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1855 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1855 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Johnson won the 1855 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Johnson received 67,499 popular votes (50.81%). The main challenger was Meredith Poindexter Gentry (49.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Gentry

Johnson +1.6 pts · won by 2,156 votes
Andrew JohnsonDemocraticWINNER50.81%
67,499 votes
Meredith Poindexter GentryWhig Party49.19%
65,343 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.