Election Name: | 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1912 |
Next Election: | 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1916 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1914 |
Image1: | File:Rye-thomas-clarke-by-bain.jpg |
Nominee1: | Thomas Clarke Rye |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 137,636 |
Percentage1: | 53.55% |
Nominee2: | Ben W. Hooper |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 117,717 |
Percentage2: | 45.80% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Ben W. Hooper |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Thomas Clarke Rye |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1914 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Democratic nominee Thomas Clarke Rye defeated incumbent Republican governor Ben W. Hooper with 53.55% of the vote.
Regular Democrats accepted statewide prohibition as part of the party's platform, ending the party's internal divisions. Lacking the support of the Independent Democrats, Hooper was defeated by Democratic candidate Thomas C. Rye.