1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election
August 2–3, 1827
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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% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 2 and 3, 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.