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1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1825 August 2–3, 1827 1829 →
 
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 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]

General election

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On 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Gov. Sam Houston". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2024.








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