1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1801 August 4–5, 1803[1] 1805 →
  John Sevier.jpg Portrait of Archibald Roane by C. J. Fox.jpg
Nominee John Sevier Archibald Roane
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 6,780 4,923
Percentage 57.93% 42.07%

Governor before election

Archibald Roane
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

John Sevier
Democratic-Republican

The 1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 4–5, 1803. In 1801 Sevier was forced leave office as he had reached his three consecutive term limit and in 1803 ran against the incumbent governor, Roane, and defeated him with 57.93% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election that did not unanimously elect a governor.

Results[]

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1803[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican John Sevier 6,780 57.93%
Democratic-Republican Archibald Roane (incumbent) 4,923 42.07%
Total votes 11,703 100%

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1803 Date".
  2. ^ "Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1803".
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