1849 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1849 Tennessee gubernatorial election

| type = Presidential

| country =

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1847 Tennessee gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1847

| next_election = 1851 Tennessee gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1851

| election_date = August 2, 1849

| image1 = 125px

| nominee1 = William Trousdale

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 61,740

| percentage1 = 50.57%

| image2 = 125px

| nominee2 = Neill S. Brown

| party2 = Whig Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 60,350

| percentage2 = 49.43%

| map_image = 1849 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = County results
Trousdale: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}}
Brown: {{legend0|#FED463|50–60%}} {{legend0|#FE9929|60–70%}} {{legend0|#EC7014|70–80%}} {{legend0|#CC4C02|80–90%}} {{legend0|#8C2D04|90–100%}}
No Data/Vote: {{legend0|#808080}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Neill S. Brown

| before_party = Whig Party (United States)

| after_election = William Trousdale

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Elections in Tennessee}}

The 1849 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1849, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee and Colonel in the US Army William Trousdale defeated Whig nominee and incumbent Governor Neill S. Brown by a slim margin.{{cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-trousdale/ |title=Gov. William Trousdale |publisher=nga.org |date= |access-date=15 February 2024}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=2NEGAQAAIAAJ&q=tennessee+blue+book+1890 Tennessee Blue Book] (1890), p. 170.