The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 August 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]
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 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% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
editOn election day, 2 August 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 1 October 1827.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gov. Sam Houston". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2024.