1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election
  1811 August 5–6, 1813 1815  
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Nominee Willie Blount
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote21,510
Percentage99.79%

1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Blount:      90–100%
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Governor before election

Willie Blount
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Willie Blount
Democratic-Republican

The 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 5 and 6, 1813 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Willie Blount was re-elected nearly unanimously as he ran unopposed. [1]

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General election

On election day, August 5, 1813, Democratic-Republican candidate Willie Blount won re-election nearly unanimously as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Blount was sworn in for his third term on September 20, 1813. [2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1813
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Willie Blount (incumbent) 21,510 99.79
Scattering450.21
Total votes21,555 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "Gov. Willie Blount". nga.org. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 7, 2005. Retrieved 2024-01-29.