1884 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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.

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.John Thweatt, William B. Bate, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 6 November 2012. 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.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 211-213.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates William B. Bate, Democratic Frank T. Reid, Republican

Other candidates (FNU) Buchanan, Greenback

Results

See also

1884 United States presidential election in Tennessee

References