1872Tennessee's at-large congressional district special election

← 1870 November 5, 1872 1874 →

Nominee Horace Maynard Benjamin F. Cheatham Andrew Johnson Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 80,825 65,188 37,900 Percentage 43.95% 35.45% 20.61%

County results Congressional district results Maynard:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Cheatham:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Johnson:   30–40%   50–60% No data:

U.S. Representative before election Horace Maynard Republican Elected U.S. Representative Horace Maynard Republican

The1872 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1872, to determine who will represent thestate ofTennessee in theUnited States House of Representatives. These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map afterredistricting was completed by the state government. Tennessee gained 2 extra seats, includingTennessee's at-large congressional district.RepublicanHorace Maynard was redistricted from the2nd district to the new at-large district.

Maynard was re-elected to the at-large congressional district'sspecial election, defeatingDemocrat and formerConfederate GeneralBenjamin F. Cheatham and formerPresidentAndrew Johnson who ran as anIndependent.^[1][2]

For theCongressional district elections, Republicans gained 4 seats, while Democrats lost 3 seats. Including the at-large congressional district, the Tennessee delegation became a 7-3Republican majority.

1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

← 1870 November 5, 1872 (1872-11-05) 1874 →
All 10 Tennessee seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 2 6 Seats won 7 3 Seat change 5 3 Popular vote 81,767 87,729 Percentage 45.77% 49.11%
Republican:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Democratic:   50–60%   60–70%

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	81,767	45.77%	2	7	5
	Democratic	87,729	49.11%	6	3	3
	Independents	9,150	5.12%	0	0
Totals		178,646	100.00%	8	10	0

Results of the 1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:

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