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The 1855 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1855, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Johnson was re-elected against Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Meredith Poindexter Gentry.[1][2]