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1912 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

Tennessee · 2 candidates · See every 1912 Governor race

Who won the 1912 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Ben W. Hooper won the 1912 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Ben W. Hooper received 124,641 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was Benton McMillin (46.87%).

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

Hooper +3.2 pts · won by 8,031 votes
Ben W. HooperRepublicanWINNER50.1%
124,641 votes
Benton McMillinDemocratic46.87%
116,610 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.