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The 1805 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 1–2, 1805. Former governor Archibald Roane attempted to retake the governorship back but was defeated by incumbent governor John Sevier, who had taken 63.74% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Sevier (incumbent) | 10,293 | 63.74% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Archibald Roane | 5,855 | 36.26% | |
| Total votes | 16,148 | 100.00% | ||
The 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.
The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee, Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state.
The 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned McWherter was term-limited, leaving the governorship an open seat. Republican Congressman Don Sundquist was elected Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen, the Mayor of Nashville, who later won Tennessee's Governorship in 2002 & 2006.
The 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned McWherter was re-elected, defeating his Republican opponent Dwight Henry, a one term member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. McWherter received 60.8% of the vote.
The 1799 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 1–2, 1799. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Sevier was re-elected to a third term almost unanimously with 99.74% of the vote, against two opponents.
The 1801 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 6–7, 1801. The incumbent governor, John Sevier, had reached his three consecutive term limits and had to wait until 1803 to run again. Democratic-Republican judge Archibald Roane won a term almost unanimously against other Democratic-Republican nominee John Boyd.
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.
The 1807 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place from August 6–7, 1807. Incumbent governor John Sevier won his final term as governor of Tennessee, defeating Senator William Cocke with 85.80% of the vote.
The 1970 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Buford Ellington was term-limited and was prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking another term. Republican nominee Winfield Dunn, defeated Democratic opponent John Jay Hooker with 52.0% of the vote.
The 1966 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Frank G. Clement was term-limited and was prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking another term. Former Democratic Governor Buford Ellington defeated both Independent candidates H.L. Crowder and Charlie Moffett with 81.2% of the vote.
The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.
The 1954 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Frank G. Clement defeated Independent candidate John Randolph Neal Jr. with 87.2% of the vote.
The 1928 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Governor Austin Peay died in office on October 2, 1927. Tennessee’s Democratic Speaker of the Senate, Henry Hollis Horton became governor according to Tennessee’s gubernatorial succession law. In the general election, Henry defeated Republican nominee Raleigh Hopkins with 61.1% of the vote.
The 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Alfred A. Taylor, brother of former Governor Robert Love Taylor, defeated Incumbent Democratic Governor Albert H. Roberts with 54.9% of the vote.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1805, in 13 states.
The 1805 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2.
The 1805 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 12, 1805. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman was defeated for re-election by Democratic-Republican candidate, former Governor and U.S. Senator John Langdon in a re-match of the previous year's election.
The 1805 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 11, 1805. Incumbent Federalist Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr. won re-election to an eighth full term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate William Hart in a re-match of the previous year's election.
