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The 1831 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 4 and 5 August 1831 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Jacksonian [1] [2] nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll won re-election against National Republican nominee John Ellis. [3]
On election day, 4 August 1831, Democratic candidate William Carroll won re-election by a margin of 61,930 votes against National Republican nominee John Ellis, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Carroll was sworn in for his fifth overall term on 1 October 1831. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William Carroll (incumbent) | 63,694 | 97.03% | |
| National Republican | John Ellis | 1,764 | 2.69% | |
| Scattering | 188 | 0.28% | ||
| Total votes | 65,646 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
The 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats, although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53–47 majority. Democrats defeated incumbents in Illinois and Iowa, and won an open seat in Tennessee, while Republicans defeated an incumbent in Kentucky.
The 1978 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies.
The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold, Republican incumbents became unpopular, and Democrats picked up a net of eight seats, erasing the Republican gains from the previous election cycle, however, Republicans retained control of the chamber. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections during the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains, achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats.
The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4, 1894, to November 6, 1894, with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 44 U.S. states at the time, as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States census.
The 1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 7, 1834, and November 5, 1835. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 24th United States Congress convened on December 7, 1835. They were held during President Andrew Jackson's second term. Elections were held for 240 seats that represented 24 states, as well as the at-large-district seat for the pending new state of Michigan.
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 initially as the Jacksonian Party. The Tennessee Democratic Party was born out of President Andrew Jackson's populist philosophy of Jacksonian democracy in the mid to late-1820s. After Jackson left office, the Democratic Party struggled in the state as the Whig Party would go on to be the dominate party in Tennessee until its collapse after the 1852 Election. Prior to the Civil War, as a result of the collapse of the former Whig Party, the Democratic Party became the dominate party in the state. After the war ended, the Republican Party would be the dominate political party during Reconstruction, but once Reconstruction ended, the Democratic Party would dominate Tennessee Politics up until 2011 when the Republican Party would gain firm control of Tennessee State Government.
Kent Williams was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected in 2006 to the Tennessee House of Representative as a Republican from House District 4 (then entirely then Carter County in 2006 and reelected to the House in 2008.
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 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 1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 1 and 2 March 1796 in order to elect the first governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district John Sevier ran unopposed and thus won the election, but the exact election results are unknown.
The 1797 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 1797 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor John Sevier ran unopposed and thus won re-election, but the exact election results are unknown.
The 1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 7 and 8 August 1817 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Joseph McMinn won re-election against former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate and 1815 Gubernatorial candidate Robert Coleman Foster.
The 1819 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 5 and 6 August 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.
The 1821 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 of August in 1821 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and Major General William Carroll defeated Edward Ward.
The 1823 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 7 and 8 August 1823 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll easily won re-election as he ran nearly unopposed.
The 1825 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 4 and 5 August 1825 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll easily won re-election as he ran unopposed.
The 1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 2 and 3 August 1827 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic candidate and former Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district Sam Houston defeated Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district Newton Cannon and former Democratic-Republican Governor Willie Blount.
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. Jacksonian nominee and former Governor William Carroll easily won the election to a third term as he ran unopposed.
The 1833 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 1 and 2 August 1833 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll easily won re-election as he ran unopposed.
The 1835 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1835, to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Whig nominee, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district and candidate for Governor in 1827 Newton Cannon defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor William Carroll and incumbent member of the Tennessee House of Representatives West Hughes Humphreys.
