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1900 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1900 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Benton McMillin won the 1900 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Benton McMillin received 145,708 popular votes (53.86%). The main challenger was John E. McCall (44.29%).

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

McMillin +9.6 pts · won by 25,877 votes
Benton McMillinDemocraticWINNER53.86%
145,708 votes
John E. McCallRepublican44.29%
119,831 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.