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1908 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Malcolm R. Patterson won the 1908 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Malcolm R. Patterson received 133,176 popular votes (53.73%). The main challenger was George N. Tillman (45.7%).

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

Patterson +8.0 pts · won by 19,907 votes
Malcolm R. PattersonDemocraticWINNER53.73%
133,176 votes
George N. TillmanRepublican45.7%
113,269 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.