1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Nominee Sam Houston Newton Cannon Willie Blount Party Democratic Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 44,243 32,929 1,784 Percentage 56.04% 41.71% 2.25%

County results Houston:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Cannon     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Blount     40–50%

Governor before election William Carroll Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Sam Houston Democratic

The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 2 and 3, 1827 in order to elect the governor of Tennessee. Democratic candidate and former Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Sam Houston defeated Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district Newton Cannon and former Democratic-Republican governor Willie Blount. ^[1]

General election

On election day, August 2, 1827, Democratic candidate Sam Houston won the election by a margin of 11,314 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Newton Cannon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Houston was sworn in as the 6th governor of Tennessee on October 1, 1827. ^[2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1827

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Houston	44,243	56.04%
	Democratic-Republican	Newton Cannon	32,929	41.71%
	Democratic-Republican	Willie Blount	1,784	2.25%
Total votes			78,956	100.00
	Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican

See also

• 1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
• 1827 United States gubernatorial elections

References

1. "Gov. Sam Houston". nga.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
2. "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved 2024-02-12.