1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1904 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Incumbent Democratic governor James B. Frazier defeated Republican Winchester mayor Jessie M. Littleton with 55.72% of the vote.

Background Republicans nominated Winchester mayor Jesse Littleton to challenge Frazier. In September, governor Frazier and Littleton engaged in a series of fierce debates, primarily over the Four Mile Law, which Littleton argued should extend to the entire state, while Frazier, not wanting to further agitate liquor interests, argued that larger cities should remain exempt.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 239-242. On election day, Frazier won easily, capturing 131,503 votes to 103,409 for Littleton.Stanley Folmsbee, Robert Corlew, and Enoch Mitchell, Tennessee: A Short History (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1969), p. 436n.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates James B. Frazier, Democratic Jessie M. Littleton, Republican

Other candidates John M. Ray, Socialist

Results

See also

1904 United States presidential election in Tennessee

References