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 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]

  1. ^ "Gov. Sam Houston". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.