1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1797 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1797 March 1–2, 1796 125px John Sevier Democratic-Republican Party Governor Position Established John Sevier Democratic-Republican Party The 1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between March 1 and 2, 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.https://www.nga.org/governor/john-sevier/ Gov. John Sevier nga.org 2024-01-29 This was the first gubernatorial election that Tennessee had participated in since being admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Tennessee 225th Anniversary of Statehood (1796): June 1, 2021 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/tennessee.html 2024-03-02 Census.gov General election On election day, March 1, 1796, Democratic-Republican nominee John Sevier won the election, but the exact results are unknown, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the new office of Governor. Sevier was sworn in as the 1st Governor of Tennessee on March 30, 1796.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238365 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 6, 2005 2024-01-29 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1796 Democratic-Republican Party John Sevier Democratic-Republican Party See also 1796 United States presidential election in Tennessee References Gubernatorial Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee