Horace Maynard Republican Horace Maynard Republican 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.

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.

Including the at-large congressional district, the Tennessee delegation became a 7-3 Republican majority.

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