| Election Name: | 1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1882 |
| Next Election: | 1886 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1886 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1884 |
| Image1: | File:Bate-william-brimage-by-george-drury.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William B. Bate |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 132,201 |
| Percentage1: | 51.24% |
| Nominee2: | Frank T. Reid |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 125,246 |
| Percentage2: | 48.55% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William B. Bate |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William B. Bate |
| After Party: | 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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