1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1888 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1888
Next Election:	1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1892
Election Date:	November 4, 1890
Nominee1:	John P. Buchanan
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	113,549
Percentage1:	56.57%
Nominee2:	Lewis T. Baxter
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	76,081
Percentage2:	37.91%
Nominee3:	David C. Kelley
Party3:	Prohibition Party
Popular Vote3:	11,082
Percentage3:	5.52%
Governor
Before Election:	Robert Love Taylor
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	John P. Buchanan
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Love Taylor did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee John P. Buchanan defeated Republican nominee Lewis T. Baxter and Prohibition nominee D. C. Kelley with 56.57% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on July 15 to 18 at Nashville. John P. Buchanan was nominated by acclamation on the twenty-sixth ballot.^[1]

Candidate

• John P. Buchanan, President of the Tennessee Farmers' Alliance^[2]

Withdrew

• Jere Baxter, businessman (withdrew during 26th ballot)
• Josiah Patterson, former State Representative (withdrew during 26th ballot)
• John May Taylor, former U.S. Representative (withdrew after 23rd ballot)

Results

Partial results of the balloting were as follows (excluding fractions).^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	15th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th
	759	749	749	754	735		738		729	749	764	749	719	720	734	751		789	801	acclamation
Patterson	370	370	371	385	364		382		375	360	374	401	374	379	374	349		448	433	withdrew
Baxter	297	312	310	298	314		306		307	306	294	306	355	349	353	360		360	370	withdrew
Taylor	177	170	172	168	158		178		198	169	129	147	144	158	146	141		withdrew
Turney											7

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on July 30 at Nashville. Lewis T. Baxter was nominated by acclamation.^{[10] [11]}

Candidate

• Lewis T. Baxter, banker

General election

Candidates

• Lewis T. Baxter, Republican
• John P. Buchanan, Democratic
• Rev. David C. Kelley, Prohibition^[12]

Results

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .

Notes and References

1. News: . Buchanan Nominated . Asheville daily citizen . Asheville, N.C. . 19 July 1890 . 1 . 3 December 2020 .
2. Book: Langsdon, Phillip . 2000 . Tennessee: A Political History . Franklin, Tennessee . Hillsboro Press . 221 . 1-57736-125-3 .
3. News: . Buchanan Leads The Vote . New York Times . New York, NY . 16 July 1890 . 3 December 2020.
4. News: . Casting Ballots . Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle . Clarksville, Tenn. . 16 July 1890 . 4 . 3 December 2020 .
5. News: . Convention Echoes . Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle . Clarksville, Tenn. . 17 July 1890 . 4 . 3 December 2020 .
6. News: . Tennessee's Democrats . The morning news . Savannah, Ga. . 18 July 1890 . 1 . 3 December 2020 .
7. News: . Buchanan For Governor . New York Times . New York, NY . 19 July 1890 . 3 December 2020.
8. News: . The Farmers' Man Wins . The evening world . New York, N.Y. . 19 July 1890 . 4 . 3 December 2020.
9. News: . The Convention . Southern standard . McMinnville, Tenn. . 19 July 1890 . 5 . 3 December 2020 .
10. News: . His Name Is Baxter . St. Paul daily globe . Saint Paul, Minn. . 31 July 1890 . 5 . 3 December 2020 .
11. News: . Tennessee's Republicans . The morning news . Savannah, Ga. . 31 July 1890 . 2 . 3 December 2020 .
12. News: . Editorial Items . The Southern herald . Liberty, Miss. . 25 July 1890 . 2 . 3 December 2020 .