1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results; Buchanan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Baxter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; No data:
Governor before election; Robert Love Taylor; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John P. Buchanan; Democratic

The 1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Love Taylor did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee John P. Buchanan defeated Republican nominee Lewis T. Baxter and Prohibition nominee D. C. Kelley with 56.57% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on July 15 to 18 at Nashville. John P. Buchanan was nominated by acclamation on the twenty-sixth ballot.^[1]

Candidate

John P. Buchanan, President of the Tennessee Farmers' Alliance^[2]

Withdrew

Jere Baxter, businessman (withdrew during 26th ballot)
Josiah Patterson, former State Representative (withdrew during 26th ballot)
John May Taylor, former U.S. Representative (withdrew after 23rd ballot)

Results

Partial results of the balloting were as follows (excluding fractions).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	15th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th
Buchanan	759	749	749	754	735		738		729	749	764	749	719	720	734	751		789	801	acclamation
Patterson	370	370	371	385	364		382		375	360	374	401	374	379	374	349		448	433	withdrew
Baxter	297	312	310	298	314		306		307	306	294	306	355	349	353	360		360	370	withdrew
Taylor	177	170	172	168	158		178		198	169	129	147	144	158	146	141		withdrew
Turney											7

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on July 30 at Nashville. Lewis T. Baxter was nominated by acclamation.^[10]^[11]

Candidate

Lewis T. Baxter, banker^[2]

General election

Candidates

Lewis T. Baxter, Republican
John P. Buchanan, Democratic
Rev. David C. Kelley, Prohibition^[12]

Results

1890 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Buchanan	113,549	56.57%
	Republican	Lewis T. Baxter	76,081	37.91%
	Prohibition	D. C. Kelley	11,082	5.52%
Majority			37,468	18.66%
Turnout			200,712	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Buchanan Nominated". Asheville daily citizen. Asheville, N.C. July 19, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Langsdon, Phillip (2000). Tennessee: A Political History. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-57736-125-3.
^ "Buchanan Leads The Vote" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 16, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Casting Ballots". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 16, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Convention Echoes". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 17, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Tennessee's Democrats". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 18, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Buchanan For Governor" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 19, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "The Farmers' Man Wins". The evening world. New York, N.Y. July 19, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "The Convention". Southern standard. McMinnville, Tenn. July 19, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "His Name Is Baxter". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. July 31, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Tennessee's Republicans". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 31, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Editorial Items". The Southern herald. Liberty, Miss. July 25, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 296–297.
^ Miller, Chas. A. (1890). The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers. p. 280.
^ Tennessee, The Volunteer State 1769-1923. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1923. p. 75.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[1] "Buchanan Nominated". Asheville daily citizen. Asheville, N.C. July 19, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[Langsdon-2] Langsdon, Phillip (2000). Tennessee: A Political History. Franklin, Tennessee: Hillsboro Press. p. 221. ISBN 1-57736-125-3.

[3] "Buchanan Leads The Vote" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 16, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[4] "Casting Ballots". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 16, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[5] "Convention Echoes". Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. Clarksville, Tenn. July 17, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[6] "Tennessee's Democrats". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 18, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[7] "Buchanan For Governor" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. July 19, 1890. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[8] "The Farmers' Man Wins". The evening world. New York, N.Y. July 19, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[9] "The Convention". Southern standard. McMinnville, Tenn. July 19, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[10] "His Name Is Baxter". St. Paul daily globe. Saint Paul, Minn. July 31, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[11] "Tennessee's Republicans". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. July 31, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[12] "Editorial Items". The Southern herald. Liberty, Miss. July 25, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[13] "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[FOOTNOTEGlashan1979296–297-14] Glashan 1979, pp. 296–297.

[15] Miller, Chas. A. (1890). The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers. p. 280.

[16] Tennessee, The Volunteer State 1769-1923. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1923. p. 75.

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