| 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 |
| Image1: | File:Albert H. Roberts.jpg |
| 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]
Roberts again sought the Democratic nomination for governor in hopes of succeeding Governor Rye, who was not running for re-election. His opponent for the nomination was former state legislator Austin Peay. Roberts gained the support of party bosses E. H. Crump, Hilary Howse, and Nashville Banner publisher E. B. Stahlman,[2] and defeated Peay in the primary by 12,000 votes.[3] In the general election, Roberts defeated Knoxville judge Hugh B. Lindsay, 98,628 (62.4%) votes to 59,518 (37.6%). Turnout is believed to have been influenced by that year's flu epidemic.[4] [5]
(Franklin, Tenn. Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 303-309.