1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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1872 United States House of Representatives elections.
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The 1872 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1872, to determine who will represent the
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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Overview
Statewide
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
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| Republican | 81,767 | 45.77% | 2 | 7 |  5
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| Democratic | 87,729 | 49.11% | 6 | 3 |  3
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Independents
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9,150 | 5.12% | 0 | 0 | 
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| Totals | 178,646 | 100.00% | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
By district
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
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New district. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 1 | Roderick R. Butler | Republican | 1867
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Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Abraham E. Garrett Redistricted from the 3rd district. |
Democratic | 1870
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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
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Democratic | 1870
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Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Edward I. Golladay | Democratic | 1870
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Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Washington C. Whitthorne | Democratic | 1870
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Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Robert P. Caldwell | Democratic | 1870
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Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 8 | William W. Vaughan | Democratic | 1870
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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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jacob M. Thornburgh
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10,015 | 55.70% | |
| Democratic | Alfred Caldwell | 5,403 | 30.05% | |
| Independent | Abraham E. Garrett (incumbent)
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2,563 | 14.25% | |
| Total votes | 17,981 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 3
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Horace Harrison | 10,033 | 42.07% | |
| Democratic | Edward I. Golladay (incumbent)
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8,131 | 34.05% | |
| Independent | William B. Brien | 5,684 | 23.83% | |
| Total votes | 23,848 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Washington Curran Whitthorne (incumbent)
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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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ "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.