1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1-2 March 1796

Nominee John Sevier Party Democratic-Republican

Governor before election Position Established Elected Governor John Sevier Democratic-Republican

The 1796 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 1 and 2 March 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.

This was the first gubernatorial election that Tennessee had participated in since being admitted to the Union on June 1, 1776, as the 16th state.

General election

On election day, 1 March 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 30 March 1796.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1796

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Sevier
Total votes
	Democratic-Republican hold

See also

• 1796 United States presidential election in Tennessee