Tennessee 1803 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Tennessee 1803 Governor
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Tennessee
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- John Sevier, Archibald Roane
Candidates: | John Sevier[1] | Archibald Roane |
---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||
Final Result: [2][3][4][5] | 6780 | 4923 |
Anderson County[6] | 339 | 38 |
Blount County | - | - |
Carter County | 398 | 98 |
Claiborne County | - | - |
Cocke County | - | - |
Davidson County | - | - |
Grainger County | - | - |
Greene County | 652 | 253 |
Hawkins County | - | - |
Jackson County | - | - |
Jefferson County | - | - |
Knox County | 616 | 256 |
Montgomery County | 296 | 218 |
Roane County | 199 | 59 |
Robertson County | 70 | 251 |
Sevier County | - | - |
Smith County | - | - |
Sullivan County | 507 | 260 |
Sumner County | - | - |
Washington County | 741 | 288 |
Williamson County | - | - |
Wilson County | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Virginia Telegraphe; or, Rockbridge Courier (Lexington, VA), September 3, 1803 lists Sevier with 7,437 votes and Roane with 5,001, and prints, "We observe in the Jonesborough Newspaper, of August 24th the statement of votes in the respective counties throughout the state of Tennessee, except Wilson and Montgomery--for Governor."
[3]"Govenor Sevier, is re-elected by the citizens of Tennessee by a majority of 1399...Amer. Patriot.]" The Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). September 17, 1803.
[4]"John Sevier is elected Governor by a majority of 1660 votes: Mr. Roane was the other candidate." The Tennessee Gazette and Mero-District Advertiser (Nashville, TN). August 17, 1803 and American Citizen (New York, NY). September 20, 1803.
[5]"We are informed by the Tennessee Gazette of the 17th ult. that John Sevier is elected Governor of that state by a majority of 1660 votes, and that Messrs. Dickson, Campbell and Rhea, are chosen for Representatives to Congress." The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). September 1, 1803.
[6]The Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN), August 8, 1803 reports John Sevier with 330 votes.
References:
Original Election Returns. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 15.
Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). August 8, 1803.
The Tennessee Gazette and Mero-District Advertiser (Nashville, TN). August 17, 1803.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). August 24, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). August 29, 1803.
The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). September 1, 1803.
The Virginia Telegraphe; or, Rockbridge Courier (Lexington, VA). September 3, 1803.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). September 17, 1803.
American Citizen (New York, NY). September 20, 1803.
Glashan, Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1975. Stellwater, MN: Croixside Press, 1975.
Heiskell, S. G. Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History. Nashville: Ambrose Printing, 1918. 166.
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