1839 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1839 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1837 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1837 1841 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1841 August 1, 1839 File:JamesKPolk1840.jpg James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) 54,062 51.27% File:Portrait of Governor Newton Cannon.jpg Newton Cannon Whig Party (United States) 51,387 48.73% File:1839 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsPolk: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Cannon: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90%#808080 No data/No votes Governor Newton Cannon Whig Party (United States) James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) 125px 105px The 1839 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1839, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Whig Governor Newton Cannon lost re-election to a third term against Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives James K. Polk.https://www.nga.org/governor/james-knox-polk/ Gov. James Knox Polk nga.org 2023-12-13 Background Democrats, determined to defeat governor Cannon, convinced rising politician and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives James K. Polk to run against him. The two candidates toured the state together to give a series of public debates, the first of which took place at Murfreesboro on April 11, 1839. Cannon typically delivered slower, more methodical arguments and was outshone in the debates by the quicker and wittier Polk. In the election, Polk narrowly defeated Cannon.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 59, 72-73, 81-84, 93-95. General election On election day, August 1, 1839, Democratic nominee James K. Polk won the election by a margin of 2,675 votes against his Whig opponent and incumbent Governor Newton Cannon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Polk was sworn in as the 9th Governor of Tennessee on October 14, 1839.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238460 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 7, 2005 2023-12-13 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1839 Democratic Party (United States) James K. Polk 54,062 51.27% Whig Party (United States) Newton Cannon (incumbent) 51,387 48.73% 105,449 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:August 1839 Category:James K. Polk