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1872 Tennessee U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1872 Tennessee U.S. House At-large Election?

Horace Maynard won the 1872 Tennessee U.S. House At-large Election. Horace Maynard received 80,825 popular votes (43.95%). The main challenger was Richard Cheatham (35.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Maynard and Cheatham

Maynard +8.5 pts · won by 15,637 votes
Horace MaynardRepublicanWINNER43.95%
80,825 votes
Richard CheathamRepublican35.45%
65,188 votes
J W JohnsonIndependent20.61%
37,900 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.