1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election
← 1833 August 6, 1835 1837 →
 
Nominee Newton Cannon William Carroll West Hughes Humphreys
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 41,862 33,180 7,999
Percentage 50.41% 39.96% 9.63%

County results
Cannon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Carroll:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Humphreys:      40-50%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

William Carroll
Democratic

Elected Governor

Newton Cannon
Whig

The 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1835, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Whig nominee, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district and candidate for Governor in 1827 Newton Cannon defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll and incumbent member of the Tennessee House of Representatives West Hughes Humphreys.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. William Carroll". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.