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1839 Tennessee Governor Election
Tennessee · 2 candidates
Polk +2.5 pts · won by 2,675 votes
James K. PolkDemocraticWINNER51.27%
54,062 votes
Newton CannonWhig Party48.73%
51,387 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.