1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 August 1827 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic candidate and former Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Sam Houston defeated Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district Newton Cannon and former Democratic-Republican Governor Willie Blount.

General election
On election day, 2 August 1827, Democratic candidate Sam Houston won the election by a margin of 11,314 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Newton Cannon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Houston was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Tennessee on 1 October 1827.