1851 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1851 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1849 August 7, 1851 1853 →
 
Nominee William B. Campbell William Trousdale
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 63,333 61,673
Percentage 50.66% 49.34%

County results
Campbell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Trousdale:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

William Trousdale
Democratic

Elected Governor

William B. Campbell
Whig

The 1851 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1851, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district William B. Campbell defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Trousdale.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gov. William Trousdale". nga.org. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170.