1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election
  1817 August 5–6, 1819 1821  
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Nominee Joseph McMinn Enoch Parsons
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote36,4709,148
Percentage79.93%20.05%

1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
McMinn:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Parsons:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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Governor before election

Joseph McMinn
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph McMinn
Democratic-Republican

The 1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 5 and 6, 1819 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Joseph McMinn won re-election against the President of Middletown branch of the Bank of America Enoch Parsons. [1]

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General election

On election day, August 5, 1819, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won re-election by a margin of 27,322 votes against his opponent Enoch Parsons, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in for his third term on September 27, 1819. [2]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1819
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Joseph McMinn (incumbent) 36,470 79.93
Enoch Parsons9,14820.05
Scattering70.02
Total votes45,625 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "Gov. Joseph McMinn". nga.org. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. "TN Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 7, 2005. Retrieved 2024-02-10.