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 County results Turney: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Evans: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1894 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. IncumbentDemocratic governorPeter Turney defeated formercongressman andRepublican nomineeHenry Clay Evans with 45.06% of the vote.
Henry Clay Evans had beengerrymandered out of office for supporting theLodge Bill. Though Turney painted Evans as a "carpetbagger," Evans ran an effective campaign, and the initial vote tally on election day indicated Evans had won with 105,104 votes to 104,356 for Turney, and 23,088 forPopulist candidate A.J. Mims. TheDemocratic-controlled legislature, however, declaredvoter fraud had occurred and negated over 23,000 votes, allowing Turney to win the election by 2,000 votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Turney (incumbent) | 94,620 | 45.06% | ||
| Republican | Henry Clay Evans | 92,266 | 43.94% | ||
| Populist | A. L. Mims | 23,092 | 11.00% | ||
| Majority | 2,354 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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