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 County results Polk: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Cannon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No data/No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1839 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1839, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Whig Governor Newton Cannon lost re-election to a third term against Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives James K. Polk.[1]
- ^ "Gov. James Knox Polk". nga.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.