1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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.

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.

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

! TN At-large
 * Horace Maynard Redistricted from the Tn's 2nd congressional district.
 * | Republican
 * 1865
 * | New district. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Horace Maynard (Republican) 43.95%

Benjamin F. Cheatham (Democratic) 35.45%

Andrew Johnson (Independent) 20.61%

! TN's 1st congressional district
 * Roderick R. Butler
 * | Republican
 * 1867
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Roderick R. Butler (Republican) 56.73%

William B. Carter (Democratic) 43.27%

! TN's 2nd congressional district
 * Abraham E. Garrett Redistricted from the Tn's 3rd congressional district.
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * | Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Jacob M. Thornburgh (Republican) 55.70%

Alfred Caldwell (Democratic) 30.05%

Abraham E. Garrett (Independent) 14.25%

! TN's 3rd congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * | New district. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ William Crutchfield (Republican) 52.85%

David M. Key (Democratic) 47.16%

! TN's 4th congressional district
 * John M. Bright
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | * ✅ John M. Bright (Democratic) 69.81%

John P. Steele (Republican) 30.19%

! TN's 5th congressional district
 * Edward I. Golladay
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * |Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Horace Harrison (Republican) 42.07%

Edward I. Golladay (Democratic) 34.10%

William B. Brien (Independent) 23.83%

! TN's 6th congressional district
 * Washington C. Whitthorne
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * Incumbent re-elected.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 53.89%

Theodore H. Gibbs (Republican) 40.74%

Jonathan Morris (Independent) 5.37%

! TN's 7th congressional district
 * Robert P. Caldwell
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * |Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.
 * nowrap | * ✅ John D. C. Atkins (Democratic) 55.63%

W. W. Murray (Republican) 37.70%

W. E. Travis (Democratic) 6.67%

! TN's 8th congressional district
 * William W. Vaughan
 * | Democratic
 * 1870
 * |Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ David A. Nunn (Republican) 37.90%

A. W. Campbell (Democratic) 29.83%

William P. Caldwell (Democratic) 22.38%

T. H. Bell (Democratic) 9.89%

! TN's 9th congressional district
 * colspan=3 | None (new district)
 * |New district. Republican gain.
 * nowrap | * ✅ Barbour Lewis (Republican) 56.67%

L. C. Haines (Democratic) 43.33%
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