1872 Tennessee's at-large congressional district special election
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:
The 1872 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1872, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives . These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. Tennessee gained 2 extra seats, including Tennessee's at-large congressional district . Republican Horace Maynard was redistricted from the 2nd district to the new at-large district.
Maynard was re-elected to the at-large congressional district's special election , defeating Democrat and former Confederate General Benjamin F. Cheatham and former President Andrew Johnson who ran as an Independent .[1] [2]
For the Congressional district elections, Republicans gained 4 seats, while Democrats lost 3 seats. Including the at-large congressional district, the Tennessee delegation became a 7-3 Republican majority.
1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
2
6
Seats won
7
3
Seat change
Popular vote
81,767
87,729
Percentage
45.77%
49.11%
Republican: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
Democratic: 50–60%
60–70%
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