1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

August 2–3, 1827

Nominee Sam Houston Newton Cannon Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 44,243 32,929 Percentage 56.04% 41.71%

Governor before election William Carroll Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Sam Houston Democratic-Republican

The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 August 1827 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Sam Houston defeated fellow 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.

General election

On election day, 2 August 1827, Democratic-Republican 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 retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Houston was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Tennessee on 1 October 1827.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1827

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	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-Republican hold