1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee

none February 2026 September 2023 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee James Rody Andrew Jackson District established U.S. Representative Results by electoral districtJackson: #006E1A 96.3% #005113 100%Undistricted counties: #808080Indian Territory: #917c6f 250px 350px 1.1% 12 Non-partisan 125px Tennessee 98.9% 1,113 Democratic-Republican Party Andrew Jackson 125px 1796 10 15 1797 1797 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee no File:Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg presidential Democratic-Republican Party The 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee was held on October 15, 1796, to determine the first Congressman of Tennessee. Tennessee was admitted to the United States on June 1, 1796. Democratic-Republican candidate, Andrew Jackson defeated his Nonpartisan opponent, James Roby, with 98.9% of the vote.Tennessee 1796 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r781wh38q January 20, 2021 A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Tufts Digital Library, Tufts UniversityDate cited is the election date, but the winner in some cases "took" the seat on a later date. See Dubin Michael J. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses McFarland and Company 1998 0786402830 Andrew Jackson was seated in Congress on December 5, 1796.Date cited is the election date, but the winner in some cases "took" the seat on a later date. See United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses Michael J. Dubin McFarland and Company 1998 0786402830 https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ General election 1796 Tennessee's at-large congressional district election Democratic-Republican Party Andrew Jackson 1,113 98.93% Non-partisan James Rody 12 1.07% 1,125 100.00% Democratic-Republican Party See also 1796 United States elections 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from Tennessee History of Tennessee Presidency of Andrew Jackson References 1796 Tennessee United States House of Representatives