1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1833 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1833 1837 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1837 August 6, 1835 File:Portrait of Governor Newton Cannon.jpg Newton Cannon Whig Party (United States) 41,862 50.41% File:Portrait of Governor William Carroll.jpg William Carroll Democratic Party (United States) 33,180 39.96% File:West Hughes Humphreys.jpg West Hughes Humphreys Independent politician 7,999 9.63% 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px County resultsCannon: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90%Carroll: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Humphreys: #D9D9D9 40–50%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor William Carroll Democratic Party (United States) Newton Cannon Whig Party (United States) c0c0c0 125px 125px 125px The 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1835, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Whig nominee, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district and candidate for Governor in 1827 Newton Cannon defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives West Hughes Humphreys.https://www.nga.org/governor/william-carroll/ Gov. William Carroll nga.org 2024-02-12 Cannon became the first member of the Whig Party to be elected governor of Tennessee.Tennessee Portrait Project http://www.tnportraits.org/cannon-gov-newton-oak.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090715195348/http://www.tnportraits.org/cannon-gov-newton-oak.htm July 15, 2009 September 19, 2012 National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Tennessee Background During William Carroll's final term, the state constitution of 1796 was supplanted by a new one which gave more executive power to the governor. Popular provisions in the new constitution included an equitable land tax (which benefited small farmers) and the requirement that county officials be popularly elected, rather than appointed.William Carroll http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=205 September 19, 2012 The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and CulturePhillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 59–63, 78–80, 91–93.Emma Carroll Tucker, "Governor William Carroll," Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 388–396. Carroll claimed that the new constitution allowed him to seek a fourth consecutive term and he tried to run for re-election.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 59–63, 78–80, 91–93. General election On election day, August 6, 1835, Whig candidate Newton Cannon won the election by a margin of 8,682 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic candidate and incumbent Governor William Carroll, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Cannon was sworn in as the 8th Governor of Tennessee on October 12, 1835.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238458 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 7, 2005 2024-02-12 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1835 Whig Party (United States) Newton Cannon 41,862 50.41% Democratic Party (United States) William Carroll (incumbent) 33,180 39.96% Independent/Other West Hughes Humphreys 7,999 9.63% 83,041 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Category:August 1835