Election Name: | 1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1908 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1908 |
Next Election: | 1912 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1910 |
Nominee1: | Ben W. Hooper |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 133,076 |
Percentage1: | 51.89% |
Nominee2: | Robert Love Taylor |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 121,694 |
Percentage2: | 47.45% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Malcolm R. Patterson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ben W. Hooper |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Republican nominee Ben W. Hooper defeated former Democratic Governor Robert Love Taylor with 51.89% of the vote.
Taylor was nominated after incumbent Governor Malcolm R. Patterson withdrew from the contest, while Hooper had defeated Taylor's brother Alfred A. Taylor for the Republican nomination.
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