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1837 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

Tennessee · 3 candidates · See every 1837 U.S. House race

Who won the 1837 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

Hopkins Turney won the 1837 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. Hopkins Turney received 3,437 popular votes (49.91%). The main challenger was Coxe (43.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Turney and Coxe

Turney +6.6 pts · won by 453 votes
Hopkins TurneyDemocraticWINNER49.91%
3,437 votes
Coxewhig43.33%
2,984 votes
Peter BurumDemocratic6.77%
466 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.