1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results; Harris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% ; Hatton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; No data/No votes
Governor before election; Andrew Johnson; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Isham G. Harris; Democratic

The 1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1857, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Johnson, was seriously injured in a train accident and was unable to run for re-election.^[1] Democrat Robert H. Hatton was nominated as his replacement. In the general election, Hatton ran for a full term and defeated Know Nothing candidate Robert H. Hatton with 54.34% of the vote.^[1]

Harris's 11,000 vote victory was relatively large, considering his predecessor, Johnson, had won by just over 2,000 votes in both 1853 and 1855.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 128, 134, 140–146, 150–154, 176.

[langsdon32-1] Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 128, 134, 140–146, 150–154, 176.

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