1841 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none March 2026 September 2023 In 1841, Spencer Jarnagin was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whig caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly. However, some of the Democrats in the legislature decided that no senator would be preferable to a Whig. Known as the "Immortal Thirteen" by Tennessee Democrats, they refused to allow a quorum on the issue.Bergeron Paul H. The Election of 1843: A Whig Triumph in Tennessee Tennessee Historical Quarterly June 1963 22 2 123–136 42621623 See also 1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee 1840 and 1841 United States Senate elections References 1841 Tennessee United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections