1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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The 1872 congressional elections in Tennesse was held on November 5, 1872, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. Tennessee gained 2 extra seats, including Tennessee's at-large congressional district. Republican Horace Maynard was redistricted from the 2nd district to the new at-large district.
Maynard was re-elected to the at-large congressional district's special election, defeating Democrat and former Confederate General Benjamin F. Cheatham and former President Andrew Johnson who ran as an Independent.[1][2]
For the Congressional district elections, Republicans gained 4 seats, while Democrats lost 3 seats. Including the at-large congressional district, the Tennessee delegation became a 7-3 Republican majority.
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| Elections in Tennessee |
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Overview[edit]
Statewide[edit]
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
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| Republican | 81,767 | 45.77% | 2 | 7 |  5 | |
| Democratic | 87,729 | 49.11% | 6 | 3 |  3 | |
| Independents | 9,150 | 5.12% | 0 | 0 |  | |
| Totals | 178,646 | 100.00% | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
By district[edit]
Results of the 1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee at-large | Horace Maynard Redistricted from the 2nd district. | Republican | 1865 | New district. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 1 | Roderick R. Butler | Republican | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Abraham E. Garrett Redistricted from the 3rd district. | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 3 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 4 | John M. Bright | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Edward I. Golladay | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Washington C. Whitthorne | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Robert P. Caldwell | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 8 | William W. Vaughan | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 9 | None (new district) | New district. Republican gain. |
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Tennessee at-large[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Horace Maynard (incumbent) | 80,825 | 43.95% | ||
| Democratic | Benjamin F. Cheatham | 65,188 | 35.45% | ||
| Independent | Andrew Johnson | 37,900 | 20.61% | ||
| Total votes | 183,913 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 1[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Roderick R. Butler (incumbent) | 10,289 | 56.73% | |
| Democratic | William B. Carter | 7,849 | 43.27% | |
| Total votes | 18,138 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jacob M. Thornburgh | 10,015 | 55.70% | |
| Democratic | Alfred Caldwell | 5,403 | 30.05% | |
| Independent | Abraham E. Garrett (incumbent) | 2,563 | 14.25% | |
| Total votes | 17,981 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 3[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | William Crutchfield | 10,041 | 52.85% | ||
| Democratic | David M. Key | 8,960 | 47.16% | ||
| Total votes | 19,001 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 4[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John M. Bright (incumbent) | 12,585 | 69.81% | |
| Republican | John P. Steele | 5,442 | 30.19% | |
| Total votes | 18,027 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Horace Harrison | 10,033 | 42.07% | |
| Democratic | Edward I. Golladay (incumbent) | 8,131 | 34.05% | |
| Independent | William B. Brien | 5,684 | 23.83% | |
| Total votes | 23,848 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 6[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Washington Curran Whitthorne (incumbent) | 9,058 | 53.89% | |
| Republican | Theodore H. Gibbs | 6,849 | 40.74% | |
| Independent | Jonathan Morris | 903 | 5.37% | |
| Total votes | 16,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John D. C. Atkins (incumbent) | 11,411 | 55.63% | |
| Republican | W. W. Murray | 7,734 | 37.70% | |
| Democratic | W. E. Travis | 1,369 | 6.67% | |
| Total votes | 20,514 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David A. Nunn | 7,580 | 37.90% | |
| Democratic | A. W. Campbell | 5,967 | 29.83% | |
| Democratic | William P. Caldwell | 4,476 | 22.38% | |
| Democratic | T. H. Bell | 1,979 | 9.89% | |
| Total votes | 20,002 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 9[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Barbour Lewis | 13,784 | 56.67% | ||
| Democratic | L. C. Haines | 10,541 | 43.33% | ||
| Total votes | 24,325 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Oliver P. Temple, Notable Men of Tennessee, From 1833 to 1875, Their Times and Their Contemporaries (New York: Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), pp. 137-149.
- ^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 09". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - At Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 1st". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - 2nd district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 3rd". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 4th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - 5th district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - 6th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - 7th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - 8th district". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "TN - District 9th". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 February 2021.