1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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]

1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1825 August 2–3, 1827 1829 →

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

General election

On election day, 2 August 1827, Democratic candidate Sam Houston won the election by a margin of 11,314 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Newton Cannon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Houston was sworn in as the 6th governor of Tennessee on 1 October 1827.^[2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1827

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Houston	44,243	56.04%
	Democratic-Republican	Newton Cannon	32,929	41.71%
	Democratic-Republican	Willie Blount	1,784	2.25%
Total votes			78,956	100.00
	Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican

See also

• 1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
• 1827 United States gubernatorial elections