| Election Name: | 1876 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1874 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1874 |
| Next Election: | 1878 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1878 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1876 |
| Image1: | File:Porter-james-by-wb-cooper.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James D. Porter |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 123,740 |
| Percentage1: | 58.91% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James D. Porter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James D. Porter |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Dorsey B. Thomas |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 73,695 |
| Percentage2: | 35.09% |
The 1876 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor James D. Porter won re-election over several candidates with 58.91% of the vote.
Republican George Earl Maney initially ran for governor, but withdrew from the race before the election.
Independent Republican candidate William F. Yardley became the state's first African-American candidate for governor.[1] [2]