| 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% |
| Nominee2: | James Alexander Fowler |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 72,611 |
| Percentage2: | 39.81% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Robert Love Taylor |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Benton McMillin |
| After Party: | 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.
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.[1] [2]
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