1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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.^[2]

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1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1855 August 6, 1857 1859 →

Nominee Isham G. Harris Robert H. Hatton Party Democratic Know Nothing Popular vote 71,178 59,807 Percentage 54.34% 45.66%

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

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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.^[3]