1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election

August 3–4, 1815

Nominee Joseph McMinn Robert Weakley Jesse Wharton Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 16,354 7,642 7,060 Percentage 42.60% 19.91% 18.39%   Nominee Robert Coleman Foster Thomas Johnson Popular vote 4,225 3,106 Percentage 11.01% 8.09%

Governor before election Willie Blount Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Joseph McMinn Democratic-Republican

The 1815 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held between 3 and 4 August 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.

General election

On election day, 3 August 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 27 September 1815.

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 1815

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph McMinn	16,354	42.60
	Democratic-Republican	Robert Weakley	7,642	19.91
	Democratic-Republican	Jesse Wharton	7,060	18.39
		Robert Coleman Foster	4,225	11.01
		Thomas Johnson	3,106	8.09
Total votes			38,387	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold