1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1825 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1825 1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1829 August 2–3, 1827 Portrait of Governor Sam Houston.jpg Sam Houston Democratic Party (United States) 44,243 56.04% Portrait of Governor Newton Cannon.jpg Newton Cannon Democratic-Republican Party 32,929 41.71% File:1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsHouston: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Cannon #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #525252ff >90%Blount #E7C6E0 40–50% Governor William Carroll Democratic-Republican Party Sam Houston Democratic Party (United States) 6E6F71 Willie Blount Democratic-Republican Party Portrait of Governor Willie Blount.jpg 1,784 2.25% B75CA4 The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 2 and 3, 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.https://www.nga.org/governor/sam-houston/ Gov. Sam Houston nga.org 2024-02-12 General election On election day, August 2, 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 October 1, 1827.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=193330 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 6, 2005 2024-02-12 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1827 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Houston 44,243 56.04% Democratic-Republican Party Newton Cannon 32,929 41.71% Democratic-Republican Party Willie Blount 1,784 2.25% 78,956 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Democratic-Republican Party See also 1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1827 United States gubernatorial elections References Gubernatorial Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Category:August 1827 Category:Sam Houston