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1894 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Peter Turney won the 1894 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Peter Turney received 94,620 popular votes (45.06%). The main challenger was Henry Clay Evans (43.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Turney and Evans

Turney +1.1 pts · won by 2,354 votes
Peter TurneyDemocraticWINNER45.06%
94,620 votes
Henry Clay EvansRepublican43.94%
92,266 votes
A. L. MimsPeople's Party11%
23,092 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.