Election Name: | 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1916 |
Next Election: | 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1920 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1918 |
Nominee1: | Albert H. Roberts |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 98,628 |
Percentage1: | 62.37% |
Nominee2: | Hugh B. Lindsay |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 59,518 |
Percentage2: | 37.64% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Clarke Rye |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Albert H. Roberts |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Democratic nominee Albert H. Roberts defeated Republican nominee Hugh B. Lindsay with 62.37% of the vote.
In the primary election, Roberts defeated Austin Peay narrowly by around 12,000 votes.[1]