1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results; Houston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Cannon 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%; Blount 40–50%
Governor before election; William Carroll; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Sam Houston; Democratic

The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 August 1827 in order to elect the governor of Tennessee. Democratic candidate and former Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Sam Houston defeated Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district Newton Cannon and former Democratic-Republican governor Willie Blount.^[1]

General election

On election day, 2 August 1827, Democratic candidate Sam Houston won the election by a margin of 11,314 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Newton Cannon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Houston was sworn in as the 6th governor of Tennessee on 1 October 1827.^[2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1827
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Houston	44,243	56.04%
	Democratic-Republican	Newton Cannon	32,929	41.71%
	Democratic-Republican	Willie Blount	1,784	2.25%
Total votes			78,956	100.00
	Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican