1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election Presidential no 1813 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1813 1817 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1817 August 3–4, 1815 125px Joseph McMinn Democratic-Republican Party 16,354 42.60% 125px Robert Weakley Democratic-Republican Party 7,642 19.91% 125px Jesse Wharton Democratic-Republican Party 7,060 18.39% 125px Robert Coleman Foster 4,225 11.01% 125px Thomas Johnson 3,106 8.09% 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px County resultsMcMinn: #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DEAA 40–50% #73BC84 50–60% #008C21 70–80% #006E1A 80–90% #005113 90–100%Weakley: #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80%Wharton: #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60%Foster: #E6E6E6 30–40%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Willie Blount Democratic-Republican Party Joseph McMinn Democratic-Republican Party c0c0c0 c0c0c0 The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between August 3 and 4, 1815 in order to elect the Governor of Tennessee. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Joseph McMinn defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district Robert Weakley, incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Tennessee Jesse Wharton, incumbent Speaker of the Tennessee Senate Robert Coleman Foster and Thomas Johnson.https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-mcminn/ Gov. Joseph McMinn nga.org 2024-02-10 General election On election day, August 3, 1815, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph McMinn won the election by a margin of 8,712 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Robert Weakley, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. McMinn was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Tennessee on September 27, 1815.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238448 TN Governor ourcampaigns.com June 7, 2005 2024-02-10 Results Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1815 Democratic-Republican Party Joseph McMinn 16,354 42.60 Democratic-Republican Party Robert Weakley 7,642 19.91 Democratic-Republican Party Jesse Wharton 7,060 18.39 Robert Coleman Foster 4,225 11.01 Thomas Johnson 3,106 8.09 38,387 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party References Gubernatorial Category:Tennessee gubernatorial elections Tennessee Category:August 1815