| Election Name: | 1853 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1851 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1851 |
| Next Election: | 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1855 |
| Election Date: | August 4, 1853 |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Johnson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,413 |
| Percentage1: | 50.90% |
| Nominee2: | Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr. |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 61,163 |
| Percentage2: | 49.10% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William B. Campbell |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Andrew Johnson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1853 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1853, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district Andrew Johnson defeated Whig nominee Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr.[1] [2]
On election day, 4 August 1853, Democratic nominee Andrew Johnson won the election by a margin of 2,252 votes against his Whig opponent Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr., thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Johnson was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Tennessee on 17 October 1853.[3]