1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1853 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1853 1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1857 August 2, 1855 125px Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 67,499 50.81% 125px Meredith Poindexter Gentry Whig Party (United States) 65,343 49.19% 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px County resultsJohnson: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Gentry: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) The 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1855, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Johnson was re-elected against Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Meredith Poindexter Gentry.https://www.nga.org/governor/andrew-johnson/ Gov. Andrew Johnson nga.org 2023-12-13Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170. General election On election day, August 2, 1855, incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Johnson won re-election by a margin of 2,157 votes against his Whig opponent Meredith Poindexter Gentry, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Johnson was sworn in for his second term on October 17, 1855.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238468 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 7, 2005 2023-12-13Tennessee Blue Book (1890), p. 170. (This source was used for the results) Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1855 Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Johnson (incumbent) 67,499 50.81 Whig Party (United States) Meredith Poindexter Gentry 65,343 49.19 132,842 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:August 1855 Category:Andrew Johnson