1902 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1902 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 4, 1902 1904 →
 
Nominee James B. Frazier Henry Tyler Campbell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 98,902 59,007
Percentage 61.77% 36.86%

County results
Frazier:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Campbell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Benton McMillin
Democratic

Elected Governor

James B. Frazier
Democratic

The 1902 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Democratic governor Benton McMillin did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee James B. Frazier defeated Republican nominee Henry Tyler Campbell with 61.77% of the vote.

The 1902 gubernatorial campaign is remembered as the last in which the candidates canvassed the state via horse-drawn carriages.[1] The general election was marked by low turnout, which benefitted Democrats.[1]

  1. ^ a b Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 239-242.