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1898 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Benton McMillin won the 1898 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Benton McMillin received 105,640 popular votes (57.92%). The main challenger was James Alexander Fowler (39.81%).

See the full head-to-head between McMillin and Fowler

McMillin +18.1 pts · won by 33,029 votes
Benton McMillinDemocraticWINNER57.92%
105,640 votes
James Alexander FowlerRepublican39.81%
72,611 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.