Election Name: | 1847 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1845 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1845 |
Next Election: | 1849 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1849 |
Election Date: | August 5, 1847 |
Nominee1: | Neill S. Brown |
Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 61,372 |
Percentage1: | 50.56% |
Nominee2: | Aaron V. Brown |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 60,004 |
Percentage2: | 49.44% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Aaron V. Brown |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Neill S. Brown |
After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1847 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1847, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Whig nominee and former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Neill S. Brown defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Aaron V. Brown.[1]
On election day, 5 August 1847, Whig nominee Neill S. Brown won the election by a margin of 1,368 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Aaron V. Brown, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Brown was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Tennessee on 17 October 1847.[2]