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Tennessee

The Upper South · in the Union from 1816 · seceded 1861 · 1,067,629 souls (1860 census)

1860 President1860 Senate1860 House

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Tennessee · left-bloc shareseceded0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 57.7%1820: left bloc 68.3%1824: left bloc 60.0%1828: left bloc 66.7%1832: left bloc 54.8%1836: left bloc 53.6%1840: left bloc 56.9%1844: left bloc 41.4%1848: left bloc 56.1%1852: left bloc 59.4%1856: left bloc 55.2%1860: left bloc 0.0%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Tennessee · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Tennessee · party controloutside the union161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteAdmRadLib1816 · President Thomas Worthington · Adm — 57.7% John Quincy Adams · Fed — 42.3%1818 · President Admissionist — held — no race1820 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 68.3% John Sergeant · Nat — 31.7%1822 · President Admissionist — held — no race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 60.0% Francis S. Key · Nat — 40.0%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Andrew Jackson · Rad — 66.7% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 33.4%1830 · President Radical — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 54.8% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 45.2%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 53.6% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 46.4%1838 · President Liberal — held — no race1840 · President Sam Houston · Lib — 56.9% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 43.1%1842 · President Liberal — held — no race1844 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 41.4% James Buchanan · UC — 35.8% Daniel Webster · Nat — 22.9%1846 · President Liberal — held — no race1848 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 56.1% James A. Pearce · Nat — 43.9%1850 · President Liberal — held — no race1852 · President Samuel Houston · Lib — 59.4% James A. Pearce · Nat — 40.6%1854 · President Liberal — held — no race1856 · President Preston Brooks · Lib — 55.2% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 44.8% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · President Liberal — held — no race1860 · President Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 63.9% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 36.1% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 0.0%1862 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · President Outside the Union — seceded 1861GovernorAdmLib1816 · Governor No race1818 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 69.4% National · Nat — 19.9% Republican · Rep — 8.1% Tory · Tory — 2.6%1820 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 64.0% National · Nat — 29.6% Republican · Rep — 6.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1824 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 49.5% National · Nat — 37.0% Republican · Rep — 13.5% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1828 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Governor Radical · Rad — 39.5% Whig · Whig — 28.1% National · Nat — 25.7% Tory · Tory — 6.7%1832 · Governor Radical · Rad — 34.2% National · Nat — 32.4% Whig · Whig — 31.9% Tory · Tory — 1.5%1834 · Governor Whig · Whig — 36.6% Radical · Rad — 36.0% National · Nat — 27.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1836 · Governor Whig — held — no race1838 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 61.7% National · Nat — 38.3%1840 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1842 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 58.3% National · Nat — 41.7%1844 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1846 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 72.7% National · Nat — 27.3%1848 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1850 · Governor National · Nat — 50.1% Liberal · Lib — 49.9%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 53.4% National · Nat — 46.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor Pro-Administration — 67.7% — Confederation Anti-Administration — opposition1864 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 1AdmRadLib1816 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 63.5% Roundhead · RH — 30.1% Republican · Rep — 3.6% Cavalier · CV — 2.7%1818 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 61.0% National · Nat — 24.8% Republican · Rep — 14.2% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1822 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 62.2% National · Nat — 25.3% Republican · Rep — 12.5% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 41.5% National · Nat — 34.5% Whig · Whig — 24.0% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 40.5% National · Nat — 29.9% Whig · Whig — 29.6% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 54.2% National · Nat — 45.8%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 58.0% National · Nat — 42.0%1842 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 67.5% National · Nat — 32.5%1846 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 59.8% National · Nat — 40.2%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 57.7% National · Nat — 40.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 2.1%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 52.4% National · Nat — 47.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1862 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 2AdmRadLib1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 66.8% National · Nat — 22.0% Republican · Rep — 11.2% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1820 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 62.4% National · Nat — 28.1% Republican · Rep — 9.5% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1824 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 53.9% National · Nat — 30.6% Republican · Rep — 9.4% Tory · Tory — 6.1%1828 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 36.4% National · Nat — 34.9% Whig · Whig — 27.8% Tory · Tory — 0.9%1832 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 40.7% Whig · Whig — 31.8% National · Nat — 27.5% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1836 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 67.7% National · Nat — 32.3%1840 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 59.0% National · Nat — 41.0%1844 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 60.4% National · Nat — 39.6%1848 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 58.9% National · Nat — 41.1%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 58.3% National · Nat — 41.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 1861House delegationAdmRadLib1816 · House Admissionist — 4 seats · 67% Roundhead Federalist — 2 seats · 33%1818 · House Admissionist — 4 seats · 67% Republican — 1 seat · 17% National — 1 seat · 17%1820 · House Admissionist — 4 seats · 67% Republican — 1 seat · 17% National — 1 seat · 17%1822 · House Admissionist — 6 seats · 67% National — 2 seats · 22% Republican — 1 seat · 11%1824 · House Admissionist — 6 seats · 67% National — 2 seats · 22% Republican — 1 seat · 11%1826 · House Admissionist — 5 seats · 56% National — 3 seats · 33% Tory — 1 seat · 11%1828 · House Radical — 4 seats · 44% National — 3 seats · 33% Whig — 2 seats · 22%1830 · House Radical — 4 seats · 44% National — 3 seats · 33% Whig — 2 seats · 22%1832 · House Radical — 5 seats · 42% National — 4 seats · 33% Whig — 3 seats · 25%1834 · House Radical — 5 seats · 42% Whig — 4 seats · 33% National — 3 seats · 25%1836 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1838 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1840 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1842 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1844 · House Liberal — 9 seats · 64% National — 5 seats · 36%1846 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1848 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1850 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1852 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1854 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 57% National — 6 seats · 43%1856 · House National — 7 seats · 50% Liberal — 7 seats · 50%1858 · House National — 14 seats · 100%1860 · House National — 14 seats · 100%1862 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · House Outside the Union — seceded 1861State legislatureAdmLib1816 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% Roundhead Federalist — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 2 seats · 8% Cavalier Federalist — 1 seat · 4%1818 · Legislature Admissionist — 17 seats · 68% National — 5 seats · 20% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1820 · Legislature Admissionist — 15 seats · 60% National — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 4 seats · 16%1822 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% National — 7 seats · 28% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1824 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% National — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1826 · Legislature Admissionist — 13 seats · 52% National — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 2 seats · 8% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1828 · Legislature Radical — 10 seats · 40% National — 9 seats · 36% Whig — 6 seats · 24%1830 · Legislature Radical — 9 seats · 36% National — 9 seats · 36% Whig — 7 seats · 28%1832 · Legislature Radical — 11 seats · 44% Whig — 7 seats · 28% National — 7 seats · 28%1834 · Legislature Radical — 10 seats · 40% Whig — 8 seats · 32% National — 7 seats · 28%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1838 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1840 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1842 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1844 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1846 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1848 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1856 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1858 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1860 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1862 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 1861

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

  • Radical (Rad)
  • Popular Democratic (PopDem)
  • Admissionist (Adm)
  • Liberal (Lib)
  • Whig (Whig)
  • Republican (Rep)
  • National (Nat)
  • Roundhead Federalist (RH)
  • Tory (Tory)
  • Southern National (SN)
  • Cavalier Federalist (CV)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.

Seceded in 1861; no Union offices were contested here in between.

The 1862 Confederation races appear in their administration blocs, coloured by the emblem each ran under.