1882_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election References

The 1882 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Alvin Hawkins lost re-election against Democratic nominee and former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives William B. Bate.^[1]

William B. Bate was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of Tennessee on 15 January 1883.^[2]

Aftermath

Although Hawkins failed to win re-election, he was praised by members of both parties for running an honest government, helping to erase the stigma attached to the Republican Party as a result of the Brownlow administration's radical post-war policies.^[3] Hawkins also enacted several judicial and educational reforms.^[3]

General election

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1882^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William B. Bate	120,637	52.85
	Republican	Alvin Hawkins (incumbent)	93,168	40.81
	Greenback	J. R. Beasley	9,660	4.23
	Debt-Paying Democrat	J. H. Fussell	4,814	2.11
Total votes			228,279	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 207-210.
^ "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 1, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Russell Fowler, Alvin Hawkins, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 3 November 2012.
^ Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.

[langsdon-1] Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 207-210.

[GBN-2] "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 1, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[tehc-3] Russell Fowler, Alvin Hawkins, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 3 November 2012.

[4] Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.

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