Other candidates W. D. Turnley, People's R. N. Richardson, Prohibition Results 1898 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) Benton McMillin 105,640 57.92% Republican Party (United States) James Alexander Fowler 72,611 39.81% People's Party (United States) W. D. Turnley 2,428 1.33% Prohibition Party R. N. Richardson 1,722 0.94% 33,029 Democratic Party (United States) References collapsed 1898 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1898 in the United States