1878 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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The 1878 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor James D. Porter did not seek re-election. Democratic candidate Albert S. Marks was elected with 60.03% of the vote.[1][2][3]
Marks was the first lifelong Democrat to be elected after the Civil War (his two predecessors, John C. Brown and James D. Porter, had been Whigs before the war).
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Albert S. Marks | 89,958 | 60.03% | ||
| Republican | Eli M. Wight | 42,284 | 28.69% | ||
| Greenback | Richard M. Edwards | 15,155 | 10.28% | ||
| Total votes | 147,397 | 100.00% | |||
(Percentages rounded to nearest 1/100, will not add up fully to 100%)
References
[edit]- ^ Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.
- ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 203–204.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN Governor Race - Nov 05, 1878". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.