1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results ; Turney: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Winstead: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; John P. Buchanan; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Peter Turney; Democratic

The 1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Democratic nominee Peter Turney defeated Republican nominee George W. Winstead, and Incumbent Governor John P. Buchanan, who ran as a Populist, with 47.86% of the vote.^[1]

During the primaries, Governor Buchanan, lacking the support among Democrats, withdrew from the Democratic primary to run as a populist for re-election. Democrats nominated Tennessee Chief Justice, Turney as their party's candidate, and Republicans nominated George W. Winstead.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Peter Turney, Democratic
George W. Winstead, Republican

Other candidates

John P. Buchanan, People's
Edward H. East, Prohibition

Results

1892 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Turney	126,248	47.86%
	Republican	George W. Winstead	100,599	38.14%
	Populist	John P. Buchanan (incumbent)	31,515	11.95%
	Prohibition	Edward H. East	5,427	2.06%
Majority			25,649
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Our Campaigns - TN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1892". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

[1] "Our Campaigns - TN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1892". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[google1-2] Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

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