| Election Name: | 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1853 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1853 |
| Next Election: | 1857 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1857 |
| Election Date: | August 2, 1855 |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Johnson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 67,499 |
| Percentage1: | 50.81% |
| Nominee2: | Meredith Poindexter Gentry |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 65,343 |
| Percentage2: | 49.19% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Johnson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Andrew Johnson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1855, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Johnson was re-elected against Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Meredith Poindexter Gentry.[1] [2]
On election day, 2 August 1855, incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Johnson won re-election by a margin of 2,157 votes against his Whig opponent Meredith Poindexter Gentry, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Johnson was sworn in for his second term on 17 October 1855.[3] [4]