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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]
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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).
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 1/100th, will not add up fully to 100%)
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