| Election Name: | 1912 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1910 |
| Next Election: | 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1914 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1912 |
| Image1: | File:Hooper-ben-by-bain.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ben W. Hooper |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 124,641 |
| Percentage1: | 50.10% |
| Nominee2: | Benton McMillin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,610 |
| Percentage2: | 46.87% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ben W. Hooper |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ben W. Hooper |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1912 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent Republican governor Ben W. Hooper defeated former Democratic governor Benton McMillin with 50.10% of the vote.
State Republicans were divided between supporters of William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, with the latter's supporters, led by John Chiles Houk, breaking from the party and nominating William Poston for governor on a Progressive ticket. State Democrats also remained divided, with Regular Democrats nominating former governor Benton McMillin, and Independent Democrats supporting Hooper and the Fusion ticket. On election day, Hooper won with 124,641 votes to 116,610 for McMillin, and 4,483 for Poston.[1]