1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
All 10 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%	Democratic: 50–60% 60–70%

The 1872 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1872, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. Tennessee gained 2 extra seats, including Tennessee's at-large congressional district. Republican Horace Maynard was redistricted from the 2nd district to the new at-large district.

Maynard was re-elected to the at-large congressional district's special election, defeating Democrat and former Confederate General Benjamin F. Cheatham and former President Andrew Johnson who ran as an Independent.^[1]^[2]

For the Congressional district elections, Republicans gained 4 seats, while Democrats lost 3 seats. Including the at-large congressional district, the Tennessee delegation became a 7-3 Republican majority.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	81,767	45.77%	2	7	5
	Democratic	87,729	49.11%	6	3	3
	Independents	9,150	5.12%	0	0
Totals		178,646	100.00%	8	10	0

Popular vote

Democratic			49.11%
Republican			45.77%
Other			5.12%

House seats

Republican			70.00%
Democratic			30.00%

By district

Results of the 1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee at-large	Horace Maynard Redistricted from the 2nd district.	Republican	1865	New district. Republican gain.	▌Y Horace Maynard (Republican) 43.95% ▌Benjamin F. Cheatham (Democratic) 35.45% ▌Andrew Johnson (Independent) 20.61%^[3]
Tennessee 1	Roderick R. Butler	Republican	1867	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Roderick R. Butler (Republican) 56.73% ▌William B. Carter (Democratic) 43.27%^[4]
Tennessee 2	Abraham E. Garrett Redistricted from the 3rd district.	Democratic	1870	Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent. Republican gain.	▌Y Jacob M. Thornburgh (Republican) 55.70% ▌Alfred Caldwell (Democratic) 30.05% ▌Abraham E. Garrett (Independent) 14.25%^[5]
Tennessee 3	None (new district)			New district. Republican gain.	▌Y William Crutchfield (Republican) 52.85% ▌David M. Key (Democratic) 47.16%^[6]
Tennessee 4	John M. Bright	Democratic	1870	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John M. Bright (Democratic) 69.81% ▌John P. Steele (Republican) 30.19%^[7]
Tennessee 5	Edward I. Golladay	Democratic	1870	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Horace Harrison (Republican) 42.07% ▌Edward I. Golladay (Democratic) 34.10% ▌William B. Brien (Independent) 23.83%^[8]
Tennessee 6	Washington C. Whitthorne	Democratic	1870	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 53.89% ▌Theodore H. Gibbs (Republican) 40.74% ▌Jonathan Morris (Independent) 5.37%^[9]
Tennessee 7	Robert P. Caldwell	Democratic	1870	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 55.63% ▌W. W. Murray (Republican) 37.70% ▌W. E. Travis (Democratic) 6.67%^[10]
Tennessee 8	William W. Vaughan	Democratic	1870	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.	▌Y David A. Nunn (Republican) 37.90% ▌A. W. Campbell (Democratic) 29.83% ▌William P. Caldwell (Democratic) 22.38% ▌T. H. Bell (Democratic) 9.89%^[11]
Tennessee 9	None (new district)			New district. Republican gain.	▌ Y Barbour Lewis (Republican) 56.67% ▌L. C. Haines (Democratic) 43.33%^[12]

Tennessee at-large

1872 Tennessee at-large election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace Maynard (incumbent)	80,825	43.95%
	Democratic	Benjamin F. Cheatham	65,188	35.45%
	Independent	Andrew Johnson	37,900	20.61%
Total votes			183,913	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 1

1872 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roderick R. Butler (incumbent)	10,289	56.73%
	Democratic	William B. Carter	7,849	43.27%
Total votes			18,138	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

1872 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob M. Thornburgh	10,015	55.70%
	Democratic	Alfred Caldwell	5,403	30.05%
	Independent	Abraham E. Garrett (incumbent)	2,563	14.25%
Total votes			17,981	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

1872 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Crutchfield	10,041	52.85%
	Democratic	David M. Key	8,960	47.16%
Total votes			19,001	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 4

1872 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John M. Bright (incumbent)	12,585	69.81%
	Republican	John P. Steele	5,442	30.19%
Total votes			18,027	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

1872 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace Harrison	10,033	42.07%
	Democratic	Edward I. Golladay (incumbent)	8,131	34.05%
	Independent	William B. Brien	5,684	23.83%
Total votes			23,848	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

1872 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Washington Curran Whitthorne (incumbent)	9,058	53.89%
	Republican	Theodore H. Gibbs	6,849	40.74%
	Independent	Jonathan Morris	903	5.37%
Total votes			16,810	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

1872 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John D. C. Atkins (incumbent)	11,411	55.63%
	Republican	W. W. Murray	7,734	37.70%
	Democratic	W. E. Travis	1,369	6.67%
Total votes			20,514	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 8

1872 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David A. Nunn	7,580	37.90%
	Democratic	A. W. Campbell	5,967	29.83%
	Democratic	William P. Caldwell	4,476	22.38%
	Democratic	T. H. Bell	1,979	9.89%
Total votes			20,002	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

1872 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbour Lewis	13,784	56.67%
	Democratic	L. C. Haines	10,541	43.33%
Total votes			24,325	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

References

^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ Oliver P. Temple, Notable Men of Tennessee, From 1833 to 1875, Their Times and Their Contemporaries (New York: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), pp. 137-149.
^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 1st". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - 2nd district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 3rd". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 4th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - 5th district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - 6th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - 7th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - 8th district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "TN - District 9th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[1] "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[temple12-2] Oliver P. Temple, Notable Men of Tennessee, From 1833 to 1875, Their Times and Their Contemporaries (New York: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), pp. 137-149.

[3] "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[4] "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[7] "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[9] "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[10] "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[12] "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[13] "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[14] "TN - District 1st". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[17] "TN - District 4th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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[19] "TN - 6th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[20] "TN - 7th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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v t e Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Marsha Blackburn (R) ▌Bill Hagerty (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Diana Harshbarger (R) ▌Tim Burchett (R) ▌Chuck Fleischmann (R) ▌Scott DesJarlais (R) ▌Andy Ogles (R) ▌John Rose (R) ▌Mark Green (R) ▌David Kustoff (R) ▌Steve Cohen (D)