1845 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1845 Tennessee gubernatorial election

August 7, 1845

Nominee Aaron V. Brown Ephraim H. Foster Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 58,269 56,646 Percentage 50.71% 49.29%

County results Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Foster:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election James C. Jones Whig Elected Governor Aaron V. Brown Democratic

The 1845 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1845, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district Aaron V. Brown defeated Whig nominee and former United States Senator from Tennessee Ephraim H. Foster.

General election

On election day, 7 August 1845, Democratic nominee Aaron V. Brown won the election by a margin of 1,623 votes against his opponent Whig nominee Ephraim H. Foster, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Brown was sworn in as the 11th Governor of Tennessee on 14 October 1845.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1845

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron V. Brown	58,269	50.71
	Whig	Ephraim H. Foster	56,646	49.29
Total votes			114,915	100.00
	Democratic gain from Whig