Elections in Tennessee |
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Tennessee held its elections August 3–4, 1815.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 | John Rhea | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Samuel Powell (Democratic-Republican) 58.9% John Rhea (Democratic-Republican) 41.1% |
Tennessee 2 | John Sevier | Democratic-Republican | 1790 (in North Carolina) 1790 (Retired) 1811 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Sevier (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
Tennessee 3 | Thomas K. Harris | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Isaac Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 54.4% Thomas K. Harris (Democratic-Republican) 45.6% |
Tennessee 4 | John H. Bowen | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Bennett H. Henderson (Democratic-Republican) 66.1% Archibald W. Overton 23.4% Willis Jones 10.5% |
Tennessee 5 | Newton Cannon | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Newton Cannon (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
Tennessee 6 | Parry W. Humphreys | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ James B. Reynolds (Democratic-Republican) 33.7% Peter R. Booker 31.6% George W. L. Marr 28.8% James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 5.8% |
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