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1886 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Robert Love Taylor won the 1886 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Robert Love Taylor received 126,491 popular votes (53.52%). The main challenger was Alfred A. Taylor (46.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Taylor and Taylor

Taylor +7.0 pts · won by 16,649 votes
Robert Love TaylorDemocraticWINNER53.52%
126,491 votes
Alfred A. TaylorRepublican46.48%
109,842 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.