1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election
  1827 August 6–7, 1829 1831  
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Nominee William Carroll
Party Jacksonian
Popular vote59,917
Percentage99.82%

1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Carroll:      >90%
     Unknown/No votes

Governor before election

William Hall
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William Carroll
Jacksonian

The 1829 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 6 and 7 August 1829 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. On April 16, 1829, Governor Sam Houston following the collapse of his marriage, resigned as governor of Tennessee. William Hall, as Speaker of the Senate, was the first in the line of succession and thus became governor on April 16 but did not seek a full term. [1] Jacksonian [2] [3] nominee and former Governor William Carroll easily won the election to a third term as he ran unopposed. [4]

Contents

General election

On election day, 6 August 1829, Democratic candidate William Carroll won the election by a margin of 59,811 votes against a handful of scattering votes, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in for his fourth overall term on 1 October 1829. [5]

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1829
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Carroll 59,917 99.82%
Scattering1060.18%
Total votes34,308 100.00%
Democratic gain from Democratic-Republican

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References

  1. Haley 2002, pp. 60–61.
  2. Rust, Randal. "Jacksonians". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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  4. "Gov. William Carroll". nga.org. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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