1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1807 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1807 1811 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1811 August 3–4, 1809 125px Willie Blount Democratic-Republican Party 13,686 61.87% 125px William Cocke Democratic-Republican Party 8,435 38.13% 1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBlount: #73bc84ff 50–60% #3fa457ff 60–70% #006e1aff 80–90% #005113ff >90%Cocke: #dc2d87 50–60% #c21e76 60–70% #a50b5e 70–80% #84084b 80–90% #808080 No data/No votes Governor John Sevier Democratic-Republican Party Willie Blount Democratic-Republican Party The 1809 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 3 and 4, 1809 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Willie Blount defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate, former United States Senator from Tennessee and candidate for Governor in the previous election William Cocke.https://www.nga.org/governor/willie-blount/ Gov. Willie Blount nga.org 2024-01-29 General election On election day, August 3, 1809, Democratic-Republican candidate Willie Blount won the election by a margin of 5,251 votes against his opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate William Cocke, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Blount was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Tennessee on September 20, 1809.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238445 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 7, 2005 2024-01-29 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1809 Democratic-Republican Party Willie Blount 13,686 61.87 Democratic-Republican Party William Cocke 8,435 38.13 22,121 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party References Category:1809 Tennessee elections Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee gubernatorial election Category:August 1809