William B. Campbell Whig Andrew Johnson Democratic The 1853 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1853, to elect the Governor of Tennessee.

Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district Andrew Johnson defeated Whig nominee Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr.[1][2] On election day, 4 August 1853, Democratic nominee Andrew Johnson won the election by a margin of 2,252 votes against his Whig opponent Gustavus Adolphus Henry Sr., thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor.

Johnson was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Tennessee on 17 October 1853.

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