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The 1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Incumbent Democratic governor William B. Bate defeated Republican nominee Frank T. Reid with 51.24% of the vote.[1]
Background
After Governor Bate's inauguration, he signed his debt plan into law, finally resolving the debt issue that had dogged the state for over a decade.[2] There was still considerable anger over how the crisis was resolved, however, which threatened Bate's re-election chances in 1884. The Republican candidate, Nashville judge Frank T. Reid, mounted a strong campaign, but Bate won re-election by a vote of 132,201 to 125,246.[3]
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- William B. Bate, Democratic
- Frank T. Reid, Republican
Other candidates
- (FNU) Buchanan, Greenback
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William B. Bate (incumbent) | 132,201 | 51.24% | ||
| Republican | Frank T. Reid | 125,246 | 48.55% | ||
| Greenback | (FNU) Buchanan | 549 | 0.21% | ||
| Majority | 6,955 | ||||
| Turnout | 257,996 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ John Thweatt, William B. Bate, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 6 November 2012.
- ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 211-213.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.