1869 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1869 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1869, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Parson Brownlow was elected to the United States Senate and resigned as governor on February 25, 1869. Republican Dewitt Clinton Senter, being the Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, became governor following Brownlow's resignation.

1869 Tennessee gubernatorial election
August 5, 1869
 
Nominee Dewitt Clinton Senter William Brickly Stokes
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote 120,333 55,036
Percentage 68.62% 31.38%

Governor before election

Dewitt Clinton Senter
Republican

Elected Governor

Dewitt Clinton Senter
Republican

Senter, who ran as a Conservative Republican, ran for a full term and easily defeated Radical Republican Congressman from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district William Brickly Stokes.

The Tennessee Republican Party held its convention on February 25, 1869, and gave its gubernatorial nomination to Governor Dewitt Clinton Senter.

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