1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1803 United States gubernatorial elections.

1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

←  1801 August 4–5, 1803 1805  →

Nominee John Sevier Archibald Roane Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 6,780 4,923 Percentage 57.93% 42.07%

County results Sevier:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Roane:      70–80%      No data/No votes

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 former governor, John Sevier was forced to leave office as he had reached his three consecutive term limits. In 1803, however, he was qualified to run for re-election and ran against the incumbent governor, Archibald Roane, and defeated him in with 57.93% of the vote. ^[1]

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	100.00%

See also

• 1803 United States gubernatorial elections

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
2. "Tennessee 1803 Governor". A New Nation Votes. January 11, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2024.