1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

The Tennessee gubernatorial election of 1803 took place from August 4–5, 1803. In 1801 Sevier was forced leave office as he had reached his three consecutive term limit and in 1803 ran against the incumbent governor, Roane, and defeated him with 57.93% of the vote. This was the first gubernatorial election that did not unanimously elect a governor.

1803 Tennessee gubernatorial election

August 4–5, 1803[1]
 
Nominee John Sevier Archibald Roane
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 6,780 4,923
Percentage 57.93% 42.07%

Governor before election

Archibald Roane
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

John Sevier
Democratic-Republican

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1803[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican John Sevier 6,780 57.93%
Democratic-Republican Archibald Roane 4,923 42.07%
Total votes 11,703 100%

References

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