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County results McMinn: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Weakley: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wharton: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Foster: 30–40% No Data/Vote: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Tennessee |
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Government |
The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Joseph McMinn defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district Robert Weakley, incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Tennessee Jesse Wharton, incumbent Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Robert Coleman Foster and Thomas Johnson. [1]
On election day, 3 August 1815, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won the election by a margin of 8,712 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Robert Weakley, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Tennessee on 27 September 1815. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican | Joseph McMinn | 16,354 | 42.60 | |
Democratic-Republican | Robert Weakley | 7,642 | 19.91 | |
Democratic-Republican | Jesse Wharton | 7,060 | 18.39 | |
Robert Coleman Foster | 4,225 | 11.01 | ||
Thomas Johnson | 3,106 | 8.09 | ||
Total votes | 38,387 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic-Republican hold |
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