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1906 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1906 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Malcolm R. Patterson won the 1906 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Malcolm R. Patterson received 111,876 popular votes (54.42%). The main challenger was Henry Clay Evans (45.14%).

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

Patterson +9.3 pts · won by 19,072 votes
Malcolm R. PattersonDemocraticWINNER54.42%
111,876 votes
Henry Clay EvansRepublican45.14%
92,804 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.