1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results; McMillin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McCall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Benton McMillin; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Benton McMillin; Democratic

The 1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Democratic governor Benton McMillin defeated Republican nominee John E. McCall with 53.86% of the vote.

Background

The state's Republican Party had come under the control of Congressman Walter P. Brownlow. Seeking to unseat McMillin, Brownlow and his faction nominated Representative John E. McCall as the party's candidate for governor. While the party ran a strong campaign, McMillin was easily re-elected by winning 145,708 votes to 119,831 for McCall.^[1]^[2]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Benton McMillin, Democratic
John E. McCall, Republican

Other candidates

R. S. Cheves, Prohibition
H. J. Mullens, People's
Charles H. Stockwell, Social Democratic

Results

1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benton McMillin (incumbent)	145,708	53.86%
	Republican	John E. McCall	119,831	44.29%
	Prohibition	R. S. Cheves	3,457	1.28%
	Populist	H. J. Mullens	1,273	0.47%
	Social Democratic	Charles H. Stockwell	264	0.10%
Majority			25,877
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 232–237.
^ Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1900. Retrieved: 27 November 2012.
^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved September 13, 2020.