1843 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1843 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1841 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1841 1845 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1845 August 3, 1843 125px James C. Jones Whig Party (United States) 58,307 51.70% 128px James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) 54,470 48.30% File:1843 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsJones: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90% #8c2d04ff >90%Polk: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%#808080 No data/No votes Governor James C. Jones Whig Party (United States) James C. Jones Whig Party (United States) The 1843 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1843, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Whig governor James C. Jones won re-election against Democratic nominee and former governor James K. Polk in a rematch of the previous election.https://www.nga.org/governor/james-knox-polk/ Gov. James Knox Polk nga.org 2023-12-13Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170. Background Following the election of 1841, Whigs controlled the state House of Representatives, but Democrats held onto the state senate by a 13 to 12 margin. One of the first tasks of the new government was to fill the U.S. Senate seats left vacant by the resignations of Alexander O. Anderson and Alfred O. P. Nicholson. Democrats demanded one of the two seats go to a Democrat, a request the Whigs rejected. The 13 Democrats in the state senate, who became known as the "Immortal Thirteen," refused to allow a joint session of the legislature (where Whigs, who controlled the House, would have a numerical majority) to choose the replacement senators, and Tennessee thus had no representation in the U.S. Senate for most of 1842 and 1843.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 99-103, 127-129. Though the government was mostly gridlocked by the Immortal Thirteen during Jones's first term, it did manage to enact debt reform legislation in 1842.James Chamberlain Jones http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=721 September 14, 2012 The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Tennessee Encyclopedia In the election of 1843, Democratic Governor James K. Polk canvassed the state extensively in hopes of taking back the governor's office, but he was again unsuccessful. Furthermore, Whigs gained control of the state senate, ending the "Immortal Thirteen" gridlock, and two Whigs were appointed to the state's U.S. Senate seats.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 99-103, 127-129. General election On election day, August 3, 1843, incumbent Whig governor James C. Jones won re-election by a margin of 5,189 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee and former governor James K. Polk, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of governor. Jones was sworn in for his second term on October 15, 1843.Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170. Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1843 Whig Party (United States) James C. Jones (incumbent) 58,307 51.70% Democratic Party (United States) James K. Polk 54,470 48.30% 112,777 100.00% Whig Party (United States) References Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:August 1843 Category:James K. Polk