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1888 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Robert Love Taylor won the 1888 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Robert Love Taylor received 156,799 popular votes (51.78%). The main challenger was Samuel W. Hawkins (45.91%).

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

Taylor +5.9 pts · won by 17,785 votes
Robert Love TaylorDemocraticWINNER51.78%
156,799 votes
Samuel W. HawkinsRepublican45.91%
139,014 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.