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Election 1890 Results

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1890 Tennessee governor election

John P. Buchanan (Democrat) beat Lewis T. Baxter (Republican) in Tennessee in 1890, 56.6% to 37.9%, a margin of 18.7 points and 37,468 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1888, when Robert L. Taylor won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 34. The largest, Hamilton, cast 6,652 votes and went to the Republican by 9.2 points. The closest was Marion, where 10 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John P. Buchanan won	Democratic	113,549	56.6%
Lewis T. Baxter	Republican	76,081	37.9%
D. C. Kelley	Prohibition	11,082	5.5%
Total		200,712

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Hamilton	2,895 43.5%	3,508 52.7%	249	6,652	R+9.2
Shelby	4,487 85.2%	731 13.9%	50	5,268	D+71.3
Davidson	3,132 60.9%	606 11.8%	1,403	5,141	D+49.1
Knox	2,417 47.8%	2,434 48.2%	201	5,052	R+0.3
Maury	2,640 54.0%	1,889 38.7%	356	4,885	D+15.4
Greene	1,784 43.7%	2,074 50.8%	223	4,081	R+7.1
Gibson	2,700 68.5%	824 20.9%	415	3,939	D+47.6
Rutherford	2,381 60.6%	1,197 30.5%	349	3,927	D+30.2
Carroll	1,925 49.4%	1,897 48.7%	76	3,898	D+0.7
Weakley	2,322 62.3%	985 26.4%	422	3,729	D+35.9
Montgomery	2,382 64.5%	1,170 31.7%	141	3,693	D+32.8
Giles	2,164 64.2%	880 26.1%	328	3,372	D+38.1
Lincoln	2,334 70.6%	485 14.7%	489	3,308	D+55.9
Wilson	1,974 61.6%	855 26.7%	378	3,207	D+34.9
Hawkins	1,486 46.4%	1,695 52.9%	22	3,203	R+6.5
McMinn	1,228 39.5%	1,793 57.7%	87	3,108	R+18.2
Obion	2,242 75.8%	473 16.0%	241	2,956	D+59.8
Washington	1,155 39.2%	1,483 50.3%	310	2,948	R+11.1
Bedford	1,691 57.7%	962 32.8%	280	2,933	D+24.9
Marshall	2,043 71.4%	531 18.6%	287	2,861	D+52.8
Henderson	1,448 51.0%	1,347 47.4%	46	2,841	D+3.6
Madison	2,059 73.4%	575 20.5%	172	2,806	D+52.9
McNairy	1,493 55.3%	1,169 43.3%	37	2,699	D+12.0
Hardeman	1,800 68.0%	810 30.6%	39	2,649	D+37.4
Williamson	1,831 69.4%	544 20.6%	264	2,639	D+48.8
Smith	1,735 66.0%	779 29.6%	116	2,630	D+36.3
Monroe	1,342 51.8%	1,213 46.9%	34	2,589	D+5.0
Robertson	1,585 61.6%	587 22.8%	403	2,575	D+38.8
Tipton	1,879 73.5%	636 24.9%	42	2,557	D+48.6
Sumner	1,892 74.7%	452 17.9%	188	2,532	D+56.9
Sullivan	1,455 57.7%	828 32.8%	239	2,522	D+24.9
Blount	801 33.4%	1,526 63.7%	69	2,396	R+30.3
Dekalb	1,133 48.1%	1,042 44.2%	181	2,356	D+3.9
Franklin	1,743 76.0%	383 16.7%	166	2,292	D+59.3
Hardin	1,102 48.3%	1,127 49.4%	52	2,281	R+1.1
Bradley	768 34.1%	1,355 60.2%	127	2,250	R+26.1
Henry	1,583 70.4%	560 24.9%	104	2,247	D+45.5
Warren	1,545 69.1%	551 24.6%	141	2,237	D+44.4
Jefferson	625 28.2%	1,551 69.9%	44	2,220	R+41.7
Sevier	353 16.3%	1,760 81.1%	56	2,169	R+64.9
White	1,467 71.2%	464 22.5%	130	2,061	D+48.7
Cocke	713 35.7%	1,260 63.1%	23	1,996	R+27.4
Carter	272 13.7%	1,601 80.5%	116	1,989	R+66.8
Marion	952 48.3%	962 48.9%	55	1,969	R+0.5
Dyer	1,533 78.4%	346 17.7%	77	1,956	D+60.7
Coffee	1,395 73.2%	339 17.8%	173	1,907	D+55.4
Cannon	1,181 62.2%	668 35.2%	51	1,900	D+27.0
Hickman	1,276 68.1%	527 28.1%	70	1,873	D+40.0
Lauderdale	1,287 70.4%	508 27.8%	32	1,827	D+42.6
Fayette	1,269 69.8%	537 29.5%	12	1,818	D+40.3
Putnam	1,149 63.6%	605 33.5%	53	1,807	D+30.1
Crockett	1,026 57.4%	632 35.4%	129	1,787	D+22.0
Rhea	884 50.0%	846 47.8%	39	1,769	D+2.1
Anderson	626 35.5%	1,137 64.5%	1	1,764	R+29.0
Jackson	1,334 76.4%	370 21.2%	42	1,746	D+55.2
Roane	563 32.5%	1,117 64.5%	53	1,733	R+32.0
Macon	773 44.6%	915 52.8%	44	1,732	R+8.2
Lawrence	924 54.9%	656 39.0%	104	1,684	D+15.9
Benton	1,123 67.6%	526 31.7%	12	1,661	D+35.9
Campbell	433 26.2%	1,206 73.0%	14	1,653	R+46.8
Dickson	1,163 71.0%	352 21.5%	123	1,638	D+49.5
Overton	1,081 67.1%	469 29.1%	60	1,610	D+38.0
Humphreys	1,302 81.0%	213 13.3%	92	1,607	D+67.8
Grainger	698 45.4%	829 54.0%	9	1,536	R+8.5
Haywood	1,232 81.9%	255 17.0%	17	1,504	D+65.0
Hamblen	570 38.2%	834 55.9%	87	1,491	R+17.7
Union	431 29.3%	1,036 70.3%	6	1,473	R+41.1
Wayne	577 41.2%	787 56.2%	37	1,401	R+15.0
Decatur	756 55.0%	618 45.0%		1,374	D+10.0
Stewart	1,069 79.7%	225 16.8%	47	1,341	D+62.9
Claiborne	590 47.4%	625 50.2%	29	1,244	R+2.8
Polk	648 52.6%	578 46.9%	6	1,232	D+5.7
Johnson	178 14.5%	1,030 83.7%	22	1,230	R+69.3
Hancock	386 31.6%	827 67.8%	7	1,220	R+36.1
Meigs	638 53.4%	535 44.8%	22	1,195	D+8.6
Loudon	439 37.7%	709 60.9%	16	1,164	R+23.2
Perry	725 64.6%	385 34.3%	13	1,123	D+30.3
Clay	721 65.0%	377 34.0%	11	1,109	D+31.0
Cheatham	902 84.5%	106 9.9%	60	1,068	D+74.5
Scott	144 14.6%	829 83.9%	15	988	R+69.3
Bledsoe	416 42.4%	554 56.5%	11	981	R+14.1
Grundy	699 77.6%	152 16.9%	50	901	D+60.7
Trousdale	647 74.2%	190 21.8%	35	872	D+52.4
Moore	710 86.8%	56 6.8%	52	818	D+80.0
Morgan	286 35.6%	510 63.5%	7	803	R+27.9
Houston	563 76.4%	146 19.8%	28	737	D+56.6
James (Ext)	217 31.1%	471 67.5%	10	698	R+36.4
Cumberland	302 43.5%	383 55.2%	9	694	R+11.7
Pickett	332 48.6%	345 50.5%	6	683	R+1.9
Fentress	199 35.3%	361 64.0%	4	564	R+28.7
Unicoi	72 12.8%	480 85.4%	10	562	R+72.6
Sequatchie	350 66.3%	177 33.5%	1	528	D+32.8
Van Buren	415 81.1%	78 15.2%	19	512	D+65.8
Lewis	186 75.3%	54 21.9%	7	247	D+53.4
Lake	158 84.0%	6 3.2%	24	188	D+80.9

Counties as they stood in 1890; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Bill Lee (R)	R+32.0
2018	Bill Lee (R)	R+21.0
2014	Bill Haslam (R)	R+47.5
2010	Bill Haslam (R)	R+31.9
2006	Phil Bredesen (D)	D+38.9
2002	Phil Bredesen (D)	D+3.1
1998	Don Sundquist (R)	R+39.2
1994	Don Sundquist (R)	R+9.6
1990	Ned McWherter (D)	D+24.2
1986	Ned McWherter (D)	D+8.5
1982	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+19.1
1978	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+11.6
1974	L. Ray Blanton (D)	D+11.7
1970	Winfield Dunn (R)	R+6.0
1966	Buford Ellington (D)	D+81.2
1962	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+34.8
1958	Buford Ellington (D)	D+49.2
1954	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+86.7
1952	Frank G. Clement (D)	D+58.7
1950	Gordon Browning (D)	D+78.1
1948	Gordon Browning (D)	D+33.8
1946	James N. McCord (D)	D+33.4
1944	James N. McCord (D)	D+26.5
1942	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+40.3
1940	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+44.2
1938	Prentice Cooper (D)	D+43.4
1936	Gordon Browning (D)	D+61.7
1934	Hill McAlister (D)	D+61.8
1932	Hill McAlister (D)	D+13.0
1930	Henry H. Horton (D)	D+28.2
1928	Henry H. Horton (D)	D+22.1
1926	Austin Peay (D)	D+29.5
1924	Austin Peay (D)	D+14.4
1922	Austin Peay (D)	D+15.8
1920	Alfred A. Taylor (R)	R+10.4
1918	Albert H. Roberts (D)	D+25.0
1916	Tom C. Rye (D)	D+11.0
1914	Tom C. Rye (D)	D+7.8
1912	Ben W. Hooper (R)	R+3.1
1910	Ben W. Hooper (R)	R+4.3
1908	Malcolm R. Patterson (D)	D+8.2
1906	Malcolm R. Patterson (D)	D+9.4
1904	James B. Frazier (D)	D+11.9
1902	James B. Frazier (D)	D+25.0
1900	Benton McMillin (D)	D+9.7
1898	Benton McMillin (D)	D+18.2
1896	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+2.2
1894	Peter Turney (D)	D+1.1
1892	Peter Turney (D)	D+9.7
1890	John P. Buchanan (D)	D+18.7
1888	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+6.0
1886	Robert L. Taylor (D)	D+7.2
1884	William B. Bate (D)	D+2.8
1882	William B. Bate (D)	D+12.0
1880	Alvin Hawkins (R)	R+10.2
1878	Albert S. Marks (D)	D+31.2
1876	James D. Jr. Porter (D)	D+62.7
1874	James D. Jr. Porter (D)	D+29.8
1872	A. A. Freeman (R)	R+100.0
1870	John C. Brown (D)	D+31.1
1867	William G. Brownlow (R)	R+76.8
1865	William G. Brownlow (R)	R+99.9

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