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Election 1898 Results

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1898 Tennessee governor election

Benton McMillin (Democrat) beat James A. Fowler (Republican) in Tennessee in 1898, 58.0% to 39.7%, a margin of 18.2 points and 33,170 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1896, when Robert L. Taylor won.

Democrats led in 60 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 36. The largest, Greene, cast 5,676 votes and went to the Republican by 3.0 points. The closest was Hardin, where 3 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Benton McMillin won Democratic 105,468 58.0%
James A. Fowler Republican 72,298 39.7%
All other candidates 4,131 2.3%
Total181,897

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Greene 2,747 48.4% 2,917 51.4% 12 5,676 R+3.0
Knox 2,573 46.6% 2,916 52.8% 37 5,526 R+6.2
Davidson 4,202 80.7% 863 16.6% 141 5,206 D+64.1
Shelby 3,331 65.9% 1,692 33.5% 32 5,055 D+32.4
Hamilton 2,206 50.4% 2,090 47.7% 85 4,381 D+2.6
Weakley 2,165 62.2% 1,211 34.8% 102 3,478 D+27.4
Maury 2,617 77.2% 724 21.4% 47 3,388 D+55.9
Hawkins 1,637 50.2% 1,615 49.6% 7 3,259 D+0.7
Carroll 1,412 43.8% 1,578 48.9% 235 3,225 R+5.1
Sullivan 1,860 58.8% 1,268 40.1% 37 3,165 D+18.7
Wilson 2,445 78.3% 663 21.2% 15 3,123 D+57.1
Giles 2,099 73.1% 736 25.6% 38 2,873 D+47.4
Gibson 2,048 72.0% 607 21.4% 188 2,843 D+50.7
Montgomery 1,465 52.5% 874 31.3% 453 2,792 D+21.2
Rutherford 1,814 65.1% 913 32.7% 61 2,788 D+32.3
Bedford 1,757 63.8% 985 35.7% 14 2,756 D+28.0
Smith 1,782 65.0% 880 32.1% 78 2,740 D+32.9
Dekalb 1,421 52.7% 1,256 46.6% 20 2,697 D+6.1
Marshall 1,816 68.8% 625 23.7% 199 2,640 D+45.1
Washington 1,056 40.4% 1,519 58.1% 39 2,614 R+17.7
Robertson 1,710 66.1% 684 26.4% 194 2,588 D+39.6
Madison 2,188 86.1% 210 8.3% 142 2,540 D+77.9
McMinn 1,001 39.9% 1,432 57.1% 75 2,508 R+17.2
Lincoln 1,770 72.4% 404 16.5% 271 2,445 D+55.9
Fayette 2,312 98.7% 29 1.2% 2 2,343 D+97.4
Monroe 1,108 48.7% 1,148 50.4% 21 2,277 R+1.8
Sumner 1,775 78.1% 394 17.3% 103 2,272 D+60.8
Putnam 1,386 61.7% 829 36.9% 31 2,246 D+24.8
Carter 382 17.1% 1,810 80.8% 48 2,240 R+63.8
Jefferson 661 29.7% 1,566 70.3% 2 2,229 R+40.6
Sevier 263 11.9% 1,948 88.0% 3 2,214 R+76.1
Hardeman 1,435 66.2% 723 33.4% 9 2,167 D+32.9
McNairy 1,030 48.5% 1,038 48.9% 54 2,122 R+0.4
Obion 1,519 73.8% 335 16.3% 205 2,059 D+57.5
Williamson 1,700 83.4% 240 11.8% 98 2,038 D+71.6
Franklin 1,512 74.7% 430 21.2% 82 2,024 D+53.5
Cocke 755 37.3% 1,262 62.4% 6 2,023 R+25.1
Henry 1,566 77.9% 402 20.0% 43 2,011 D+57.9
Jackson 1,285 64.2% 677 33.8% 39 2,001 D+30.4
Claiborne 1,108 56.0% 871 44.0% 1,979 D+12.0
Henderson 793 40.7% 1,046 53.7% 110 1,949 R+13.0
Warren 1,345 71.1% 511 27.0% 35 1,891 D+44.1
Overton 1,233 65.4% 647 34.3% 4 1,884 D+31.1
Rhea 884 47.6% 958 51.5% 17 1,859 R+4.0
Blount 555 30.0% 1,274 68.9% 19 1,848 R+38.9
Roane 440 25.2% 1,196 68.4% 112 1,748 R+43.2
Marion 861 49.3% 883 50.6% 1 1,745 R+1.3
Bradley 669 38.9% 1,033 60.0% 19 1,721 R+21.2
Hardin 850 49.7% 853 49.9% 6 1,709 R+0.2
Campbell 386 22.9% 1,300 77.0% 3 1,689 R+54.1
Anderson 501 30.2% 1,160 69.8% 1,661 R+39.7
Grainger 656 39.6% 999 60.4% 1,655 R+20.7
Dickson 1,131 69.1% 474 29.0% 32 1,637 D+40.1
White 1,298 82.3% 271 17.2% 9 1,578 D+65.1
Hamblen 668 43.2% 866 56.0% 13 1,547 R+12.8
Lawrence 841 55.3% 676 44.5% 3 1,520 D+10.9
Benton 1,003 67.4% 447 30.0% 38 1,488 D+37.4
Macon 570 39.8% 854 59.6% 9 1,433 R+19.8
Dyer 1,131 79.0% 266 18.6% 34 1,431 D+60.4
Humphreys 1,058 75.1% 294 20.9% 57 1,409 D+54.2
Hickman 1,043 74.1% 344 24.4% 21 1,408 D+49.6
Crockett 950 68.4% 413 29.8% 25 1,388 D+38.7
Wayne 507 36.9% 855 62.3% 11 1,373 R+25.3
Scott 175 12.9% 1,177 87.1% 1,352 R+74.1
Coffee 1,006 76.4% 288 21.9% 23 1,317 D+54.5
Cannon 835 64.0% 469 36.0% 1,304 D+28.1
Union 366 28.5% 919 71.5% 1,285 R+43.0
Tipton 1,180 92.2% 89 7.0% 11 1,280 D+85.2
Cheatham 994 78.6% 254 20.1% 16 1,264 D+58.5
Johnson 172 14.0% 1,045 85.2% 10 1,227 R+71.1
Stewart 989 80.9% 220 18.0% 14 1,223 D+62.9
Hancock 328 28.2% 835 71.8% 1,163 R+43.6
Morgan 405 36.3% 712 63.7% 1,117 R+27.5
Lauderdale 894 81.3% 156 14.2% 50 1,100 D+67.1
Loudon 364 33.5% 711 65.5% 10 1,085 R+32.0
Decatur 672 62.0% 412 38.0% 1,084 D+24.0
Chester 657 60.8% 360 33.3% 64 1,081 D+27.5
Polk 530 53.6% 453 45.9% 5 988 D+7.8
Clay 637 65.0% 341 34.8% 2 980 D+30.2
Fentress 303 32.0% 645 68.0% 948 R+36.1
Meigs 547 58.8% 381 40.9% 3 931 D+17.8
Perry 517 62.1% 315 37.8% 1 833 D+24.2
Cumberland 373 44.8% 457 54.9% 2 832 R+10.1
Houston 621 74.8% 182 21.9% 27 830 D+52.9
Haywood 805 99.5% 4 0.5% 809 D+99.0
Pickett 362 46.0% 425 54.0% 787 R+8.0
Trousdale 606 77.8% 157 20.2% 16 779 D+57.6
Grundy 613 80.6% 145 19.1% 3 761 D+61.5
Bledsoe 369 49.8% 372 50.2% 741 R+0.4
Moore 572 88.4% 54 8.3% 21 647 D+80.1
James (Ext) 172 35.3% 313 64.3% 2 487 R+29.0
Unicoi 66 15.0% 368 83.4% 7 441 R+68.5
Van Buren 324 73.8% 115 26.2% 439 D+47.6
Sequatchie 291 69.6% 127 30.4% 418 D+39.2
Lewis 294 75.4% 96 24.6% 390 D+50.8
Lake 309 91.2% 30 8.8% 339 D+82.3

Counties as they stood in 1898; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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