1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election
| country = Tennessee
| flag_year = 1897
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1896 Tennessee gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1896
| next_election = 1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1900
| election_date = November 8, 1898
| image1 = File:Benton McMillin 3575401083 6b3c77e538 o.jpg
| nominee1 = Benton McMillin
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 105,640
| percentage1 = 57.92%
| image2 = File:James Alexander Fowler (1922).jpg
| nominee2 = James Alexander Fowler
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 72,611
| percentage2 = 39.81%
| map_image = 1898 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = County results
McMillin: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Fowler: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Robert Love Taylor
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Benton McMillin
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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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.[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264754 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=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Benton McMillin
| votes = 105,640
| percentage = 57.92%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = James Alexander Fowler
| votes = 72,611
| percentage = 39.81%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = People's Party (United States)
| candidate = W. D. Turnley
| votes = 2,428
| percentage = 1.33%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = R. N. Richardson
| votes = 1,722
| percentage = 0.94%
| change =
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{{Election box majority|
| votes = 33,029
| percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser =
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References
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