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1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1908 November 8, 1910 1912 →
 
Nominee Ben W. Hooper Robert Love Taylor
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 133,076 121,694
Percentage 51.89% 47.45%

County results
Hooper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Taylor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Malcolm R. Patterson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ben W. Hooper
Republican

The 1910 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Democratic governor Malcolm R. Patterson initially sought a third term but withdrew from the race after securing his party's nomination. Senator and former Democratic governor Robert Love Taylor was nominated after Patterson's withdrawal. On the Republican side, Ben W. Hooper defeated Alfred A. Taylor, Robert's brother, for the Republican nomination. In the general election, Ben W. Hooper defeated Robert Love Taylor with 51.89% of the vote.


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